The current politics of free trade are so complex that the basic issues involved sometimes get lost.One definition of free trade is that it allows me to freely export goods and services to you, but it does not allow you to export freely to me.A great many years ago, I spoke at an annual members meeting of a Midwestern regional coop, which included farmers plus managers and board members of country elevators that were part of the group. After I had finished, one farmer asked why everyone paid so much attention to grain exports since he could not see how that benefitted him. I was surprised as I assumed grain exports were completely noncontroversial. The best response I could formulate on the fly was to point out that about half of each year'...
A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
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...
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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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.