This book of case studies is designed to provide useful information for instructional purposes and for those interested in the management of Asian agribusiness. This collected volume of case studies is organized around three major themes–growth, marketing, and upgrading strategies. Many of the cases herein were used in Advanced Agribusiness Workshops jointly organized by the Asian Productivity Organization and Cornell University held in Bangkok, Manila, and Bali. Through a case study-driven approach, this book offers an opportunity for students, policymakers, and business owners to consider the impact of key trends like value-addition, urbanization, the environment, regional integration, climate change, and technology on Asian agribusinesses.
Sample Chapter(s)
Foreword
Chapter 1: Key Trends and Drivers in Asian Agribusiness
Contents:
- Key Trends and Drivers in Asian Agribusiness (Lin Fu, Ralph D Christy, and Joselito Cruz Bernardo)
- Soyuz Foods International: Small Fruit, Big Dreams (Lin Fu, Katherine Lyon, Ran Kim, Sen Cathy Chan, Chris Wien, and Ralph D Christy)
- CEO Agrifood Limited: Growing Through Value-Addition (Faraz Haqqi, Dora Heng, Lindsey Joseph, Kittikun Songsomboon, Ralph D Christy, Kulapa Kudilok, and Ravissa Suchato)
- Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company: Evolution of an Agribusiness Success Story (Benjamin R Zehr)
- Metro Kang Jian: Marketing Strategies in a Competitive Health Supplements Industry (Lin Fu, Parth Detroja, Saebyul Kim, Di Wang, and Hanqing Yang)
- Kirirom Food Production: Cambodia's Flagship Dried Fruit Company (Martha Anderson, Juliana Batista, Amruta Byatnal, Elif Senvardarli, and Margaret van Wassenaer)
- CDIP: Introducing Crocodile Oil to ASEAN+3 (Amanda Peçanha Hickey, Charley Du, Xue Jiang, Gabriel Polsky, Maritza Rodriguez, Kulapa Kuldilok, and Ravissa Suchato)
- RiverPRO's Environmentally-Friendly Paper: Growing Through Sustainability (Pimbucha Rusmevichientong, Rosamy Albornoz, Susan Chen, Jinwen Lin, Kulapa Kudilok, and Ravissa Suchato)
- Zenxin: Organic Produce Trailblazer in Malaysia (Lin Fu, Sarah Byrne, Wangyue Guo, Quinn Kolar, Sonia Sadaf, Chris Wien, Jinwen Zheng, and Kit Chan)
- A Primer on Enterprise Upgrading (Aimée Hampel-Milagrosa)
- Malagos Farmhouse Cheese: Crafting Cheese at 38°C (Aimée Hampel-Milagrosa and Karen Dall)
- Lingzhi Mushroom Company: Not Your Typical Mushroom Management (Aimée Hampel-Milagrosa, Pham Van Hong, Karen Dall, and Michael Bruentrup)
- Mathesis Food Products Company: Bringing Back the Millet (Aimée Hampel-Milagrosa, Karen Dall, Mukesh Gulati, Sangeeta Agasty, and Sangeeta Suresh)
Readership: This book is meant for students at both graduate and undergraduate levels, as well as policymakers and business owners.
Ralph D Christy is the founder of Market Matters, Inc. and Professor of Emerging Markets at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where he teaches and conducts food marketing research and educational programs on the economic performance of markets and distribution systems. He has advised industry leaders and public policymakers on food marketing strategies, economic development, and the organization of the global food economy. A Ph.D. graduate of Michigan State University's Department of Agricultural Economics, Christy is past President of the American Agricultural Economics Association and past Board Member of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, WinRock International, and the Agribusiness Capital Fund.
Joselito Cruz Bernardo is a freelance management consultant based in Manila. He was affiliated with the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) for 13 years. He served as Director of the Agriculture Department for about six years and as Director of the Research and Planning Department for two years. He worked with various NPOs and agriculture ministries and in academia and SMEs in agribusiness in Asia in developing and managing capacity enhancement programs. Prior to APO, Mr. Bernardo was a Director at NEDA and concurrently served as the Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Philippine Council on Sustainable Development in Manila.
Aimée Hampel-Milagrosa is an economist in the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department of the Asian Development Bank. Prior to joining ADB, she was a Senior Researcher at the Department of Sustainable Economic and Social Development of the German Development Institute (DIE), the think tank of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). She has been a consultant for various research projects for UNIDO, UNCTAD, DANIDA, and BICC. Her specializations include the gender dimensions of business environment reform and private sector development, development of agricultural value chains, and financing for development.
Lin Fu is a research fellow with Cornell University's Emerging Markets Program, housed in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. She was previously affiliated with the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) and has also been a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution. Her research interests include political economy, economic development, entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprise growth, and food security. Prior to Cornell, she worked for a number of years in finance and project management consulting.