This year the Program combined online lessons, with readings, videos and self-assessment tests, with an intensive on-site course, where students had the opportunity to learn through case studies and visit orchards and factories.
The online course (10 units, approx. 50 hours) provided students with a basic understanding of the key aspects of the nut and dried fruit sector, including origin and description; soil and climate; varieties and uses; nutrition facts; processing; food safety and quality standards; production, trade and consumption trends; arbitration rules, and essential strategies and skills for successful negotiations. The contents have been designed and created by top experts from the world’s most prestigious institutions and companies. This year’s program included more than 40 video tutorials and a dossier, summary of the course.
The on-site course (4 days, +10 hours of preparatory tasks and readings) took place in California, from May 18 to 21, 2019, just before the 38th World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress in Boca Raton. During these 4-day intensive on-site course, students were able to visit orchards and factories of top companies, learn through case studies, and build a strong network of relationships.
Students visited the pistachio orchards of Strain Ranches, the almonds orchards of Chamisal Creek Ranch and Vann Family Orchards, and the walnuts orchards of Carriere Family Farms. They also had the opportunity of visiting several processing plants: Carriere Family Farms (walnuts), Vann Family Orchards (almonds), Yolo Hulling & Shelling (almonds), and Mariani Packing (dried fruits).
The last day was dedicated to discuss different case studies at the UC Davis -one of the top colleges of agricultural and environmental sciences in the world. Prof. Rachael Goodhue presented two case studies about strategic management: the case “Borges Agricultural and Industrial Nuts: A Paradigm Shift” (a case study about a real nut-industry company) and the case “Taylor Farms: A Resource Allocation Challenge”. In the afternoon session, Prof. Dr. Kandarp Mehta, from IESE Business School, Spain, conducted two Negotiation simulations, where students learnt and had fun at the same time.
The online course (10 units, approx. 50 hours) provided students with a basic understanding of the key aspects of the nut and dried fruit sector, including origin and description; soil and climate; varieties and uses; nutrition facts; processing; food safety and quality standards; production, trade and consumption trends; arbitration rules, and essential strategies and skills for successful negotiations. The contents have been designed and created by top experts from the world’s most prestigious institutions and companies. This year’s program included more than 40 video tutorials and a dossier, summary of the course.
The on-site course (4 days, +10 hours of preparatory tasks and readings) took place in California, from May 18 to 21, 2019, just before the 38th World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress in Boca Raton. During these 4-day intensive on-site course, students were able to visit orchards and factories of top companies, learn through case studies, and build a strong network of relationships.
Students visited the pistachio orchards of Strain Ranches, the almonds orchards of Chamisal Creek Ranch and Vann Family Orchards, and the walnuts orchards of Carriere Family Farms. They also had the opportunity of visiting several processing plants: Carriere Family Farms (walnuts), Vann Family Orchards (almonds), Yolo Hulling & Shelling (almonds), and Mariani Packing (dried fruits).
The last day was dedicated to discuss different case studies at the UC Davis -one of the top colleges of agricultural and environmental sciences in the world. Prof. Rachael Goodhue presented two case studies about strategic management: the case “Borges Agricultural and Industrial Nuts: A Paradigm Shift” (a case study about a real nut-industry company) and the case “Taylor Farms: A Resource Allocation Challenge”. In the afternoon session, Prof. Dr. Kandarp Mehta, from IESE Business School, Spain, conducted two Negotiation simulations, where students learnt and had fun at the same time.
Turkey will be the country to host the on-site course in 2020.
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