India’s food industry is facing a period of uncertainty, especially as the FSSAI is unable to decide if it should set standards for products or ingredients. This is particularly true for the dairy sector, which is receiving investments in probably the country’s most interesting segment. Sugar Production to Drop, Prices Rise India’s four-month monsoon period received 14 percent less rainfall, which could affect domestic sugar production as the cane crop is expected to be small. The crushing season started 1 October 2015 with the 2015/16 production season’s opening stocks expected to total 9.6 MMT. According to the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), sugar production is forecast at 27 MMT, a 4.59 percent decline or 1.3 MMT less than 2014...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
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...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.