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Trump’s Trade and Deportation Plans Could Be Disastrous for the U.S. Food Supply
Business and society Digital ArticleThe new administration’s impact on the workforce and imports could cause prices to soar. -
The CEO of NatureSweet on What Happens When You Champion Workers
Motivating people Magazine ArticleThere’s no conflict between doing the right thing and being profitable. -
The CEO of ADM on Expanding Its Focus from Commodities to Consumers
Business management Magazine ArticleHow the agricultural products company moved into value-added nutrition -
Making Small Farms More Sustainable — and Profitable
Business and society Digital ArticleA case study of Better Life Farming, an innovative public-private partnership in India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. -
The CEO of Cabot Creamery on Beating Sustainability Benchmarks
Sustainable business practices Magazine ArticleBecoming a B Corp was affirmation of Cabot’s existing mission. -
How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleA case study of the Brazilian beef industry. -
A Study of the Champagne Industry Shows That Women Have Stronger Networks, and Profit from Them
Gender Digital ArticleMore socializing and more trust lead to more revenue. -
How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleLocal entrepreneurs are making food production more efficient. -
How Would You Save This Farm? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Family businesses Magazine ArticleWhen Walker Farms is hit with a surface-water allocation of zero for a third straight year because of the state's ongoing and extended drought, it must... -
No Company Can Solve a Massive Global Problem on Its Own
Public-private partnerships Digital ArticleBut when organizations work together, change can happen. -
Enlightened Farming
Business history Magazine ArticleAgricultural inventions from 18th-century noble estates in France, including a wheat thresher, a tree transporter, and an incubation shed for chicken... -
Accountants Will Save the World
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleFactor social benefits and the use of resources into a company's value. -
Banana War Maneuvers
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleHow Dole beat Chiquita by working around a restrictive EU trade policy instead of struggling against it. -
Class--or Mass? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Brand management Magazine ArticleJim Hargrove, the marketing director of $820 million Neptune Gourmet Seafood, is having a bad week. Neptune is the most upmarket player in the $20 billion... -
How Snapple Got Its Juice Back
Brand management Magazine ArticleIn 1993, Quaker Oats paid $1.7 billion for the rapidly growing Snapple brand. In 1997, it sold the brand to Triarc for a mere $300 million. In 2000, Triarc... -
Cutting Edge in Auctions
Negotiation strategies Magazine ArticleThe state of the art in auctions is not on the Web--it's in the venerable flower auction halls of Holland, where over 30 million flowers change hands... -
Transforming Life, Transforming Business: The Life-Science Revolution
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleIf you think the Internet has changed the shape of business, just imagine what genetic engineering is going to do. In this groundbreaking article, Juan... -
Growth Through Global Sustainability: An Interview with Monsanto's CEO Robert B. Shapiro
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleHow do we face the prospect that creating a profitable, growing company might require intolerable abuse of the natural world? Monsanto--with its history...
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Activating corporate purpose at Avril
Business management Case Study11.95View Details The case examines how Avril, the fifth-largest French agribusiness, defined and embedded its corporate purpose: "Serve the Earth." Over three years, the... -
Expanding Production Capacity at Michelin
Environmental sustainability Case Study11.95View Details In December 2022, Michelin was evaluating Project Gemini, a $100 million investment to expand production capacity for agricultural rubber tracks in the... -
JBS and the Beef Supply Chain: Cattle Laundering Leaves a Dirty Footprint
Business ethics Case Study11.95View Details The case "JBS and the Beef Supply Chain: Cattle Laundering Leaves a Dirty Footprint" revolves around the ongoing challenges of beef production and related... -
Working Together to Improve Australian Waterway Health: Multi-Stakeholder Collaborating to Create Shared Value - Part B
Environmental sustainability Case Study5.00View Details Set in central Queensland, Australia, this case examines the key concerns of various stakeholders involved in establishing a multi-stakeholder partnership... -
Working Together to Improve Australian Waterway Health: Multi-Stakeholder Collaborating to Create Shared Value - Part A
Environmental sustainability Case Study11.95View Details Set in central Queensland, Australia, this case examines the key concerns of various stakeholders involved in establishing a multi-stakeholder partnership... -
Carbon Robotics: Weeding Out the Competition
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Carbon Robotics, founded by technologist Paul Mikesell, rapidly grew from a backyard experiment into a global agricultural robotics company by 2025, driven... -
Zoneco's Challenges: Fair Value Measurement of Biological Assets
11.95View Details Zoneco Group Company Limited (獐子岛集团) (SHE: 002069), was one of China's leading seafood aquaculture companies. Established in 1958 and headquartered in... -
Rwanda Trading Company: Navigating Market Frictions and Government Intervention in the Coffee Market
Government Case Study11.95View Details This case examines Rwanda Trading Company (RTC) as it navigated shifting government policy and market dynamics in Rwanda's coffee sector. For eight years,... -
OCP Group: Transforming for a Sustainable Future
Innovation Case Study11.95View Details In 2025, Mostafa Terrab, Chairman of Morocco mining and fertilizer giant OCP, is assessing his senior leadership team's progress on collaboration and... -
MahaFPC: Balancing Growth and Governance
Stakeholder relations Case Study11.95View Details In October 2024, the managing director of Maha Farmers Producer Company Ltd. (MahaFPC), a second-tier farmer producer company (FPC) in Maharashtra, reflected... -
AFEX: Business Model Innovation in African Agriculture (C)
Business models Case Study5.00View Details The case tackles the launch and scaling pains of a business model innovator, AFEX, identified as one of Africa?s fastest-growing startups in 2023 by Financial... -
AFEX: Business Model Innovation in African Agriculture (B)
Business models Case Study5.00View Details The case tackles the launch and scaling pains of a business model innovator, AFEX, identified as one of Africa?s fastest-growing startups in 2023 by Financial... -
AFEX: Business Model Innovation in African Agriculture (A)
Business models Case Study11.95View Details The case tackles the launch and scaling pains of a business model innovator, AFEX, identified as one of Africa?s fastest-growing startups in 2023 by Financial... -
Nutrivolve: Scaling Sustainable Agriculture Through the Lens of the UN SDGs
Social entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Tinia Pina was the Black founder and CEO of Nutrivolve Inc., a circular economy venture that transformed organic waste into sustainable agricultural products.... -
Nestlé Purina PetCare: Transforming Pet Food with Sustainable Protein Solutions
Climate change Case Study11.95View Details Since the COVID-19 pandemic, pet adoptions have surged, with a 14% increase in the overall pet market in 2021. In 2024, owners spent $151.9 billion on... -
Managing a Shared Resource: Forest Management in Northern Saskatchewan (C)
Environmental sustainability Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for product W46279. -
Managing a Shared Resource: Forest Management in Northern Saskatchewan (A)
Environmental sustainability Case Study8.95View Details This exercise presents a simulation of the tragedy of the commons, framed within the context of sustainable forest management. Students, organized into... -
Managing a Shared Resource: Forest Management in Northern Saskatchewan (B)
Environmental sustainability Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for product W46279. -
Social Enterprise in South Asia
Corporate social responsibility Case Study8.95View Details The research note presents an overview of the evolving social enterprise ecosystem across South Asia, encompassing eight countries: India, Bangladesh,... -
Dawn of the Ducks
Behavioral science Case Study11.95View Details Dawn of the ducks is a single player game and simulation developed for the evolutionary psychology course to teach concepts of evolution. By controlling...
