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Indian Subcontinent Regional Analysis

In spite of the contentious issues of farmer suicides, their inability to receive full price for their production and the fact that 60 percent of India's population is somehow attached to agriculture and related activities, GOI has rejected the recommended increase in the MSP for commodities. GOI against Recommended Increase in MSP The National Commission on Farmers, headed by Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, had recommended that the government base new Minimum Support Prices (MSP) of the 24 commodities on a calculation that ensures a 50 percent profit margin to farmers. The Parliament's Standing Committee on Agriculture has advised the same and also that the MSP should be regional. 60 percent of the Indian population is somehow attached to agricul...

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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.

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