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Food/Agriculture Certificate
Who the Food/Ag Certificate For?
John Gardner, PhDDean, BGI
Adjunct Professor of Crop and Soil Science, WSU
Agronomic research, developmentOilseed production, processing, marketing business
Tony D’Onofrio, MBASustainability Director, Town & Country Market
Executive Corporate ChefRetail food and grocery business
Who the Food/Ag Certificate For?
Those with an interest in sustainable agriculture business who are Seeking a job in alternative food/ag sector Planning to launch a business in the
sustainable food/ag sector Have a job in sustainable food/ag sector Very curious about this sector, but not yet sure
whether to enter it as a business owner or manager
Hybrid Format
Lectures: Faculty and guests Classroom, online, video
Dialog: Classroom and online Field trips Projects Starts Fall 2012 (special start Jan
2012 with sufficient enrollment)
Four Course Sequence
How the food/ag supply works today in the US and globally
The emerging alternatives in the food/ag sector that focus on economic, environmental, and social performance
Selecting a scale to operate a sustainable food/ag business from hyper-local to global
Practicum: a real world project
Key Concepts – Course 1
Know context of current food/ag sector History, drivers, issues, obstacles to improved
performance of food and agriculture systems Policy, regulatory, and certification systems Current organizational design of US and global
food/ag businesses
Key Concepts – Course 2
Examine emerging alternatives across food/ag sector Understand successes and failures among
alternatives Practical and business challenges of
alternatives
Key Concepts – Course 3
The Importance of Scale Concepts and case studies of food/ag
businesses from hyper-local, local, regional, national, and global scales
Selection and assembly of supply chain among scales
Chain-of-custody and quality assurance mechanisms among alternative supply chains
Integration of food/ag systems
Key Concepts – Course 4
Practicum - applying tools in an integrated real-world project
Options include Continuation from class 3 New client or work project
Formal implementation plan Stakeholder engagement Business case Present to:
Client Class: representative experts
Venture Development Process
Creativity and design thinking
Idea screening
Business model generation
Critique of business models
Use of industry analysis and competitive surveys
Preparing financials
Presentation and review by panel of experts
Hyper-local Local Regional National Global
Key Concepts
Design thinking Problem identification Stakeholder identification Benchmark identification Critical thinking Project management and
implementation
