All the Wrong Hunger Targets Owen Barder with the Center for Global Development pegs it when he points to the errors in policymakers' approaches to global hunger. The target of his observations is the G-8, which is expected to make ending hunger the focus of its meeting in the UK next year. Barder makes the following useful points:Agricultural Productivity: Policymakers focus on boosting agricultural productivity in poor countries, but most people escape poverty by leaving agriculture, not by becoming more productive farmers. People are hungry because they are poor, not because there is too little food production.Food Nutrition: Stunting and other maladies of the poor are rarely about insufficient food but rather insufficient micro-nutri...
Key Takeaways: Drought remains a major threat to global agricultural production, particularly in regions with limited rainfall and growing water scarcity. Commercially available drought-tolerant traits in corn, soybeans, and wheat have generally delivered modest yield improvements, limiting th...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.