Devilish Details Thoroughness in detail is both hard and time consuming. Whether laws or trade agreements are involved, politicians often find it too tedious and inconvenient to get things right on the front end, and so they kick the detailed points on any agreement down the road. Now Canadian trade negotiators are faulting their American counterparts for seeking broader definitions in the USMCA on dairy and wine. The U.S. understandably wants its wines to be fairly marketed (equivalent retail access) not just in British Colombia, per earlier agreement, but also in Ontario and Quebec. Subnational exceptions are always problematic as are sectoral carveouts such as the one sought by the EU in a transatlantic negotiation. The Trump administra...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
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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.