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  • September 1995 (Revised November 1995)
  • Case

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Partnering in the '90s

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Thomas N. Urban Jr
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Partners and Partnerships; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Goldberg, Ray A., and Thomas N. Urban Jr. "Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Partnering in the '90s." Harvard Business School Case 596-029, September 1995. (Revised November 1995.)
  • February 1998 (Revised June 2000)
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Delamere Vineyard

Delamere Vineyard is a small, integrated winemaking business in Tasmania, specializing in pinot noir (red) and chardonnay (white) wines. Richard Richardson, Delamere's owner and winemaker, manages and operates the vineyard and winery largely alone. His products have... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Quality; Production; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Australia
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West, Jonathan. "Delamere Vineyard." Harvard Business School Case 698-051, February 1998. (Revised June 2000.)
  • October 2003 (Revised November 2003)
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Foremostco, Inc. (A)

Describes the rocky transition from an outdated, nonintegrated information system to a new customized system built by programmers in a small, IT-dependent foliage company that distributes plant material. The old system has increasingly become a "burning platform," but... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Information Technology; Crisis Management; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Upton, David M., and Virginia Fuller. "Foremostco, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 604-017, October 2003. (Revised November 2003.)
  • February 2013
  • Teaching Note

Fonterra (TN)

By: David E. Bell and Mary Shelman
Teaching Note for Fonterra View Details
Keywords: Dairy; Cooperatives; Commodity Prices; Agribusiness; Organizational Structure; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; New Zealand
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Bell, David E., and Mary Shelman. "Fonterra (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 513-076, February 2013.
  • February 2001 (Revised August 2003)
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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; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Canada
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Tufano, Peter, and Joshua Musher. "United Grain Growers Limited (A)." Harvard Business School Case 201-015, February 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
  • December 2014 (Revised January 2018)
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Yara International: Africa Strategy

By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo and Kerry Herman
Leading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating shared value through the Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative, which brought together multiple organizations to enhance agricultural development in rural... View Details
Keywords: Shared Value; Tanzania; Agriculture Reform; Value Creation; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Tanzania
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Porter, Michael E., Mark R. Kramer, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo, and Kerry Herman. "Yara International: Africa Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 715-402, December 2014. (Revised January 2018.)
  • August 1988 (Revised July 1990)
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Optical Distortion, Inc. (C): The 1988 Reintroduction

In 1988, Optical Distortion, Inc. was ready to reintroduce its only product, contact lenses for chickens. Tests had shown that the lenses significantly reduced bird aggression and feed costs, leading to potentially huge cost savings for egg producers. In the years... View Details
Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Ethics; Sales; Innovation and Invention; Product Marketing; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Kaufmann, Patrick J. "Optical Distortion, Inc. (C): The 1988 Reintroduction." Harvard Business School Case 589-011, August 1988. (Revised July 1990.)
  • September 2000
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Novartis Agricultural Discovery Institute (A)

Steve Briggs, a PhD biologist, is asked to propose a strategy to take global life-science giant Novartis into the rapidly expanding field of plant genomics. View Details
Keywords: Design; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Genetics; Infrastructure; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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West, Jonathan, and Christian G. Kasper. "Novartis Agricultural Discovery Institute (A)." Harvard Business School Case 601-010, September 2000.
  • April 2024
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Seeds of Innovation: GALY’s Quest to Cultivate the Future of Agriculture in the Lab

By: George Serafeim, Michael Norris and ZeSean Ali
This Teaching Plan for the case “Seeds of Innovation: GALY’s Quest to Cultivate the Future of Agriculture in the Lab,” HBS No. 124-017, and its related products, serves to help faculty deepen students’ comprehension of business issues and energize classroom discussion.... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Serafeim, George, Michael Norris, and ZeSean Ali. "Seeds of Innovation: GALY's Quest to Cultivate the Future of Agriculture in the Lab." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 124-081, April 2024.
  • December 2018
  • Case

The Nature Conservancy in 2018

By: Jose B. Alvarez, Forest Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a U.S.-based environmental NGO with $7 billion in assets and a presence in 72 countries in 2018. TNC originated in 1951 as a land trust, acquiring land in order to conserve it. Over the last 20 years, it developed a pragmatic... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Alvarez, Jose B., Forest Reinhardt, and Natalie Kindred. "The Nature Conservancy in 2018." Harvard Business School Case 719-054, December 2018.
  • July 1992 (Revised June 1993)
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Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: IT Support of Corn Research and Development

