News Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Massive overuse of antibiotics in the poultry industry in Africa and the Middle East is the major cause for the development of antibiotic resistant salmonella, according to the Institut Pasteur in Paris. The resistance to antibiotics, first noted in Salmonella Kentucky in 2002, is now evident in most of Africa and the Middle East. Recent analysis has shown more types of resistant salmonella, particularly in chicken and turkey farms where it has now spread in Europe.FAO comments on the Syrian agriculture situation indicate that poultry production is down by 50 percent, cattle herds down by 25 percent and sheep down by 35 percent. Large numbers of the Syrian livestock are being sold to Jorda...
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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.