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- July 2000 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Agricultural Biotechnology and its Regulation
In the United States, genetically modified corn and soybeans are now widely grown and consumed. In Europe, however, they have been dubbed "Frankenstein foods," shunned by packaged food manufacturers, and subjected to a host of governmental restrictions. This case...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Genetics;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Corporate Strategy;
Trade;
Law;
Goods and Commodities;
Safety;
Environmental Sustainability;
Government and Politics;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Europe;
United States
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Agricultural Biotechnology and its Regulation." Harvard Business School Case 701-004, July 2000. (Revised April 2001.)
- November 2000 (Revised December 2000)
- Case
Commercial Capital SA (B)
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Laure Mougeot Stroock
Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Privatization;
Venture Capital;
Financial Services Industry;
Greece;
Romania
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Laure Mougeot Stroock. "Commercial Capital SA (B)." Harvard Business School Case 901-012, November 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Farming for Fuel
with senior researchers James Weber and Mary Louise Shelman, examines the complex political and economic underpinnings of the ethanol industry and the dilemma facing the farmers of Mid-Missouri Energy (MME). The farmers must make major...
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- 16 Sep 2019
- News
Smarter Farming
Steven Carden (MBA 2003) is CEO of PAMU Farms of New Zealand (formerly Landcorp Farming). In this video, he talks about the changes the organization is going through to adjust for shifting dietary trends and the impact of large-scale farming on the environment. “PAMU...
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- June 2010 (Revised February 2013)
- Background Note
The Precautionary Principle
By: Michael W. Toffel and Nazli Z. Uludere Aragon
This note describes the precautionary principle and its key tenets, highlights challenges associated with its use, and includes many examples of its application, primarily within the realm of regulating activities based on the risk of harm to human health and the...
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Keywords:
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Health Disorders;
Business and Government Relations;
Safety;
Natural Environment;
Pollutants;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Toffel, Michael W., and Nazli Z. Uludere Aragon. "The Precautionary Principle." Harvard Business School Background Note 610-043, June 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
Industry By: Baldwin, Carliss Y. Abstract—This paper seeks to explain the technological forces that led to the rise of vertically integrated corporations in the late 19th century and the opposing forces that led to a...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- Research Summary
Overview
Dr. Lurtz researches the history of agricultural economies in Latin America. She has a particular interest in export agriculture and attendant state- and locally-driven modernization projects. Her current work looks to the coffee economy of southern Mexico in the 19th...
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Keywords:
Coffee Production;
Institutions;
Property Rights;
Labor History;
Credit;
Modernization;
Development Economics;
Rural Scope;
Trade;
Food;
Agribusiness;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Goods and Commodities;
History;
Growth and Development;
Emerging Markets;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Latin America;
Mexico;
Central America
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
by climate change by managing resources more efficiently, pursuing new strategies in the wake of climate change, and bringing climate-ready products to market. On May 15, over 100 Harvard Business School alumni and local and regional leaders from View Details
Keywords:
Agriculture
- November 2000 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
Commercial Capital SA (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Laure Mougeot Stroock
Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Privatization;
Venture Capital;
Financial Services Industry;
Greece;
Romania
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Laure Mougeot Stroock. "Commercial Capital SA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 901-005, November 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
- August 2014 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Husk Power
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Sid Misra
In late 2013, Husk Power Systems found itself falling further and further behind plan. The founding CEO had decided to resign. His co-founder is faced with the decision of quitting his corporate job in the US to head to India and help form a new management team. Husk...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Energy Generation;
Renewable Energy;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Foreign Direct Investment;
International Finance;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Crime and Corruption;
Employee Relationship Management;
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Employment;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Style;
Management Succession;
Management Skills;
Emerging Markets;
Social Psychology;
Culture;
Business Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Energy Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Utilities Industry;
Africa;
India;
United States
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Sid Misra. "Husk Power." Harvard Business School Case 815-023, August 2014. (Revised May 2016.)
- December 2017
- Case
Mondelēz International
By: David Bell, Kerry Herman and Amram Migdal
Mondelēz International is a packaged foods company competing primarily in “snacks” around the globe. The case describes how and why the Kraft Inc. CEO, and later Mondelēz CEO, Irene Rosenfeld, created Mondelēz and how she positioned it as a growth company at a time...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Food;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Europe;
Asia;
China;
Latin America;
Middle East
Bell, David, Kerry Herman, and Amram Migdal. "Mondelēz International." Harvard Business School Case 518-051, December 2017.
