Brazil Helps Brussels EU foreign policy has designated Latin America as the region of the world deserving closer relations. Most of the countries in the region were settled by Europeans and there is a perceived sharing in values. However, an EU free trade agreement with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) has been stymied by European farm groups opposing any new competition from highly competitive South Americans. The EU’s deforestation policy was motivated by efforts to overcome resistance from environmental groups and now Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is lending a helping hand. He announced a new four-year roadmap toward net-zero deforestation. The plan will allow land substitution and...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.