IFAMR Case study library

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2026

Conflict, climate, and cattle: strategic dilemmas in Colombia’s Orinoquía beef industry
Emiliano Lopez Barrera, pp. 155–170

2025

AMAGGI: growing with sustainability in the grain trading business
Marcos Fava Neves, Vinícius Cambaúva, and Luciano Thomé e Castro, pp. 1–18

2024

China’s Land Reform and Rural Innovation: A Case Study
Xiandong Li, Xianmei Li, Yuanlin Liao, Qiao Mi, and Guoxin Yu, 27(2), pp. 345–358

A Monte Carlo simulation case study on blueberries from Mexico
Carlos O. Trejo-Pech, Alejandro Rodríguez-Magaña, Hugo Briseño-Ramírez, and Roberto Ahumada, 27(2), pp. 359–377

HelloFresh: Transitioning to a plastic-free future?
Nikita Sharda, Caspar Krampe, and Paul T.M. Ingenbleek, 27(2), pp. 378–396

Manzana Verde: Uberizing the food service
Ernesto Gallo, 27(2), pp. 397–409

IMAC (Mato Grosso Meat Institute): sustainable development and promotion of beef chain in Brazil
Flavio Ruhnke Valerio, Marcos Fava Neves, Vinicius Cambaúva, and Leticia Franco Martinez, 27(3), pp. 413–423

Technology adoption at scale: the success of USAID’s agriculture diversification project in Malawi
Jonathan Said and Peter Goldsmith, 27(5), pp. 987–1001

2023

Cacao Oro
Esteban R. Brenes, Octavio Martinez, Maria Fernanda Lopez, Luciano Ciravegna, and Caleb A. Pichardo, 26 (5), pp. 783–799

Geo Biogas & Tech: leading sustainable energy transition in Brazil through biogas business
Leticia Franco Martinez, Marcos Fava Neves, Beatriz Papa Casagrande, Gabriel de Oliveira Teixeira, Vinicius Cambaúva, Daniel Bocca Mancini  26 (2), pp. 341–354

2022

Improving decision-making through material flow cost accounting: the case of VietGreen bottled mineral water company
Thuy Thanh Tran, Christian Herzig 25(1), pp. 37–48

Oatly, a serious ‘problem’ for the dairy industry? A case study
Caspar Krampe, Adar Fridman 25(1), pp. 157–171

2021

The downfall of Transmar Cocoa
Ryan Feuz, Joseph Montoya 24(5), pp. 877–885

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.: stock price estimation in the midst of pandemic
Carlos Omar Trejo-Pech, Susan White 24(5), pp. 887–900

Local industrial policies and development of agricultural clusters: a case study based on a tea cluster in China
Lyuhang Zhao, Jianqing Ruan, Xinjie Shi 24(2), pp. 267–288

Mantiqueira: innovating and disrupting in the egg business
Marcos Fava Neves, Allan Wayne Gray, Carlos Eduardo Lourenço, Francisco Albert Scott 24(1), pp. 138–161

Sustaining supply chain relationships for co-operative success: the case of South Devon Organic Producers Co-operative (UK)
Adrian R. Bailey, Jia Fu, Hao Dong, Tomas Sparano Martins 24(1), pp. 162–178 

2020

EastPack: financing future growth opportunities
Elena Garnevska, Farai Sixpence, Whetu Rolleston 23(4), pp. 633–641

Cultivation of faba beans for regional protein supply: a case study on the association ‘Rheinische Ackerbohne e.V.’
Ina Stute, Bruno Kezeya-Sepngang, Verena Haberlah-Korr, Marcus Mergenthaler 23(4), pp. 643–659

Bonusz Agro Cooperative: loan options
Tamas Mizik 23(2), pp. 301–312

Peppers & More1: a teaching case in organizational behavior
Meike Rombach, Shema E. Paul, Lukas F. Niedermann, Vera Bitsch 23(2), pp. 313–318

