Government Takeover of Soy Crusher Vicentin Last week, Argentina’s government announced it would intervene in the bankruptcy of one of the nation’s biggest soybean crusher – Vicentine. The government is sending a proposal to Congress to take over the company. Vicentine has over $1.4 billion in debt, of which $300 million is coming from the government. The government’s decision has generated many reactions, including public demonstrations and strikes both from farmer/exporter associations and from the general public. Nobody trusts that this decision is being made with good intentions. It is widely believed that the government is actively working against farmers and exporters and this is another move to interve...
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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.