Amazon gives Agribusiness a boost
Agribusiness just got sexy with tech giant Amazon positioned to acquire organic darling Whole Foods for $13.7 billion dollars. Universities which offer degrees in agriculture and supply chain management could benefit from all the headlines.
Mark Manfredo is the director of the Morrison School of Agribusiness at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
Some of the talking points Professor Manfredo can talk about:
What does this mean for industry structure: the integration of supply chain and growers?
Will this announcement boost interest in agriculture as a career? What can you do with an agribusiness degree?
What does this mean for prices and the way customers may shop?
Markets are reacting in a way no one expected, what does this mean for buying opportunities?
What are the chances additional suiters could come in and buy Whole Foods?
Please contact Rebecca Ferriter at rebecca.ferriter@asu.edu or (310) 871-9041 to schedule an interview, or live broadcast from our high definition TV studio on campus.
More press releases
First nationwide study shows the environmental costs of contact lenses
BOSTON, August 19, 2018 – Every year, about 45 million Americans rely on contact lenses to see the world more clearly. This $2.7 billion U.S. market has made contact lenses more comfortable and…
MEDIA ADVISORY: President Michael Crow Offers Vision for the Future of Higher Education at Legislative Summit in Los Angeles
Tempe, Ariz. (July 26, 2018) - Arizona State University President Michael Crow will offer a vision for the future of higher education in his remarks at the 44th annual National Conference of State…
Designing the computational architecture of the future
ASU researchers lead $17M DARPA effort to expand computing technology capabilities, energy efficiency Tempe, Ariz., July 24, 2018 – An Arizona State University research team seeks to create a new…