New Chinese Premier Li Keqiang last week stressed the importance of developing modern agriculture and scale farming in China. During his research tour to the Yangtze River Delta region, Li said that developing modern agriculture "through the forms of joint partnership, family farmers and farmer cooperatives is the big direction" for the country. Li also stressed economic development in regional cities in rural areas in order to create jobs for displaced farmers. Strategies for these regional urban areas include free trade zones to accommodate off-shore manufacturing from other countries and domestic distribution in China. Li called this "a new round of opening up."China is pursuing a number of ways to implement these changes. Most rural lan...
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Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.