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Food and Agriculture Landscape of China
2,700 Food and Agriculture companies in China, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
2,700companies tracked
$13Bdisclosed funding
13hiring right now
358events · 24 months
881,032news articles · 12 months
Who leads Food and Agriculture in China
Tracks 2,700 Chinese food and agriculture firms, highlighting hiring activity, funding disclosures, and the most funded companies such as Luckin Coffee and Beijing Shihui Technology.
open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
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Hairong4last posted Mar 2026
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Christine2last posted Oct 2025
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Ifip2last posted Jan 2026
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Heritage Foods2last posted Jun 2026
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TeeJet Technologies1last posted Sep 2025
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Woolly Pig Hong Kong1last posted Dec 2025
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Sunshine1last posted Sep 2025
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Ausnutria Dairy Corporation Ltd1last posted Sep 2025
13 companies hiring · 1 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
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Luckin Coffee$1.9BPost IPO · Mar 2021
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Beijing Shihui Technology$1.2BSeries D · Mar 2021
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Beijing Sanyuan Foods$976.3MPost IPO · Feb 2015
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Yipinhong Technology$656.2MSeries C · Aug 2020
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HEYTEA$578.4MSeries C · Jun 2021
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Yum China$460MPE · Sep 2016
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Shanghai Milkground Food$459MSeries D · Dec 2020
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Zhengzhou Panhua$423.4MSeries D · Mar 2021
178 companies with disclosed rounds · $13B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
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Mengniu Dairy$11.5MFY2025 filing
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WH Group$3kFY2025 filing
3 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
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Muyuan Food140,403tracked employees
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Haidilao136,161tracked employees
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Swire Pacific130,783tracked employees
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Yili64,305tracked employees
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Guangdong HAID Group36,018tracked employees
41 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
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DPC Dash7.5%43 tracked events
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Tim Hortons China6.3%36 tracked events
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Xinan Selected4.5%26 tracked events
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China XLX Fertiliser3.0%17 tracked events
573 tracked events across 53 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
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Tsingtao Brewery26articles in the window
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China Resources Beer26articles in the window
20 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Food and Agriculture ecosystem in China grew, 2016–2025
Shows annual company founding counts, peaking at 131 in 2017 and dropping to 2 in 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Food and Agriculture companies in China
20162025
peak 131 in 2017
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 36 in 2020
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
20162025
peak $3.5B in 2020
Where Food and Agriculture companies in China are based
Lists the cities with the most firms, led by Hong Kong with 255 companies, followed by Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou.
Hub 01
Hong Kong
255 Food and Agriculture companies
30% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
255companies
$224.6Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
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Hub 02
Shanghai
174 Food and Agriculture companies
21% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
174companies
$1.4Bdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Hub 03
Beijing
109 Food and Agriculture companies
13% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
109companies
$1.7Bdisclosed funding
Hub 04
Shenzhen
74 Food and Agriculture companies
9% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
74companies
$1Bdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Hub 05
Guangzhou
73 Food and Agriculture companies
9% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
73companies
$96.3Mdisclosed funding
Hub 06
Qingdao
65 Food and Agriculture companies
8% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
65companies
$29.9Mdisclosed funding
Hub 07
Chengdu
51 Food and Agriculture companies
6% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
51companies
$428.7Mdisclosed funding
Hub 08
Hangzhou
46 Food and Agriculture companies
5% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
46companies
$129.3Mdisclosed funding
The Food and Agriculture market map of China: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product sub‑categories, noting internet‑first brands (46) as the largest, and identifies e‑commerce product sales as the most common revenue model with 2,131 firms.
- Internet First Brands46 companies · $241.8M raised
- Global 200023 companies · $463.1M raised
- Consumer Digital18 companies · $1.4B raised · 1 hiring
- Nutritional Formula14 companies
- Plant Based Foods12 companies
- Enterprise Tech12 companies
- Agri Tech10 companies · $1.2B raised
- Agritech10 companies · $1.2B raised
- B2B Agritech9 companies
- Sustainable Farming6 companies
- Deep Tech5 companies · $25.7M raised
- Novel Foods5 companies · $25.7M raised
Monetization
How Food and Agriculture companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
E-Commerce - Product2,131
Physical Commerce1,591
Advertising221
Commission on Transaction215
Fee-For-Service189
E-Commerce - Service165
Sponsorship51
Subscription46
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Food and Agriculture in China
Records 358 corporate events over the past two years, including 132 earnings releases, 89 announcements, and 28 each for IPOs, M&A, and key‑person updates.
