Former USDA officials Dan Glickman and Kathleen Merrigan assert in a Los Angeles Times article that allowing organic foods to be labeled as GMO-free would dissipate the energy behind the campaigns by opponents to require labeling of biotech food. This is at once wishful thinking and duplicitous.Former USDA officials Dan Glickman and Kathleen Merrigan assert in a Los Angeles Times article that allowing organic foods to be labeled as GMO-free would dissipate the energy behind the campaigns by opponents to require labeling of biotech food. This is at once wishful thinking and duplicitous. Earlier this year, Ms. Merrigan declared that organic foods should not have to be labeled for the toxicologically harmful chemicals (rotenone, pyrethrin, cop...
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.