Worth a Try WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is hoping that a “retreat” focused on agriculture and scheduled for 24 October will help change the approach members take toward negotiations on the sector. She correctly notes that, “We are no longer today where we were 22 years ago…. much of the context in which agriculture takes place has changed.” She believes that if members listen to scientists and experts explain the global agricultural system, its problems, and new ideas, it will change their viewpoints. It is true that WTO members have been stuck for decades in the same failed negotiating approaches. Presenting new approaches that are compelling for solving problems and advancing each nation’...
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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.