Indian Monsoon May Not Be Enough Despite the fact that the monsoon rain deficit is declining due to its a late resurgence (it is now at 9 percent), it may not mean that food production will be adequate. There are still areas in the country where the deficit remains, and the uneven distribution could be the main cause of lower food output for the kharif season (October harvest). The share of agriculture in India's GDP has been declining in the past few years from a 19 percent contribution in 2004/05 to 14 percent in 2011/2012. The year 2012/13 could see a further drop due to deficit rainfall.Areas that are still deficient in rainfall as of 9 September 2012 include parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, East and West Uttar Pradesh, Biha...
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...
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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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.