- November 2019 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature
By: Marco Iansiti, Michael W. Toffel and James Barnett
Indigo Agriculture used a digital-enabled research and development (R&D) process to launch its initial product, microbial coatings for agricultural seeds, which increase crop yields while reducing the need for fertilizers. In doing so, the company developed direct...
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Keywords:
Carbon Sequestration;
Operations;
Supply Chain;
Social Enterprise;
Product Development;
Distribution Channels;
Business Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Environmental Sustainability;
Science-Based Business;
Climate Change;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
United States;
Massachusetts
Iansiti, Marco, Michael W. Toffel, and James Barnett. "Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature." Harvard Business School Case 620-024, November 2019. (Revised June 2020.)
- December 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Nestle: Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
Swiss food giant Nestle attempts to improve the performance of its suppliers of agricultural commodities to raise quality, lower costs, and contribute to sustainable development. Its initiatives focus first on coffee, cocoa, and milk. Nestle managers assert that the...
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Social Issues;
Business and Community Relations;
Corporate Strategy;
Agribusiness;
Supply Chain Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Value Creation;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Nestle: Sustainable Agriculture Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 705-018, December 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- December 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Woolf Farming and Processing
By: David E. Bell, Laura Winig and Mary Louise Shelman
Woolf Farming Company, a privately owned family farming business in California's Central Valley, found its business threatened by a lack of water, brought on by a combination of drought, poor quality well water and unavailability of surface water due to federally...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Resource Allocation;
Quality;
Business and Government Relations;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Infrastructure;
Investment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Climate Change;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
California
Bell, David E., Laura Winig, and Mary Louise Shelman. "Woolf Farming and Processing." Harvard Business School Case 510-033, December 2009. (Revised March 2013.)
- December 2018 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Darling Ingredients International
By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
Led by CEO Randall Stuewe, Texas-based Darling Ingredients International was a rendering firm with $3.7 billion in 2017 revenues. Since 2003, Darling had transformed from U.S. focused into a global player in the processing of biological waste from meat and foodservice...
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Keywords:
Darling;
Ingredients;
Stuewe;
Rendering;
Animal Byproducts;
Used Cooking Oil;
UCO;
Diamond Green Diesel;
DGD;
Valero;
Renewable Diesel;
Biofuel;
Recycling;
Carbon;
LCFS;
Blend;
Blender;
Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Renewable Energy;
Food;
Agribusiness;
Expansion;
Diversification;
Growth Management;
Technological Innovation;
Policy;
Government Legislation;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
United States;
Louisiana;
California;
Texas
Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "Darling Ingredients International." Harvard Business School Case 519-048, December 2018. (Revised May 2019.)
- December 1997
- Case
Bluewater Aquaculture
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Tom Clay
An entrepreneurial shrimp farm in Belize is evaluating its future growth strategy in every segment of the vertical value-added food chain.
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Keywords:
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development;
Performance Evaluation;
Expansion;
Vertical Integration;
Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Tom Clay. "Bluewater Aquaculture." Harvard Business School Case 598-049, December 1997.
- November 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
DaChan Food (Asia) in China
By: Ray A. Goldberg and David Lane
DaChan Food in China is providing leadership in the quality, health, and environmental needs of the Chinese consumer as poultry consumption increases there. Continuing to provide that leadership as global and national competition increase becomes more and more...
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- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
From Farms to Fuel Tanks: Collective Actors and New-Venture Innovation in the U.S. Biodiesel Fuel Sector
By: Shon R. Hiatt
Little is known about the influence of collective actors on innovative technological recombinations by new ventures. Using data from U.S. biodiesel producers, I examine how the efforts of multiple collective actors (farm associations) to promote varying types of...
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- 19 Oct 2011
- News
A Good Look
dominate almost every industry that touches people. Food, supplements, personal care — we have to be at the table to talk about what ‘natural’ means. Many consumers assume it means safe, but that’s not necessarily true. Our products are...
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- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Regional Alumni Events Address Climate Change
cofounder and COO of FarmTogether, a startup connecting investors to farmland investment opportunities. “There is a strong coalition of alumni working in various roles and industries here in New York City who are committed to generating...
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Keywords:
Jen Myers