By: Richard L. Nolan, Donna B. Stoddard and Sorin A. Bodea
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Research and Development; Information Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Nolan, Richard L., Donna B. Stoddard, and Sorin A. Bodea. "Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: IT Support of Corn Research and Development." Harvard Business School Case 193-010, July 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
  • October 2006 (Revised June 2007)
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Deferred Taxes at Obadiah Vineyard

Obadiah Vineyard's owners create financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to help them obtain funding to plant more acreage. The owners grapple with deferred taxes and the differences between tax and financial reporting... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Taxation; Financial Statements; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Autrey, Romana L. "Deferred Taxes at Obadiah Vineyard." Harvard Business School Case 107-035, October 2006. (Revised June 2007.)
  • December 2017
  • Case

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

By: Jose B. Alvarez and Sarah Mehta
It is July 2017, and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is making progress toward two of his primary strategic objectives for the nonprofit research Institute: 1) to scale the impact... View Details
Keywords: Scaling Technologies; Youth Unemployment; Innovation In Nonprofits; Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Cash Flow; Labor; Employment; Commercialization; Problems and Challenges; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Nigeria
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Alvarez, Jose B., and Sarah Mehta. "International Institute of Tropical Agriculture." Harvard Business School Case 518-034, December 2017.
  • November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
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Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Inclusive Growth for India's Farmers

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Matthew Preble
Keywords: Agribusiness; Social Enterprise; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; India
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Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Matthew Preble. "Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Inclusive Growth for India's Farmers." Harvard Business School Case 912-403, November 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
  • October 2012 (Revised October 2012)
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Malaysia: Standing on a Single Leaf

By: Diego Comin, Maurice Kuykendoll and Monne Williams
The case discusses the development of palm oil in Malaysia. This experience provides important insights about when and how government intervention can be successful in developing new sectors in the economy. View Details
Keywords: Malaysia; Industrial Policy; Agriculture; Palm Oil; Innovation; Plantations; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business and Government Relations; Innovation and Invention; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Malaysia
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Comin, Diego, Maurice Kuykendoll, and Monne Williams. "Malaysia: Standing on a Single Leaf." Harvard Business School Case 713-007, October 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
  • 2012
  • Working Paper

The Effect of Supply Chain Complementarities on Local Food

By: Baris Ata, Deishin Lee and Mustafa H. Tongarlak
We study the operational tradeoffs of a retailer and farmers in a fresh produce supply chain to determine the equilibrium supply chain structure. These operational tradeoffs arise as a result of the geographic constraints posed by the availability of arable land and... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Food; Supply Chain; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Ata, Baris, Deishin Lee, and Mustafa H. Tongarlak. "The Effect of Supply Chain Complementarities on Local Food." Working Paper, December 2012.
  • February 2014 (Revised August 2015)
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Mission Produce

By: Jose B. Alvarez and Mary Shelman
As the leading distributor of fresh avocados in the U.S., Mission Produce was at a crossroads in late 2013. Avocado consumption was booming and CEO Steve Barnard wanted to acquire additional land in Peru and develop new avocado farms to help fill a projected supply... View Details
Keywords: Fresh Produce; Food; Peru; Vertical Integration; Supply Chain; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Peru
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Alvarez, Jose B., and Mary Shelman. "Mission Produce." Harvard Business School Case 514-023, February 2014. (Revised August 2015.)
  • December 2013 (Revised April 2014)
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Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By: Ray Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Djordjija Petkoski
By 2013, the agricultural sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had long suffered from war, political instability, and dilapidated infrastructure. A country with 75 million inhabitants and the second lowest GDP per capita in the world in 2011, the DRC's... View Details
Keywords: National Agricultural Investment Plan (PNIA); Developing Agriculture; World Bank; Poverty Reduction; Special Economic Zones (SEZs); Small-scale Farmers; Agricultural Business Parks; Agriculture Reform; Agribusiness; Economic Growth; Infrastructure; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Goldberg, Ray, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Djordjija Petkoski. "Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." Harvard Business School Case 914-401, December 2013. (Revised April 2014.)
  • July 2011
  • Teaching Note

Asian Agri and the Future of Palm Oil (TN)

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
Teaching Note for 511015. View Details
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Indonesia; Malaysia
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Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "Asian Agri and the Future of Palm Oil (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 512-014, July 2011.
  • July 2005
  • Case

Freemark Abbey Winery (Abridged)

Freemark Abbey must decide whether to harvest in view of the possibility of rain. Rain could damage the crop but delaying the harvest would be risky. On the other hand, rain could be beneficial and greatly increase the value of the resulting wine. This decision is... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Forecasting and Prediction; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Krasker, William S. "Freemark Abbey Winery (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 606-004, July 2005.
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