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- 03 Apr 2014
- HBS Seminar
Michael Kremer, Harvard University
- 28 May 2020
- Video
2020 Class Day Distinguished Alumni Speakers
- December 2006 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
Embrapa
By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
Brazil's national agricultural research corporation, Embrapa, has developed an integrated crop and livestock production system that will allow farmers and ranchers to intensify production and improve profitability. Broad adoption of the technology would provide the...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Policy;
Business and Government Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Technology Adoption;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Brazil
Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Embrapa." Harvard Business School Case 507-019, December 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
- 20 Nov 2019
- Video
Rosario Bazán
Rosario Bazán, Co-Founder and Genral Manager of Danper Trujillo in Peru, discusses factors for developing agricultural technology internally and building an ecosystem for it.
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- November 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Bayer Crop Science
By: David E. Bell, Damien McLoughlin, Natalie Kindred and James Barnett
In mid-2019, a year after German conglomerate Bayer Group closed its acquisition of U.S.-based seeds giant Monsanto, the leadership of Bayer’s Crop Science division (which absorbed Monsanto) is reflecting on the opportunities ahead. Some observers have questioned...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Research and Development;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Strategy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Consolidation;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Change Management;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
Germany
Bell, David E., Damien McLoughlin, Natalie Kindred, and James Barnett. "Bayer Crop Science." Harvard Business School Case 520-055, November 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- April 2014
- Teaching Plan
Beidahuang
By: Ray A. Goldberg and David Lane
This teaching plan is designed to support the teaching of Beidahuang, HBS No. 914-412, rev. March 2014. Beidahuang is a major new Chinese player in global grain trading that in 2013 is seeking access to grain both to help assure China's food security and in pursuit of...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Sourcing;
Beidahuang;
S;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Supply Chain Management;
Trade;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Brazil;
China
Goldberg, Ray A., and David Lane. "Beidahuang." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 914-415, April 2014.
- 31 May 2012
- News
With Gavilon gone, Asia grain traders face tougher climb
- March 2020 (Revised May 2020)
- Case
Generation Investment Management
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Sarah Mehta
By January 2020, sustainable investment firm Generation Investment Management (Generation), founded in London in 2004, had grown from a shared vision among seven founders to a 90-person firm managing $27 billion in public and private equity. Throughout its history,...
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Keywords:
Sustainable Investing;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Finance;
Equity;
Governance;
Private Equity;
Public Equity;
Financial Markets;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Investment Activism;
Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Institutional Investing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom;
England;
London
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Sarah Mehta. "Generation Investment Management." Harvard Business School Case 820-033, March 2020. (Revised May 2020.)
- November 2000
- Case
WARDA: Leading a Rice Revolution in West Africa
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
The West Africa Rice Development Association, along with various national and international partners, was developing and transferring new rice technologies to farmers throughout West and Central Africa. While production in West Africa was growing faster than any other...
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Keywords:
Private Sector;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Technological Innovation;
Leadership;
Performance Effectiveness;
Problems and Challenges;
Research and Development;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Africa
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "WARDA: Leading a Rice Revolution in West Africa." Harvard Business School Case 901-001, November 2000.
- February 2019
- Background Note
Mexican Farmworkers in the United States
By: Forest Reinhardt and Jonathan Schlefer
This note discusses the centuries-long history and current situation of Mexican farmworkers north of the border—documented or undocumented, resident or temporary, and increasingly indigenous. The story provides the background for discussion of dilemmas facing...
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Keywords:
Migrant Farmworkers;
Mexican Farmworkers;
Agribusiness;
Labor;
History;
Policy;
Problems and Challenges;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
United States
Reinhardt, Forest, and Jonathan Schlefer. "Mexican Farmworkers in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 719-047, February 2019.
- 14 Dec 2012
- News
Something for the weekend
- December 1998
- Case
Pioneer Hi-Bred: Turning Seeds Into Factories
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
The agricultural sector is among the preeminent information technology users in our economy," exclaimed an August 1998 Forbes ASAP survey of the U.S. economy's best and worst users of information technology (IT). The survey designated Pioneer Hi-Bred International,...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Information Management;
Infrastructure;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Iowa
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Pioneer Hi-Bred: Turning Seeds Into Factories." Harvard Business School Case 399-095, December 1998.
Shawn A. Cole
Shawn Cole is the John G. McLean Professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches and conducts research on financial services, impact investing, and Social Enterprise. He serves as faculty chair of the Social Enterprise... View Details
- November 2004
- Case
Deere & Company
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
John Deere & Co. wants to improve shareholder value and provide incentives to do so. The task is difficult in a volatile agriculture and construction industry. It also wants to be more global and provide machinery that traces commodities from the field to the consumer.
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- Video
Helmy Abouleish
Helmy Abouleish, CEO of the SEKEM Initiative, shares how the group worked with the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture during the early 1990’s to drastically reduce the use of hazardous pesticides in the Nile Delta region.
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- August 2024
- Background Note
Mitigating Climate Change with Machine Learning
By: Michael W. Toffel, Kelsey Carter, Amy Chambers, Avery Park and Susan Pinckney
This note highlights how machine learning is being used to decarbonize (reduce GHG emissions) several key sectors including electricity, transportation, building, industrial processes, and agriculture -- and how machine learning is being used to accelerate efforts to...
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Toffel, Michael W., Kelsey Carter, Amy Chambers, Avery Park, and Susan Pinckney. "Mitigating Climate Change with Machine Learning." Harvard Business School Background Note 625-014, August 2024.
- October 2001 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Chiang-Sho Ltd.
Chiang-Sho Ltd. is a joint venture producing agricultural machinery in China. The CEO must decide how to respond to pressure from the Chinese partner--also the joint venture's largest customer--to increase production and lower prices. The CEO must choose either a...
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West, Jonathan, and Mona Ashiya. "Chiang-Sho Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 602-100, October 2001. (Revised December 2004.)
- 22 Apr 2015
- News