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  • 2018
  • Working Paper

Information Provision and Innovation: Natural Experiment of Herbal Patent Prior Art Adoption at the United States and European Patent Offices

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tarun Khanna
We exploit a natural experiment to study how codifying information about prior innovation affects subsequent innovation. A codified database of traditional Indian herbal formulations was adopted by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark... View Details
Keywords: Patents; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Ethnicity; Health Care and Treatment; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; China; India
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Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Tarun Khanna. "Information Provision and Innovation: Natural Experiment of Herbal Patent Prior Art Adoption at the United States and European Patent Offices." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-079, February 2014. (Revised January 2018.)
  • January 2011 (Revised July 2012)
  • Case

Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds of Change (Abridged)

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
Arcadia Biosciences is seeking to introduce genetically modified rice to China that will lower farmers' costs and generate environmental benefits through reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The case describes challenges facing this small agricultural biotechnology... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Intellectual Property; Genetics; Environmental Sustainability; Science-Based Business; Climate Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; China
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Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds of Change (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 711-050, January 2011. (Revised July 2012.)
  • December 1985 (Revised January 1986)
  • Case

Agriculture, Technology, and Debt in Argentina

By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Agribusiness; Borrowing and Debt; Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Argentina
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Goldberg, Ray A. "Agriculture, Technology, and Debt in Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 586-113, December 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
  • July 2012 (Revised February 2013)
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Société Internationale de Plantations et de Finance (SIPEF)

By: David Hawkins
Management of a company with extensive palm oil tree plantations questions the usefulness to management and investors of IAS41's requirement to value palm oil trees at their fair value. View Details
Keywords: Financial Accounting; International Financial Reporting Standards; International Accounting Standards; Biological Asset Accounting; IAS41; Historical Cost; Equity Valuation; Financial Ratios; Plant-Based Agribusiness; International Accounting; Valuation; Financial Reporting; Fair Value Accounting; Equity; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Hawkins, David. "Société Internationale de Plantations et de Finance (SIPEF)." Harvard Business School Case 113-027, July 2012. (Revised February 2013.)
  • July 1997
  • Case

Technology Crisis and the Future of Agribusiness: Antibiotic Resistance in Humans and Animals

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Juan Enriquez-Cabot
Keywords: Agribusiness; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Goldberg, Ray A., and Juan Enriquez-Cabot. "Technology Crisis and the Future of Agribusiness: Antibiotic Resistance in Humans and Animals." Harvard Business School Case 598-024, July 1997.
  • December 2010 (Revised January 2011)
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Los Grobo: Farming's Future?

By: David E. Bell and Cintra Scott
This case describes the international expansion plans of the second largest grain producer in Latin America, Los Grobo. Based in Argentina with US$550 million in annual sales, Los Grobo also operated in Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay--usually with local partners. Los... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Business Model; Ownership; Networks; Expansion; Information Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Argentina
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Bell, David E., and Cintra Scott. "Los Grobo: Farming's Future?" Harvard Business School Case 511-088, December 2010. (Revised January 2011.)
  • December 1995
  • Case

Precision Agriculture: The Vigoro Corporation

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Charlotte A. Tasker
Keywords: Agribusiness; Change Management; Competitive Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Goldberg, Ray A., and Charlotte A. Tasker. "Precision Agriculture: The Vigoro Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 596-079, December 1995.
  • December 1986 (Revised October 1987)
  • Case

Mexican Debt and Agricultural Policy

By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Agribusiness; Policy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Mexico
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Goldberg, Ray A. "Mexican Debt and Agricultural Policy." Harvard Business School Case 587-087, December 1986. (Revised October 1987.)
  • December 2013 (Revised July 2015)
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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
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Alvarez, Jose, and Natalie Kindred. "VP Group: Vegpro Grows Beyond Kenya." Harvard Business School Case 514-055, December 2013. (Revised July 2015.)
  • November 2010 (Revised October 2012)
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Farmland Investing: A Technical Note

By: Ray Goldberg, Arthur I Segel, Gustavo Herrero and Andrew Terris
This note seeks to provide an overview of farmland investing, the investment thesis behind investing in agriculture, how and why investors would choose farmland, and the general risks and return characteristics of this asset class. In recent years, a growing number of... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Investment; Investment Return; Risk Management; Property; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Asia; United States; South America
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Goldberg, Ray, Arthur I Segel, Gustavo Herrero, and Andrew Terris. "Farmland Investing: A Technical Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 211-022, November 2010. (Revised October 2012.)
  • January 2025
  • Case

