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- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
23-45 billion gallons of gasoline. Sufficient biomass, mainly agricultural and mill residues, will be available at prices of around $50/ton to meet the advanced biofuel mandates of the U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Sep 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics
A few years ago, Joseph B. Lassiter traveled to San Francisco, Houston, and New York to hold discussions with Harvard alumni on the topic of business and the environment. Each time, he surveyed the audience about the touchy subject of climate change and how society... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
The Fifth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS
His work with the GFI aims to accelerate the development of alternative proteins through international scientific research and innovation, industry investment, and public policy support—with a “global battle cry” for government funding. Citing a recent IDCC report, he... View Details
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
to develop agricultural diagnostics for rural farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to detect milk spoilage, corn mold, and a cow's breeding status. "The entrepreneurial bug has definitely bitten me," says Puz. "Taking an idea and turning it into... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
side effects of the powerful drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS and TB. In February, DFA’s reach broadened when the Gates Foundation continued its support by awarding the group a $2.99 million grant to develop agricultural diagnostics for rural... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
process. Railroads are also indispensable for the shipment of agricultural products as well as factory-finished goods like consumer products and automobiles. Because railroads play an important role in the movement of both finished goods... View Details
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions
Trumbull says. In the United States and France, large groups of farmers have worked with government to promote agricultural interests, says Trumbull, noting that the sector includes both small and large farms on the left and right of the... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- Research Summary
Overview
My research is at the intersection of organizational strategy, global sustainability governance, and social change. It explores the diffusion of sustainability standards to non-traditional sectors (e.g. jewelry, cannabis, plastics, pets) and the relationship between... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability Standards; Extractive Industries; Luxury; Gold; Institutional Change; Institutional Entrepreneurship; Hybrid Organizations; Governance; Policy; Consumer Behavior; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Pollution and Pollutants; Environmental Sustainability; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Poverty; Diversification; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Latin America; Europe
- November 1980 (Revised March 1981)
- Case
International Harvester (C)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Evelyn T. Christiansen
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Evelyn T. Christiansen. "International Harvester (C)." Harvard Business School Case 381-057, November 1980. (Revised March 1981.)
- October 1980 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
International Harvester (B1)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Evelyn T. Christiansen
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Evelyn T. Christiansen. "International Harvester (B1)." Harvard Business School Case 381-053, October 1980. (Revised June 1986.)
- 2014
- Working Paper
Bio-Piracy or Prospering Together? Fuzzy Set and Qualitative Analysis of Herbal Patenting by Firms
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tarun Khanna
Since the 1990s, several Western firms have filed patents based on medicinal herbs from emerging markets, evoking protests from local stakeholders against 'bio-piracy'. We explore conditions under which firms and local stakeholders share rents from such patents. Our... View Details
Keywords: Rents From New Technology; Local Stakeholders; Herbal Patents; QCA; Fuzzy Set Analysis; Qualitative Case Studies; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Patents; Emerging Markets; Health Care and Treatment; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Tarun Khanna. "Bio-Piracy or Prospering Together? Fuzzy Set and Qualitative Analysis of Herbal Patenting by Firms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-081, February 2014.
- December 2013 (Revised July 2015)
- Case
VP Group: Vegpro Grows Beyond Kenya
By: Jose Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
In 2013, Kenyan horticulture producer and exporter VP Group is weighing potential expansion opportunities against the growing risks in its production and export markets. With $121 million in 2012 revenues, VP Group has grown rapidly in recent years by expanding its... View Details
Keywords: James Cartwright; Bharat Patel; Umang Patel; Vegpro; VP Group; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa; Vegetables; Flowers; Marks ＆ Spencer; Sainsbury's; Horticulture; Sugar; Growth; Diversification; Freighting; Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Trade; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Vertical Integration; Supply Chain; Employees; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa; United Kingdom; Europe; Ethiopia; Ghana
Alvarez, Jose, and Natalie Kindred. "VP Group: Vegpro Grows Beyond Kenya." Harvard Business School Case 514-055, December 2013. (Revised July 2015.)
- October 2012
- Supplement
Aqua Bounty Courseware
By: Lucy White and Steve Burn-Murdoch
Valuation of a pre-revenue biotech company at IPO using probability trees and real option techniques. Company is based in Massachusetts and lists in London on AIM. Products are genetically-modified fast-growing salmon for fish farmers and disease-prevention drugs and... View Details
- February 2001 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
United Grain Growers Limited (A)
By: Peter Tufano and Joshua Musher
United Grain Growers Ltd. (UGG), a Canadian grain distributor, audited its exposure to a number of key risks, especially the impact of weather on grain volumes and operating income. Understanding these risks was crucial because the company was in the midst of a major... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Weather; Distribution Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Canada
Tufano, Peter, and Joshua Musher. "United Grain Growers Limited (A)." Harvard Business School Case 201-015, February 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
- February 1999
- Teaching Note
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Supply Management TN
By: Francis Aguilar, Paul Clark and Xin Xi He
Teaching Note for (9-898-238) and (9-898-239). View Details
- November 1994 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
RiceSelect
By: Alvin J. Silk and Mary Shelman
In August 1994, Robin Andrews, President of RiceTec, Inc., faces a critical decision that will affect his firm's future: what policy should RiceTec follow for supplying grocery retailers with private label merchandise? RiceTec, a small privately owned firm engaged in... View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Private Ownership; Research and Development; Conflict Management; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Silk, Alvin J., and Mary Shelman. "RiceSelect." Harvard Business School Case 595-033, November 1994. (Revised September 1996.)
- 2012
- Working Paper
Entrepreneurship in the Natural Food and Beauty Categories Before 2000: Global Visions and Local Expressions
By: Geoffrey Jones
This working paper examines the creation of the global natural food and beauty categories before 2000. This is shown to have been a lengthy process of new category creation involving the exercise of entrepreneurial imagination. Pioneering entrepreneurs faced little... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Consumer Goods; Entrepreneurs; Environment; Food; Globalization; Business History; Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America
Jones, Geoffrey. "Entrepreneurship in the Natural Food and Beauty Categories Before 2000: Global Visions and Local Expressions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-024, August 2012.
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
focusing on its strategy and growth since the IPO and challenges for the future. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/318077 Harvard Business School Case 717-478 Precision Agriculture at Deere & Company No... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809095 GLOBALGAP: Food Safety and Private Standards Harvard Business School Case 509-004 In response to new laws governing liability and several food safety scares in the 1990s, European retailers drove the creation of a universal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- November 1980 (Revised March 1981)
- Case
International Harvester (B4)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Evelyn T. Christiansen
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Evelyn T. Christiansen. "International Harvester (B4)." Harvard Business School Case 381-056, November 1980. (Revised March 1981.)