Earnings 132Announcement 89Leadership 28IPO 28M&A 28Contracts 14Buyback 8Assets 8Product 7Capital 5
- M&AIn late 2025, a strategic investor acquired a majority stake in Starbucks China2026-04-03
- IPOincluding Muyuan Foods’ US$1.5 billion offering, the biggest equity issuance in Hong Kong so far this year2026-04-01
- M&ALuckin Coffee is reportedly buying Blue Bottle Coffee for $400 million.2026-03-05
- IPOTop 10 Largest Hong Kong IPOs in 2025: Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) – $5.2 billion (HKD 41 billion) Zijin Gold International – $3.6 billion (HKD 28.7 billion) SANY Heavy Industry – $1.9 million (HKD 15.3 billion) Seres Group – $1.8 billion (HKD 14.3 billion) Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals – $1.4 billion (HKD 11.4 billion) Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls – $1.3 billion (HKD 10.7 billion) Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company – $1.3 billion (HKD 10.6 billion) Chery Automobile – $1.3 billion (HKD 10.4 billion) Pony AI – $861 million (HKD 6.7 billion) Chuangxin Industries Holdings – $809 million (HKD 6.3 billion)2026-01-01
- M&AHong Kong Sheng Yuan Holding Company Limited acquired the controlling stake.2025-12-30
- IPO[HONG KONG] China’s Manner Coffee is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong as soon as next year, according to people with knowledge of the matter, reviving expectations of a listing that first emerged in 2021.2025-11-18
- M&AIn September last year, Miniso announced it would acquire Yonghui Superstores for around RMB 6.27 billion (USD 877.8 million).2025-10-29
- M&ASources have told Bloomberg that Nestle now wants to sell its controlling stake in the two companies for more than $1 billion.2025-09-22
- M&ABall Corporation (NYSE: BALL) has finalized the sale of a 41% stake in Ball United Arab Can Manufacturing Company (UAC), its Saudi Arabia-based joint venture, to a subsidiary of ORG Technology Co., Ltd. for approximately USD 70 million, subject to customary closing adjustments.2025-08-28
- M&AAB InBev has also agreed to sell SABMiller's Chinese Snow Breweries to state-supported China Resources Beer Co.2025-08-21
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Food and Agriculture company in China was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic investor | undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-03 | |
| Centurium Capital Partners | undisclosed | Rumored | 2026-03-05 | |
| $400M | Announced | 2026-03-05 | ||
| $4.7B | Completed | 2026-01-21 | ||
| Hong Kong Sheng Yuan Holding Company Limited | undisclosed | Completed | 2025-12-09 | |
| $4B | Announced | 2025-11-20 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins.
IPO pipeline
9 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
HaitianIPO · HKEX · 5 reportsJan 2026
Shanghai Yinhe IndustrialIPO · Hong Kong · 1 reportNov 2025
Gu MingIPO · Hong Kong Stock Exchange · 7 reportsMay 2025
COFCO FortuneIPO · 1 reportFeb 2025
China Risun GroupIPO · Stock Exchange of Hong Kong · 1 reportDec 2024
Leadership moves
5 tracked people moves · last 12 months
CWAY GROUPSamuel Olabode Akinrimisi · Appointment → Group Head of MarketingMar 2026
Contract wins
9 customer wins · last 24 months
Gmzwon BASF Corp.Feb 2025
Sillikerwon Kraft FoodsFeb 2025
Regulatory & litigation
8 regulatory events · 2 tracked suits · 24 months
Superb Summit International Groupdisqualified for 3.5 years — Hong Kong Securities & Futures CommissionSep 2025
- Aggrieved employees v wahahaRestoration of shareholdingsAug 2025
- Joyvio v Isidoro QuirogaDue diligence concealment, environmental violationsJan 2025
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
34 companies reporting144 company-quarters trackedbeat 12miss 7in line 1
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +8.8%, half slower.
Who is building Food and Agriculture in China
Profiles 367 founders and CEOs across 318 companies, with the most frequent alma maters being HKUST (3) and Tsinghua University (2).
Founders and chief executives12 of 367, from the best-funded companies on this page
ex-UCAR, CAR. Wuhan Institute of Textile Science 1998, Peking University 2012
EX-CEO-HKICPA, Lam Soon, Guoco Group. University of Birmingham
Anhui Xiaocaiyuan Catering Management
Johnson & Johnson Group, Roche Pharmaceuticals. Xiamen University
Shanghai BFT, Minhang District municipal committee, Shanghai Cuisine Association.
Grow International. York University BBA 1979
Ex-CQ Penglin, Yongpeng
Proxies, ex-Citrus Soul, ex-Future Food Studio, University of Guelph, 2018
Ex-Danone.
