Crazy Ideas Whenever there is a spike in commodity prices, the craziest ideas are put forth to supposedly solve the “problem.” Leading the pack are the small and local folks who think interdependency is the problem, ignoring the lack of resiliency in a loner world. Then there are those that blame food security risk on the world’s dependency on just a handful of crops. Who knew there is a Forgotten Crops Society? And did they ever consider why they’ve been forgotten? Author Dan Saladino thinks it is a great time to boost sales of his book, “Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them.” This is the opportunity to remind everyone how we got to where we are...
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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.