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Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant must guide his global agribusiness technology company into an uncertain future where food security, food safety, sustainability, and climate change will all impact the global food system. ... More

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Wegmans is considered the "best" food retailer in the United States by Fortune Magazine. The produce department has been a key distinguishing feature of the store. The changes in the U.S. and global produce industry are forcing Wegmans to rethink its role in the industry. Teaching Purpose: The produ... More

1994 was a turnaround year for pulp prices and the Aracruz company. How does the company respond to environmental pressures and to new types of competition in the industry? Teaching Purpose: Indicates how to position oneself in the value-added timber/pulp industry in an environment-friendly manner.... More

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A private agribusiness development agency is reviewed on one of its major projects in Latin America.... More

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The Mormon Church focuses on self-reliance and being prepared for emergencies. Part of their program encourages each member of the Church to have a reserve food supply on hand at all times. Given U.S. and global food stock levels, is the Church program a good model for the country?... More

Florida Citrus Department has to deal with increasing competition from Brazil. What position should the industry take on its existing tariff? Who benefits? Who loses?... More

Nestle is the largest milk firm in the world. For over a century, it has developed a milk model procurement program that improved the well-being of the small-scale farmer and the ultimate consumer. Can it partner with other firms and institutions to make even greater use of this model and can it do ... More

In 2005, CEO Bruce Rohde has almost completed the integration of ConAgra Foods' collection of 90 independent operating companies into a focused, value-added firm and was beginning to think about his successor. ConAgra had become the second largest food company and No. 1 food service supplier in the ... More

Ciaran Meghen and Ronan Loftus, co-founders of IdentiGEN (an Irish company that had created a unique service called DNA TraceBack to help customers identify and trace meat products), were discussing the company's future. The recent crisis over beef products being contaminated with horsemeat in Europ... More

Beidahuang is a major new Chinese player in global grain trading that in 2013 is seeking access to grain both to help assure China's food security and in pursuit of its own commercial goals. Focusing on potential trade in Brazilian soybeans, the case asks students to re-evaluate the role of agricult... More

The Electronic Product Code (EPC) is a successor to the Uniform Product Code and will improve the efficiency and traceability of the global food system. Focuses on how best to implement this new system and respect the privacy of the ultimate consumer. Teaching Purpose: To analyze the impact of EPC o... More

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Chiapas: Reconciling Agriculture and Ecology by Ray A. Goldberg and Juan Enriquez-Cabot... More

Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd.: A Success Story by Ray A. Goldberg... More

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Describes the background to the recent agreement between Campbell Soup Co. growers and Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) settling a seven year dispute and boycott. This agreement serves as a possible model for resolving farm labor disputes and may provide a basis for legislation to regulate the... More

The objective is to reconcile the trade-offs involved in setting an agricultural policy in delicate ecological settings and determine the role business should play in an imperfectly competitive developing region.... More

The Mumias project in Kenya represents the best exchange of a private firm providing economic development leadership in a particular commodity project to examine the whole commodity system and the country.... More

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In 1993, Calgene is on the verge of introducing the world's first genetically engineered plant product--a tomato will taste better and stay fresh longer. At the same time, it is using biotechnology to produce improved plant products for the cottonseed and the industrial and edible oil markets. As it... More