Barilla: Feeding the Future

By: Sophus A. Reinert, Forest L. Reinhardt, Dante Roscini and Carlota Moniz
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Italy
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Reinert, Sophus A., Forest L. Reinhardt, Dante Roscini, and Carlota Moniz. "Barilla: Feeding the Future." Harvard Business School Case 725-016, January 2025.
  • September 2010 (Revised February 2013)
  • Background Note

The Cage-Free Egg Movement

By: Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
Describes the social movement confronting conventional egg production techniques (battery cages) based on animal welfare concerns, and some merits and drawbacks of cage-free alternatives. Highlights animal rights activist campaigns, political and regulatory responses,... View Details
Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Rights; Supply Chain Management; Natural Environment; Social Issues; Competitive Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Toffel, Michael W., and Stephanie van Sice. "The Cage-Free Egg Movement." Harvard Business School Background Note 611-021, September 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
  • June 2024 (Revised October 2024)
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Equifruit

By: Elizabeth A. Keenan and Annelena Lobb
Jennie Coleman, president of Fairtrade banana company Equifruit, considered how best to position her firm and brand to increase sales of Fairtrade bananas in the U.S. and Canada. She saw her biggest challenge as convincing retailers that consumers would be OK spending... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Food; Goods and Commodities; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Sales; Social Enterprise; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Ecuador; Guatemala; Canada; United States
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Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Annelena Lobb. "Equifruit." Harvard Business School Case 524-070, June 2024. (Revised October 2024.)
  • December 2022 (Revised July 2023)
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Applegate Farms

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Consumer Behavior; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Brands and Branding; Integration; Strategy; Change Management; Change; Organizational Structure; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
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Reinhardt, Forest L., José B. Alvarez, and Natalie Kindred. "Applegate Farms." Harvard Business School Case 723-025, December 2022. (Revised July 2023.)
  • January 2004 (Revised July 2006)
  • Case

Mondavi Winery

Examines Mondavi Winery's struggle to communicate its value proposition to the market following an apparently successful IPO. The Mondavi Winery had a strong reputation for innovation in the wine industry and had undertaken an IPO to secure the funding needed to... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Initial Public Offering; Innovation and Management; Communication Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Miller, Gregory S., and Thomas Patrick Doyle CSC. "Mondavi Winery." Harvard Business School Case 104-056, January 2004. (Revised July 2006.)
  • December 2012 (Revised May 2013)
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Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite): Plus ça change…

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Arthur I. Segel, Elie Ofek and Carin-Isabel Knoop
For centuries Lafite has been the most admired wine Estate in the world. How does Baron Eric de Rothschild protect this crown jewel in a conservative manner while DBR develops other Chateaux blending wine programs, reaches out to new areas such as China and begins to... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Global Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; France; China
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Goldberg, Ray A., Arthur I. Segel, Elie Ofek, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite): Plus ça change… ." Harvard Business School Case 913-402, December 2012. (Revised May 2013.)
  • 15 Oct 2019
  • News

Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain

Senior Lecturer José Alvarez visited wheat fields at a farm owned and run by the Duhau Group in Argentina’s Pampa region. The company was the subject of a case Alvarez wrote, which he taught in the Agribusiness Seminar in 2019. (photo by... View Details
  • December 2006 (Revised October 2007)
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Monsanto: Realizing Biotech Value in Brazil

By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
In 2003, Monsanto's patented "Roundup Ready" technology was used illegally on 70-80% of the soybean area in southern Brazil. Under pressure from U.S. soybean growers, who were paying to license the technology, the firm implemented an innovative delivery-based... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Patents; Lawfulness; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil
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Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Monsanto: Realizing Biotech Value in Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 507-018, December 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
  • November 2002 (Revised March 2006)
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Global Conservation Trust, The: A Foundation for Food Security

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Biodiversity is being lost due to the delegation of the ability to store and maintain various types of plants to governments and foundations with no or little financial base. How does one develop the resources to maintain plant diversity for the future benefit of... View Details
Keywords: Food; Safety; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Finance; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Goldberg, Ray A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Global Conservation Trust, The: A Foundation for Food Security." Harvard Business School Case 903-418, November 2002. (Revised March 2006.)
  • 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... View Details
Keywords: Migrant Farmworkers; Mexican Farmworkers; Agribusiness; Labor; History; Policy; Problems and Challenges; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
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Reinhardt, Forest, and Jonathan Schlefer. "Mexican Farmworkers in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 719-047, February 2019.
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