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- December 2005 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
Los Grobo
Los Grobo, a grain farming company based in Argentina, must decide whether to expand internationally to neighboring Paraguay and Uruguay. Los Grobo has built an IT-facilitated network with hundreds of participants who work together to produce corn and soybeans. Los... View Details
Keywords: Expansion; Information Technology; Supply Chain Management; Global Range; Globalization; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Paraguay; Argentina; Uruguay
McAfee, Andrew P., and Alexandra de Royere. "Los Grobo." Harvard Business School Case 606-014, December 2005. (Revised January 2007.)
- November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
DaChan Great Wall Group
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Cate Reavis
Describes the challenges facing a leading Taiwanese agribusiness concern as it competes in an increasingly complex business environment in China. View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Brands and Branding; Competition; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Taiwan; China
Goldberg, Ray A., and Cate Reavis. "DaChan Great Wall Group." Harvard Business School Case 903-416, November 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- July 2001
- Supplement
Delamere Vineyard
Richard Richardson, owner and manager of Delamere Vineyard in Piper's River, Tasmania, Australia, tours his vineyard and explains the process of making wine. He also describes the feelings of satisfaction and accomplishment that come from producing a fine product. View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Production; Satisfaction; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Australia
West, Jonathan, and Christian G. Kasper. "Delamere Vineyard." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 602-801, July 2001.
- September 1995 (Revised May 1996)
- Supplement
Philip Morris: Marlboro Friday (B)
By: Alvin J. Silk and Bruce Isaacson
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Silk, Alvin J., and Bruce Isaacson. "Philip Morris: Marlboro Friday (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 596-002, September 1995. (Revised May 1996.)
- October 1991 (Revised December 1991)
- Case
Grupo Agroindustrial San Cristobal
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A. "Grupo Agroindustrial San Cristobal." Harvard Business School Case 592-040, October 1991. (Revised December 1991.)
- December 1986
- Case
Superfarmer: The Pieper Farm
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A. "Superfarmer: The Pieper Farm." Harvard Business School Case 587-091, December 1986.
- December 1985
- Case
Best--The Role of PVOs in Developing Agribusiness
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Michael Joseph Kennedy
Goldberg, Ray A., and Michael Joseph Kennedy. "Best--The Role of PVOs in Developing Agribusiness." Harvard Business School Case 586-121, December 1985.
- June 1990
- Teaching Note
Cut Flower Industry in Colombia (Abridged), Teaching Note
By: James E. Austin and Tomas Otto Kohn
Teaching Note for (9-390-109). View Details
- April 1990
- Case
Pandol Brothers, Inc. and Nicaragua (Abridged)
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E. "Pandol Brothers, Inc. and Nicaragua (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 390-106, April 1990.
- 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
Toffel, Michael W., and Stephanie van Sice. "The Cage-Free Egg Movement." Harvard Business School Background Note 611-021, September 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
- November 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Mid-Missouri Energy: Ethanol from Corn
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Noel Michele Holbrook, James Weber and Karla Sartor
Mid-Missouri Energy (MME) is a farmer-owned cooperative that produces ethanol from corn. The cooperative has performed well in comparison to other producers, but margins in the industry had declined as industry production levels neared market demand limits. MME farmers... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Renewable Energy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Growth and Development Strategy; Cooperative Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Reinhardt, Forest L., Noel Michele Holbrook, James Weber, and Karla Sartor. "Mid-Missouri Energy: Ethanol from Corn." Harvard Business School Case 711-004, November 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53388 Intermediation in the Supply of Agricultural Products in Developing Economies By: Ferreira, Kris Johnson, Joel Goh, and Ehsan Valavi Abstract—Problem Definition: Farmers face several... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Jonathan Evans
their experience. We can have a case about a cranberry factory, and someone will stand up and talk about agriculture operations. We can talk about governance in Africa, and a student from Nigeria will speak from his experiences. When you... View Details
- 09 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: JSW Steel
by the 25-year-old founder of Pixxel, whom we met during our site visits. Despite his relatively young age, he has already successfully launched a company whose hyperspectral imaging initiatives have proven instrumental in supporting the Ministry of View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
INK: The Lessons of Blitzscaling
Need for Speed Entrepreneur and investor Chris Yeh (MBA 2000) and Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn and a partner at Greylock Partners, have been fixtures in Silicon Valley since the early days of the commercial internet. Firsthand witnesses to massive successes such... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Forward Thinking
The tallest animal to roam the land, giraffes cast long shadows on the dry savannas and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa where they live. But their lands are vanishing, with estimates suggesting that 90 percent of their habitat has already been lost; giraffe populations... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Innovation: The Fish-Farming Fix
Video Embed Cryoocyte’s home lab in action With ocean fisheries increasingly failing to meet global demands—about 85 percent of them are classified as depleted or worse, according to the World Bank—the future of the food supply will depend on fish farming. But... View Details
- 29 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
3 Insights from My First Year at HBS
me to think in this way. 3. I Followed My Passions This summer I have been working on starting up Chaku Foods Limited, a consumer goods food brand from Ghana that creates delicious snacks using local agricultural products. The first... View Details