Sojagnon: shaping the Beninese soy system to meet the challenges of an emerging market
Mênouwesso Harold Hounhouigan, Ken M.G. Kounouewa, Connetie Ayesiga, Paul T.M. Ingenbleek
23(1), pp. 143–156

Adoption of e-commerce by the agri-food sector in China: the case of Minyu e-commerce company
Xiaoshan Yang, Xiaowei Chen, Yan Jiang, Fu Jia  23(1), pp. 157–171

2019

Vegetable supply chain integration: the case of a trinity cooperative in China
Lu Wang, Jianli Luo 22(5) pp. 767–780  No Teaching Note

Do traditional market consumers care about the halal meat label? A case study in Taiwan Shang-Ho Yang 22(5) pp. 781–794  No Teaching Note

How to become a system integrator streamlining vegetable supply chains: the case of Songxiaocai Company Yanfei Yao, Fu Jia, Wenhui Fu, Hongdong Guo 22(4) pp. 621–634  

An intergenerational farm transfer: when to start handing over the reins?
Iuliia Tetteh, Michael Boehlje 22(3) pp. 429–434  No Teaching Note

Vertical coordination in the Brazilian milk supply chain: the case of 3B Agro LTDA 
Silas Simeon Hayer, Jefferson Andronio Ramundo Staduto, Dietrich Darr  22(3) pp. 435–449  No Teaching Note

ConAgra foods 2015 and the limits of debt: rewriting a recipe that just didn’t work 
Susan White, Carlos Trejo-Pech, Magdy Noguera  22(3) pp. 451–463  No Teaching Note

A hybrid form of agricultural organization: the case of the Beizhijiang vegetable cooperative in China
Qiao Liang, Weibin Hu, Fu Jia 22(2), pp. 283–293

The Vegetarian Butcher: on its way to becoming the world’s biggest ‘meat’ producer?
Paul T.M. Ingenbleek, Yuan Zhao 22(2) pp. 295–307  No Teaching Note

Case study of Agroindustrias La Granja
Patricio San Andrés, Marcos Vega Solano 22(2) pp. 309–320 No Teaching Note

Autonomation in broiler production: a comparative analysis
Dalila Cisco Collatto, Anete Petrusch, Daniel Pacheco Lacerda, Fábio Antônio Sartori Piran, Ricardo Brandão Mansilha 22(1) pp. 47–64 No Teaching Note

2018

2016

Fertilizer freight rate disparity in Brazil: a regional approach
Lilian M. de Lima, Lilian de Pelegrini Elias, José V. Caixeta-Filho, and Jamile de Campos Coleti   No Teaching Note

Ethanol and sugarcane expansion in Brazil: what is fueling the ethanol industry?   Author video 
Ana Claudia Sant’Anna, Aleksan Shanoyan, Jason Scott Bergtold, Marcellus M. Caldas, and Gabriel Granco 

Slaughterhouse in Southeastern Afghanistan: A Public-Private Partnership

Cheryl Wachenheim                                                         

Copersucar: A World Leader in Sugar and Ethanol

Marcos Fava Neves, Allan W. Gray and Brian A. Bourquard

2015

The Case of Valldal Branded Strawberries                                                                                
Per Engelseth

Red Arrow Products Smokin’ Into the Future: Facing Changing Diets and New Challenges in the Food Industry 
Keith D. Harris

Syngenta: Changing a Global Company?
Elizabeth A Yeager, W. Scott Downey, and David A Widmar

A Case Study of Shuanghui International's Strategic Acquisition of Smithfield Foods?
Hongjun Tao and Chaoping Xi

The Case of Strategic Management and Marketing Consulting for ATO: Doing Business in Tajikistan?
Brian K. Coffey

2014

Yealands Wine Group: Balancing Business and Sustainability
Elena Garnevska, Sarah McLaren, and Sayaka Hiroki

