BCG's expert Jonathan Van Wyck and John Deere’s Matt Percy discuss how solutions as a service is revolutionizing agriculture.
The centerpiece of our agriculture business management consulting work is BCG AgKnowledge, a proprietary suite of tools that provides unparalleled insight and decision support for all types of agribusinesses. AgKnowledge includes:
- An agribusiness technology competitor database
- Cost curves
- Supply and demand forecasts
- Investment decision making
- Proprietary data sets across key crops, inputs, and global agriculture products
Because some agribusiness industry subsectors—such as agricultural chemicals and agriculture equipment—spill over into other areas, BCG’s consultants work closely with the firm’s experts in chemicals and automotive. What’s more, to help agribusiness clients modernize their ways of working, BCG combines digital transformation expertise with knowledge of strategic workforce planning, including adopting agile at scale and future-proofing the workforce.
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Our Client Work in Agribusiness
Corporate Strategy and
Digital Transformation. BCG developed a digital strategy for a global farming-equipment manufacturer, helped a global specialty chemical company implement a precision agribusiness strategy, and created a factory-of-the-future strategy for an agricultural product maker, marketer, and trader.
Technology. Our agribusiness consulting team helped a leading global fertilizer producer build a digital tool for farmers that included custom agronomic recommendations.
Mergers and Acquisitions. We supported the post-merger integration of a major seed and agricultural chemical company with a global conglomerate.
Supply Chain. BCG facilitated the commercialization of a crop marketplace and logistics for an agricultural technology company.
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December 8, 2023
A global leader in plant nutrition and phosphate fertilizers transformed its core business to provide agricultural solutions to ensure global food security and combat climate change.
In addition, BCG has experience helping agribusiness clients in the areas of market and competitive intelligence, business model development, operations, and product planning, including R&D, go-to-market models, agribusiness marketing strategy, and brand management.
Our Insights on the Agribusiness Industry
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January 27, 2025
The Cost-Saving Power in Procurement
Declining producer prices have given process industry firms a crucial but limited window of opportunity to renegotiate contracts and set a new cost baseline.
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July 12, 2024
A Greener Future for the Food Industry
Jason Trusley of Land O' Lakes and Sonya Hoo of BCG discuss how cutting-edge technologies and strategic value creation can help the industry drive sustainability and lower costs.
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November 14, 2024
By identifying the factors that motivate different types of buyers, agribusinesses can gain better traction for their innovations.
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November 7, 2024
Investment in sustainable agriculture will be key in order for farmers to keep up with rising global food demand.
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September 12, 2024
Greater biodiversity is the key to healthier soil. And healthier soil is the key to a range of environmental and economic benefits. Here’s how to achieve them.
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August 7, 2024
Costs are threatening the ability of process companies to take advantage of both organic and inorganic growth opportunities because of expanding financial constraints.
Meet Our Agribusiness Consulting Experts
BCG experts work with large agribusiness players around the world on a variety of projects. Among other things, our agribusiness consulting team helps clients reimagine strategy and business models, adopt new technologies, implement large-scale post-M&A integrations, and identify opportunities for investment.
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