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    James R. Moffett

    In 1981, Moffett orchestrated one of the largest and most profitable mergers in Wall Street history – the merger of his oil exploration company, McMoRan Oil and Gas Company, with Freeport Minerals Corporation – creating a $4 billion enterprise. A geologist by training,... View Details
    Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

      Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr.

      McCormick was responsible for International Harvester’s successful consolidation. During his tenure, the firm developed more efficient types of machines, research departments were greatly expanded with “model farms” set up throughout the country, and employee benefit... View Details
      Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

        William G. Mather

        Mather headed the company for 50 years. He was instrumental in consolidating several mining operations into one powerful force. He also embarked on a major diversification program by investing in iron-ore industries and steel operations. View Details
        Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

          George H. Love

          Love took control of his uncle’s struggling coal operation and built it into the largest and most successful coal mining operation in the US. Through a series of acquisitions and mergers, Love was able to achieve broader economies of scale. His technology investments... View Details
          Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

            Hans W. Becherer

            Becherer rebuilt Deere & Company, following the financial farm crisis of the 1980s, into a diverse, global competitor. In 1998, revenues from outside the United States accounted for approximately 25% of Deere & Company sales. Becherer so successfully... View Details
            Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

              Louis S. Cates

              Through acquisitions, such as the Nichols Copper Company, the Calumet and Arizona Mining Company, and the United Verde Copper Company, Cates expanded Phelps-Dodge into an integrated operation in the copper industry. In 1930, the capital stock of Phelps-Dodge was $30... View Details
              Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
              • 01 Dec 2003
              • News

              Rural Renewal

              Torrey Reade (MBA 1981) says hello to each of the ten vendors at the Salem, New Jersey, farmer’s market. From Al Dolinski, she buys sunflowers. After inquiring “How’s it going?” she can’t resist the heirloom tomatoes from the Hancocks. The corn from Buzby Farm was just... View Details
              Keywords: Susan Young; Agriculture; Agriculture
              • 29 Mar 2016
              • First Look

              March 29, 2016

              environmental interests have raised the public's scrutiny of agricultural water use. This case describes farming in California's Central Valley and reviews the state's complicated system for managing water rights and resources. It invites... View Details
              Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
              • 24 Sep 2014
              • Op-Ed

              Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think

              No one knows how much it will cost to keep the risks of significant climate disruption to a reasonable level. One commonly cited estimate puts the cost at roughly 1 percent of world GDP a year, or about $840 billion. This is a large number, but it seems smaller when... View Details
              Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy; Utilities
              • 01 Dec 2017
              • News

              Global Perspectives

              data storage components. They also examined the gemstone and jewelry trade in Thailand, which produces 80 percent of the world’s jewelry, from high-end to mass-market, and met with villagers in Sumatra to discuss efforts to effect change in View Details
              • March 2023
              • Teaching Note

              ALDDN: Advancing Local Dairy Development in Nigeria

              By: Meg Rithmire
              Teaching Note for HBS No. 721-026. View Details
              Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Nigeria
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              • February 2022 (Revised April 2022)
              • Case

              BUA Group

              By: John D. Macomber, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Wale Lawal
              BUA Group must decide between investments in cement, road building, power generation, or sugar. Private businesses are important to economic development in Africa. Students must assess the competitive nature of each of these industries, the magnitude of capital... View Details
              Keywords: Investing; Transportation; Strategy; Project Finance; Agribusiness; Construction; Infrastructure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Nigeria; Africa
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              • December 2021
              • Case

              Grapery

              By: Forest Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred
              Keywords: Agribusiness; Change; Transformation; Transition; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Goods and Commodities; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Latin America; North America; Asia
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              • December 2020 (Revised February 2021)
              • Case

              Kerry Group: Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life

              By: Forest L. Reinhardt, José B. Alvarez, Damien McLoughlin, Tonia Labruyere and Tonia Junker
              The Irish company Kerry Group, one of the leading global players in the taste and nutrition industry, wants to ensure its future growth in developing and developed markets. Founded in 1972 as a dairy cooperative, it had grown into a provider of taste and nutrition... View Details
              Keywords: Agribusiness; Environmental Sustainability; Food; Nutrition; Growth and Development Strategy; Global Range; Market Entry and Exit; Customer Relationship Management; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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              • January 1997
              • Teaching Note

              Agro Feed Products, Incorporated TN

              By: David F. Hawkins
              Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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              • July 2013
              • Case

              Amul Dairy

              By: Ray Goldberg and Ian McKown Cornell
              In 2013, Rahul Kumar, the managing director of Amul dairy, India's leading dairy firm, had to decide how to position his firm for the future in light of India's growing population and demand for dairy. How could he maintain the firm's cooperative structure, address the... View Details
              Keywords: Agribusiness; Dairy; Policy; Corporate Strategy; Nutrition; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; India
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              • February 2013
              • Teaching Note

              K&N's: Health and Happiness for Pakistan (TN)

              By: David E. Bell, Damien P. McLoughlin and Mary Shelman
              Keywords: Pakistan; Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Pakistan
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              • December 2012 (Revised April 2013)
              • Case

              Exima Agro-Industrial Holdings

              By: David E. Bell and Damien P. McLoughlin
              Keywords: Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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              • December 2012 (Revised April 2013)
              • Case

              Greencore

              By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
              Patrick Coveney, CEO of Greencore, one of the top producers of private label prepared foods sold through UK grocery retailers, was assessing Greencore's growth options. Growth potential was limited in the UK, a mature market in which retailers were unlikely to grant... View Details
              Keywords: Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United Kingdom; United States
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              • 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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