Diminishing Hunger Returns U.S. House Democrats have implored President Joe Biden to create a national conference on food, nutrition, and health to address hunger in America. Their goal is to end hunger in America by 2030. President Biden has just increased domestic food assistance by 25 percent, the largest single increase in American history. Some say that COVID has exposed the problem of domestic hunger, but House Democrats acknowledge that it is historical in nature. Two things it would be good for them to also acknowledge is: 1) for some recipients, food assistance can worsen obesity; and 2) high income countries around the world have plateaued in their ability to “eliminate” hunger. According to the Journal on Global Food...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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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.