Lionheart Farms (Philippines) and the tree of life

By Professor Benoit F. Leleux Benoit F. Leleux, Anna Ziolkovska, Jose Mora, Said Chekri and Thibaud de Veyrac

Lionheart Agrotech Limited, the holding company of Lionheart Farms is developing a large-scale sustainable hybrid coconut plantation with integrated processing and manufacturing capacities in the Philippines. The case describes the idea of the founders, their journey, the challenges they met and how they solved them. The case explores the key challenges and principal constraints that the company faced – and continues to face – during the development and execution of its sustainable agricultural project.

Learning Objective

Strategic analysis of an agribusiness
Corporate vs. business strategy
Resources, functional and organizational capabilities, and strategy
Impact of sustainability on company performance and competitiveness
Sustainability of ESG-based competitive advantages

Keywords	Agribusiness, Clean Water, Decent Work Conditions, Diversity, Economic Growth, Emerging Country, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Equity, Gender Equality, Goal Partnerships, Good Health, Hunger Elimination, Inclusion, Local Community, Poverty Elimination, Quality Education, Regenerative Agriculture, Resilience, Resource Management, Sanitation, Shared Values, Strategy, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Sustainable City, Sustainable Community, Sustainable Development Goals, Vertical Integration, Well-being
Settings	Philippines Lionheart Agrotech, Agriculture 2012-2020
Type	Field Research
Copyright	©IMD 2022
Language	English
Related material	Teaching note, Video

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