Beans versus Cows This week EU agriculture commissioners are considering the policy proposals for replacing imported oilseeds with newly incentivized, domestically-produced sources of plant-based proteins. This import substitution plan has the support of Europe’s farmers but draws the enmity of its trading partners that are being undermined by the plan. Now the goal is attracting a new set of opponents – the environmental activists. Some Greens contend that simply replacing imported protein meals with domestic ones still enables an unsustainable “factory” animal production system. Since production agriculture, particularly animal agriculture, generally contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, they would prefer a pol...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.