Indian Vegoil Imports Continue to Rise India's imports of vegoils have continued to grow thus far in the 2012/13 marketing year, with palm oil accounting for all of the increase. Imports from October 2012 through May 2013 totaled 7.249 MMT. That was an increase of 11.5 percent over the 6.504 MMT imported in the same period a year earlier. Imports of palm oil rose from 4.787 MMT last year to 5.904 MMT this year, an increase of 24.1 percent. On the other hand, imports of soyoil fell by 37.2 percent to 0.444 MMT in October 2012 through May 2013. Imports of sunoil fell by 18.2 percent to 0.664 MMT and imports of rapeseed oil fell by 88.4 percent to only 8,000 MT.India stands to have a bumper crop of summer oilseeds as monsoon rains have arri...
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...
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...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.