Zenda Case Study Summary

1. UGC estimated that it would need C$150 million to carry out its strategic plans over the coming two years. Will its internal resources provide reliable funding for this program? How much external funding might it need? The company needs to spend C$150 million, which covers the installation of high-throughput elevators (7 or 8 more at $9 million each) and the upgrades of 15 elevators at $3 million each. The rest of the money is needed for the funding of the expansion of Crop Protection Services and Livestock services division.

1 Farmers may not totally understand the product value. They may not easily accept new product that they have never heard about.

As an illustration, under the program of Horticulture Industry Network, the DEPI has funded the fruit growers to improve the productivity of the system (RMCG 2013; Adam 2013). Furthermore, Victorian Coalition Government program has made an investment of $1 million for improving the skills of workforce in advance to stimulate the economy of the region (Department of Education & Training 2014). The Goulburn Valley Industry and Infrastructure Fund also aligns with the goals by creating employment opportunities, driving the development of production systems as well as the economic growth through supply chain (Apple and Pear Australia Limited 2014). In addition, fruit growers approach the local government to discuss the QFF issues for pest and disease control (Brumby

Budgets and Planning. To begin with, the program, like the organization, fosters an open and collaborative environment for the process to take place. In this regard, it is, therefore, impossible for any one space or environment to be able to accommodate every conceivable project or application that is “thought up”. Therefore, certain perimeters and guidelines need to be established to assess costs with the program and help determine a course of action in future planning. As we are discussing costs, we assume there is a

crops so low, this meant the farmer’s income was low. Many farmers abused the land for

financial gain but is not best for the long-term or the trees. It is the

“Economists at the University of California, Davis said that agriculture, once a $44 billion annual business in California, will suffer a financial hit of $2.2 billion due to revenue losses and higher water costs” (Associated Press, 2014). Many farmers are going out of business because the production costs have increased with rising inflation, while revenue has decreased. Others have reduced their farmland plantations which decreases the crop production. Some of the affected crops include oranges, pistachios and rice. One example of how this affects the nation is the California almonds. “California [is] the source of eighty percent of the world’s almonds” (Bloomberg, 2014). This year farmers had to come up with new tactics to rescue the nut from drought “by diverting the water used for vegetables and drilling more water wells to keep the trees hydrated” (Bloomberg, 2014). Farmers are not the only group of workers affected by the drought.

Many risks are interrelated. Analyze the following compound risk: Unstable requirements with tight budget will likely cancel the project. Discuss the dependencies that exist between the two risks.

Added to the financial risk of farming, already gambling on soil and weather and crops.

This is shown as the price greatly increases and the quantity decreases slightly. It is also important to note that the Acai palm has strict conditions of where is can grow, and although the palm is ecologically sustainable the supply will not continually increase with the demand (Brondizio, 2011). This will cause further problems as the demand continues to grow, the low income families who need the berry as a staple food will be unable to afford acai.

AZYAS is a risk assessment tool for the juvenile and for the protection of the community. It assists the Juvenile Probation Officer in making appropriate recommendations to the court and in deciding the correct path of supervision. The degree of negative history involved might show the necessity of a harsher sentence and/or more strict terms of probation. For example, if AZYAS shows that the youth in question has a history of violence, substance abuse, of associating with anti-social peers with substance abuse, I would conclude that there is a strong reason to recommend that the juvenile not be allowed to associate with those peers involved in anti-social behavior. Further recommendations to the court would reflect the need for more

Threats include farmers reluctance, competition, non-adequate pricing strategy, low trained salesforce and technicals, higher costs then forecasted.

The environment in which Armor Seed faces can be grim at times. Companies in the agricultural economy are finding ways to reduce costs in order to survive this recession. Through all of this, the input sector continues to post significant profit margins and high volumes of sales. In this particular area, Armor is what the Boston Consulting Group Matrix would call a “star” because they are experiencing growth from new customers and they have a strong market presence in our area. By including a number of different crop seeds, we can predict that Armor will continue to expand

The last section identifies the pitfalls that have hampered investments in the sector and stifled growth in the agribusiness industry, and ends with a general indication of the needed interventions to overcome the sector’s current hurdles.

In return, they have a strong financial backing, brand reputation, strong marketing and advertising teams. Apple plans to take these strengths and prosper off of them. Taking the amount of brand awareness they have built along with their benefit of retail stores the company can plan to use their strong marketing and advertising teams to launch a new product.