China to Boost Biotech Industry The State Council, China's national cabinet, on 8 January announced that the government will provide further support to the biotechnology industry in order to tackle problems related to population growth, food safety, energy conservation and environmental protection. By 2015, the government aims to double the share of GDP that the sector's value-added output accounts for from the 2010 level, which is 4 percent. According to the plan, from 2013-15 the country's biotech sector will see its output surge at an average annual rate of more than 20 percent to reach $23.8 billion in production. The plan also includes improving the sector's innovation and technological prowess to make it a pillar industry by 2020...
Key Takeaways: Brazil confirmed a Newcastle disease outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in Santa Catarina on 18 October, raising concerns about potential disruptions to poultry exports despite the outbreak being confined to a single facility thus far. Mexico and Malaysia have imposed nationwi...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Pakistan’s smaller wheat farmers have been holding protests to complain about the lack of a support price for wheat and the potential expansion of GMO crop production. They also want the reinstatement of PASSCO, the governme...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.