The Starting Block: A Case Study of an Incubator Kitchen                                                 
Jenifer Buckley, H. Christopher Peterson and Jim Bingen

Cooperative Innovation: The Case of Team Marketing Alliance, LLC  
Aleksan Shanoyan and Brian Briggeman

2013

Corporate Social Responsibility in Swedish Food Retail: The Case of Tiger Shrimp
Official Case of the IFAMA 2013 International Student Case Competition
Julia Patrizia Rotter and Cecilia Mark-Herbert

Helping Consumers “Know Who Grows” Their Coffee: The Case of THRIVE Farmers Coffee
Norbert L. W. Wilson, Adam Wilson and Keith Whittingham

A Case Study on Building the Certified Angus Beef® Brand
John W. Siebert and Clay Jones

California Water Wars: Tough Choices at Woolf Farming
Official Case of the IFAMA 2010 International Student Case Competition                             
Gregory A. Baker, Alana N. Sampson and Michael J. Harwood

ANZCO Foods Limited: Pursuing the Chinese Market                                                             
Official Case of the IFAMA 2012 International Student Case Competition                                  
Daniel Conforte, Nicky Jones, Nicola M. Shadbolt and Xiaomeng (Sharon) Lucock

Supply Chain Re-engineering in the Fresh Produce Industry: A Case Study of Adani Agrifresh  
Mukesh Pandey, Gregory A. Baker and Deepali Tewari Pandey

Entrepreneurial and Buyer-Driven Local Wine Supply Chains: Case Study of Acres of Land Winery in Kentucky
Blessing M. Maumbe and Cheryl Brown

2012

Driving a Fishery along the Bumpy Ride of Today’s Globalization: The Case of the Australian Southern Rock Lobster Association
Domenico Dentoni, Jianyong Lu, Francis English, Rebecca McBride

VION Food Group: New Challenges
Martijn F. L. Rademakers *Author Video

Grameen Danone Foods Limited (GDF)
Official Case of the IFAMA 2011 International Student Case Competition                           
Jonathan Rodrigues and Gregory Baker *Author Video

2011

New Zealand Wool Inside: A Discussion Case Study
Daniel Conforte, Samuel Dunlop, and Elena Garnevska

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission vs. Marketing Advisory Services, Inc.: A Case Study    
Dennis Conley

Processed Chili Peppers for Export Markets: A Capital Budgeting Study on the AgroFood Company
Ayman A. Shelaby, Wael M. Semida, Daniel F. Warnock, and David Hahn

Enterprise Risk Management at Top Agro Inc.  
Francesco Braga

2010

A Guatemalan Soycow Cooperative: Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts?
Meredith Blumthal, Eric. T. Micheels, Nicholas D. Paulson, and Rhett C. Farrell

UNICA: Challenges to Deliver Sustainability in the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry
Fabio R. Chaddad

Bánffi Soda Limited Partnership
Official Case of the IAMA 2009 International Student Case Competition                                 
Imola Kiserdi-Pallo and Gregory A. Baker

Maintaining a Healthy Equity Structure: A Policy Change at Producers Cooperative Association
John W. Siebert and John L. Park

Appellation of Origin Status and Economic Development: A Case Study of the Mezcal Industry
Carlos Omar Trejo-Pech, Ma. Carmen López-Reyna, Lisa A. House,and William Messina

‘Tenderstem’ Broccoli for Export Markets: An Analysis Study on the AgroFood Company   
Sayed F. El-Sayed, Walid Y. Sallam, Daniel F. Warnock, and David Hahn

2009

Strategic Decision Making Under Uncertainty: Innovation and New Technology Introduction during Volatile Times
Michael Boehlje and Maud Roucan-Kane

Opportunities for Producing Table Grapes in Egypt for the Export Market: A Decision Case Study
Yaser A. A. Diab, Magdi A. A. Mousa, Daniel F. Warnock and David Hahn

