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Mob versus Science

Activists in Europe delivered more than the 1 million signatures required under the European Citizens’ Initiative to compel action on their demand to completely ban glyphosate. However, their petition involves an even bolder change than just banning a singular chemical: “We call on the European Commission to propose to member states a ban on glyphosate, to reform the pesticide approval procedure, and to set EU-wide mandatory reduction targets for pesticide use.” More than half (663,867) of the signatories are from Germany, home to two of the world’s five largest agrochemical companies and representing 41 percent of their market capitalization. According to the OECD, Germany has nearly double the share (percent) of a...

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Forecasting developments in production agriculture

On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.

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