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NBT Beats GMO; CBAM Cost

NBT Beats GMO As in Europe, genetically modified crops have been controversial in India where only Bt cotton is approved for cultivation. However, scientists apparently convinced the Modi government that new breeding techniques SDN1 (small RNA degrading nuclease 1) and SDN2 (small RNA degrading nuclease 2) are safe because no foreign genes are introduced. This means new events developed through these NBT approaches can be more easily approved via the Institutional Biosafety Committee instead of the more stringent and cumbersome biosafety regulations that have thus far blocked transgenic changes.  CBAM Cost United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has produced an analysis of the impact of a Carbon Border Adjustmen...

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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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