Strategic Actions And Strategic Implications in Agribusiness Industries

RUNNING HEAD: Strategic Actions And Strategic Implications in Agribusiness Industries
Webster Limited, Australia
Strategic
Actions And
Strategy
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Strategic Actions And Strategic Implications in Agribusiness Industries
Executive summary
This report is the detailed study of the strategies used by the Webster limited in Australia. To
identify the strategic management in the agribusiness suitability of different strategies are
discussed with the help of Michael Porter’s Generic strategic management model. This model
deeply evaluates the factors responsible and suitable for the settlement of the competitive
advantage in the market. To identify the strategies used by Webster limited this report will
discuss the porter’s five forces model to identify the threats of the market for the selection of
appropriate strategy targeting to set the competitive advantage for the industry. This
assignment will make the effective identification of the factors responsible for the selection
of the strategies in an industry and the factors affecting the growth and development of
Webster limited agribusiness industry.

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Strategic Actions And Strategic Implications in Agribusiness Industries
Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Webster limited, Australia.........................................................................................................3
Porter’s generic strategy.............................................................................................................4
Cost leadership strategy.........................................................................................................4
Differentiation strategy..........................................................................................................5
Focus strategy.........................................................................................................................6
Integrated cost leadership/differentiation strategy.................................................................7
Webster business strategy..........................................................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
References................................................................................................................................10

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Strategic Actions And Strategic Implications in Agribusiness Industries
Introduction
In the recent scenario of agribusiness industry a lot of changes are introduced in worldwide,
these changes are the results of the globalization, environmental regulations and the new
changes in the economic values with the increased shifting societies. To meet the changes
agribusiness industries need to make the effective strategic management with the focus on the
competitive advantages and the interesting stakeholder’s satisfaction. A strategic decision of
agribusiness industry is based on the internal cost identification, challenges faced by the
production unit, competitor’s perspective and the challenges emerging in the future. Michael
porter’s generic strategies modal focus the all aspect related to the agribusiness industries
(WEBTER 2019).
Webster limited, Australia
Leading agribusiness industry over 180 years including an amusing, rich and diverse history
Webster limited is still operating its diverse range of activities in Australia. The basic
platform or foundation of the Webster limited is the connection with the land and
agribusiness in Australia. In the present time it operates in three businesses mainly.
1. Walnuts- accounting approximately 90% of the walnut crop of Australia with the
benefits of southern hemisphere’s largest walnut producer.
2. Agriculture- Webster limited is one of the largest irrigated farming producers holding
around 20,000 hectares prime fertile land that purely focus the irrigation of corn ,
cotton, livestock and other mueslis.
3. Water- Webster limited holds over 150,000 mega liters portfolio that are diversified to
store the water to operate the agribusiness and other operations to maximize the
production and to increase the competitive advantage (Butler 2018).