Greene Gardens
Official Case of the IFAMA 2008 International Student Case Competition                             
Gregory A. Baker and Kirk O. Hanson

2008

Parma Agrifood Research Management Knowledge Network: PARMa KN
Official Case of the IFAMA 2007 International Student Case Competition                         
Francesco Braga and Gregory A. Baker

Competing in a Mature Market: The Case of Super AM Food Markets
Kenneth Harling

The Clustering of Organizational Innovation: Developing Governance Models for Vertical Integration
Molly J. Burress, Michael L. Cook and Peter G. Klein

Farming Fish in a Transitional Economy: A Case for East Timor
Toby Ryan Wood a and Catherine Chan-Halbrendt

2007

Strategic Marketing Decisions for Organic Agricultural Producers   
Jon C. Phillips and H. Christopher Peterson

2006

The Amadori Group: Free-Range Chicken and the Impact of Avian Flu
Gregory A. Baker and Francesco Braga

Customer Relationship Management at Farm Credit Services of Mid-America: Working towards a Single View
Bobby J. Martens and Jay T. Akridge

Analyzing Risk and Uncertainty of New Product Marketing: The Case of eMerge Interactive and VerifEYE®
Michael Gunderson, Maud Roucan, Michael Boehlje and Allan Gray

Banning Foie Gras in California
Gregory A. Baker and Fan Zhang

2005    

Veggies 4U’s Energy Pricing Dilemma
Francesco Braga

Decisions in Global Sourcing and Supply: Deep Red Canning Co.
James Mwai, David Hahn and Melchior Mlambiti

2004

Managing Input Price Volatility at Heritage Family Specialty Foods
Jayson L. Lusk and Michael A. Gunderson

Strategic Marketing Problems in the Uganda Maize Seed Industry
Donald W. Larson and Swaibu Mbowa

California Strawberry Production and Methyl Bromide
Gregory A. Baker

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool                                                          
Marv Painter

A Local Cooperative's Financial and Strategic Analysis of the Evaluation of Potential Merger Partners
Joan Fulton, Susan Hine, Jennifer Vandeburg and Kevin McNamara

Land O’Lakes
Michael Boland, Vincent Amanor-Boadu, and David Barton

Creolé Coffee                                                                                                             
Lynn Kennedy and Elizabeth D. Roule

2002

Cargill Hybrid Seeds Mexico - A Case Study  
Carlos Trejo-Pech, Lisa House and Carmen Lopez-Reyna

Capturing Value in the Supply Chain: The Case of High Oleic Acid Soybeans
Mark A. Darroch, Jay T. Akridge and Michael D. Boehlje

2001

The Bread Shop
Kent Olson

TML Foods Inc.
Erna van Duren, Carl Neggers and David Sparling

Threads for the Future: Value Chain Analysis at PCCA
Conrad P. Lyford

Rural Supply Cooperative: Capital Budgeting Decision Case: Feasibility Study of Auxiliary Enterprises for a Rural Supply Cooperative
Andrew Marshall, Susan Hine, Norm Dalsted and Donald Lybecker

2000

Niman Ranch--A Natural Meat Processor Case Study
William J. Brown

Northland Foods: Planning the End : A Decision Case
Kent Olson

1998

IntelliGin-A Ginning Revolution from Process Control Technology
Stephen A. Ford and Charles R. Hall

Supply Chain Management: A Case Study of Issues for Bio Ag
Frank J. Dooley and Jay T. Akridge

A Framework for Incorporating Case Writing Assignments in Graduate Agribusiness Courses
S. Sureshwaran and Gwen Hanks

The Green Company: A Case of Change in Management Structure and Processes in a Small Lawn and Garden Business
Roger A. Hinson, R. Wes Harrison, David L. Deephouse, and Barbara D. Minsky

Case Writing: An Art and a Science
Kenneth Harling and Emily Misser