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Inge Skjelfjord, with a long career in international finance focused on agribusiness projects, had a vision to build a cacao research center that would help smallholder cacao farmers, who benefited the least from the chocolate value chain. He aimed to support the... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness Industry; Farming; Farm; Policy; Change Management; Innovation; Agribusiness; Education; Economic Growth; Research; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Ecuador

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13 Apr 2014
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India's Johnny Appleseed

Keywords: Agriculture; Agriculture

05 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Student Conferences at HBS: The 2021 Climate Symposium

In 2021, the Energy & Environment Club, Food, Agriculture & Water Club, and Sustainability Club collaborated to host a single, two-day conference focused on climate change. The 2021 Climate Symposium facilitated discussion,... View Details

27 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Taking the LEAP into the Case Method

Dr. Baozhong Su now is an Asian Fellow at Ash Center for Demo Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School. As a professor, he comes from the College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing, P.R.... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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Regional Alumni Events Address Climate Change

director of Indigo Agriculture at panel discussion held on the HBS campus entitled “Confronting Climate Change: Boston-Based Ideas that Can Change the World.” “Inspiring” is how David Chan (MBA 2018) described the forum he attended in New... View Details

Keywords: Jen Myers

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

01 Sep 2005
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Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock

traffic congestion, which is public enemy number one on passenger car fuel efficiency. The second thing we could do is address our agricultural food distribution system. If we went back to localized farming, it’s amazing how we could... View Details

Keywords: Lewis I. Rice; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2006
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Sorry, We’re All Out of Chilean Sea Bass

KNECHT: Save our dwindling fish stocks. PHOTO COURTESY MARION ETTLINGER May I take your order? One Patagonian toothfish, please. If that doesn’t sound appetizing, how about Chilean sea bass — what the fish was renamed to appeal to gourmands. The gambit worked but not... View Details

Keywords: Lewis I. Rice; Agriculture; Agriculture

03 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 3, 2006

relational aspects of blue-collar work are dwindling. How can positive communities among workers be enhanced while work becomes progressively more asocial? My Policies or Yours: Do OECD Agricultural Policies Affect Poverty in Developing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs

of sustainable agriculture and train community members in how to start their own gardens. In the next stage of their research, Battilana and Lee plan to follow the Echoing Green fellowship applicants for the next few years to answer... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

11 Jul 2025
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Utah Club Dives into Great Salt Lake’s Challenges; Colorado Alumni Talk Defense Over Breakfast

said the state of Utah is actively working to restore water levels by encouraging better agricultural practices, metering secondary water systems, changing water rights policies, helping industries reduce water usage, and focusing on... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

10 Apr 2025
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IFC India 2025: SELCO - Decentralized Renewable Energy to Develop While Decarbonizing

systems. For example, the roti making machine has been able to quadruple the monthly income of women devoted to this economic activity from 500 INR to 2,000 INR all while consuming one twentieth of the energy that was required pre-automation. We also explored View Details

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Advanced Leadership Pathways: Inge Skjelfjord and the Cacao Supply Chain