Stealing the Show!
EarthDay – official recognition of the importance of the environment to the preservation of our planet for life as we know it – is Wednesday. It’s also the anniversary of the signing …
Carbon Emissions
Carbon emissions are way down due to economic downturn – but recovery packages are ignoring climate change consequences in likely global economic re-start.
Wrong Remedy/Wrong Time
See yesterday’s WP—grain exporter countries introducing export controls. The wrong remedy at just the wrong time.
Farm Avoidance Strategies
Let’s share farm avoidance strategies for maintaining supply chain integrity with COVID-19 virus contagion. Who’s first up?
Is MFP 3.0 Needed?
Maybe Secretary Perdue knows something about pick-up in China’s purchases that we don’t know—Ag Pro wire 03.04: “Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says work is being done by China to clear …
New Carbon-Based Instruments
The EU will be selling most of its carbon allowances and ICE will resume auctioning them. It’s welcome news. The more carbon registries the better to firm up prices and …
Effects of COVID19
As if trade wars and now protectionist trade agreements weren’t bad enough for agriculture, COVID19 is on a tear into global supply chains and MFP should be called CIF – …
See you in Lusaka!
We want to see you in Lusaka this upcoming September! GIC is host for all the ag portion of the summit and the expo. The COMESA conference will feature strategic …
Join Us in Lusaka in September!
Are you planning on traveling to Lusaka for the upcoming COMESA conference? As partner and co-host of the event, we at GIC hope we can welcome you. For interested speakers …
Let’s Regain Ag Export Advantages
We sure are a long way from the theory of comparative advantage in trade. Supposing we blame it on coronavirus, Brexit, and trade wars – then what? At GIC, we’re …