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 14 of 367 founders
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)3
Tsinghua University2
University of Cambridge1
Harvard University1
EU Business School1
Wharton School1
University of Manchester1
Queen's University1
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Who funds Food and Agriculture in China
Documents 439 funding rounds since 2016 from 346 investors, with an average round size of $14.6 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDG Capital | 15 | 11 | Jun 2022 |
| BA Capital | 13 | 11 | Feb 2023 |
| Joy Capital | 12 | 5 | Feb 2024 |
| Shunwei Capital | 9 | 1 | Jan 2024 |
| Tomato Capital | 8 | 3 | Jun 2023 |
| Hillhouse | 7 | 6 | Jun 2022 |
| Gaorong Capital | 7 | 4 | Jul 2021 |
| Zhen Fund | 7 | 4 | Oct 2021 |
| Tencent | 7 | 4 | Aug 2022 |
| HongShan | 7 | 3 | Jun 2021 |
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel147
Series A–B205
Series C+ / PE44
Grants, debt & other43
The typical round is $14.6M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Food and Agriculture funding rounds in China
Highlights the largest disclosed round—a $750 million Series D for Beijing Shihui Technology—and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series Dmega-round | $750M | Mar 2021 | Alibaba, DST Global, The D. E. Shaw Group +8 more | |
| Series Cmega-round | $500M | Jun 2021 | IDG Capital, BA Capital, Tencent +4 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $459M | Dec 2020 | Mengniu Dairy | |
| Series Cmega-round | $358.2M | Aug 2020 | Capital Today, Tencent, Bell Capital | |
| Series Emega-round | $300M | Sep 2020 | China Renaissance Group, Loayal Valley Capital, Baillie Gifford +1 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $300M | Mar 2021 | CMB International Capital, Tiantu Capital | |
| Series Bmega-round | $298M | Mar 2019 | Capital Today, Tencent, Longzhu +1 more | |
| Series B | $227.7M | May 2021 | CMC Capital, Taihecap Capital, Genbridge Capital +2 more | |
| Series D | $214M | Mar 2020 | Sequoia Capital China | |
| Series B | $200M | Nov 2018 | CICC, GIC, Joy Capital +1 more |
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M2
$1–10M13
$10–50M8
$50–250M4
>$250M0
27 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
What the news says about Food and Agriculture in China
Counts 881,032 news articles in the last year, most often covering geopolitical disputes and international political relations.
News volume
Food and Agriculture coverage across China · articles per quarter
2021Q22026Q1
peak 342,404 in 2025Q3 · 881,032 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 46% → 50%, negative 44% → 34% across 2021–2025.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Food and Agriculture news in China. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas301,127▲+33%
- International and transnational geographic entities301,121▲+33%
- Administrative and political subdivisions301,014▲+33%
- International political relations138,042→+6%
- Security and defense policies88,097▲+20%
- Trade policies and agreements87,460→-8%
- International relations and diplomacy84,128→-1%
- Government international agreements coordination60,151→-10%
- Trade wars and geopolitical impacts31,765▼-22%
- Nationalism and sovereignty debates31,126→-5%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months
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20 Food and Agriculture companies here were named in the news over this period.
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Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
countries+128%sustainable city planning+5095%domestic robots+1252%toy robots+1578%summit diplomacy+54%sanctions policies+68%export sanctions+127%wto rulings+199%asian games+3066%stablecoin fx impact+102%
preferential tariff-40%economic slowdown-45%tariff rate quota-34%mfn tariff-37%gold futures trends-41%
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in China Food and Agriculture coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
1,175,975 articles touch this dimension · 41.8% critical tone
20212025
signals: territories, disputed islands, tariff negotiations
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
123,571 articles touch this dimension · 50.8% critical tone
20212025
signals: inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, trade deficits fx
Growth ▲ rising
386,169 articles touch this dimension · 44.3% critical tone
20212025
signals: gdp growth rate, gdp acceleration, economic output growth
What Food and Agriculture research is working on
Indexes 8,585 academic papers, of which 1,815 discuss common problems, 435 issue cautions, and 4,218 explore opportunities.
How this field talks about itself
Food and Agriculture papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising36.0% · 37.4%≈ par
Descriptive22.0% · 17.5%1.3×
Problem-identifying20.3% · 9.5%2.1×
Breakthrough13.1% · 26.2%0.5×
Cautionary5.1% · 4.6%≈ par
Comparative2.7% · 3.9%0.7×
How the work is done
Empirical44.3%
Methods-led33.6%
Reviews13.6%
Position pieces7.5%
Theoretical1.0%
How the research reads
91% positive · 5% neutral · 4% negative, across 8,585 papers.
The institutions behind the field
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ranked by how often their work is cited
Researchers who shaped it
Robert B. Zougmoré · Leslie Lipper · Bruce Campbell · Mohammad Ammad Uddin · Ali Mansour · Muhammad Ayaz · Zubair Sharif · El‐Hadi M. Aggoune
The most-cited breakthroughs
- Blockchain and IoT based Food Traceability for Smart Agriculture · 339 cites
- An Energy Efficient and Secure IoT-Based WSN Framework: An Application to Smart Agriculture · 293 cites
- IOT Based Smart Agriculture Monitoring System · 248 cites
- An efficient LoRa-based smart agriculture management and monitoring system using wireless sensor networks · 211 cites
- Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies · 190 cites
Common problems researchers identify1,622 papers · 7 recurring themes
Problems · theme 01
Extension and Machinery Adoption
418 papers · 25.8% of this block
▲ +30% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Challenges in transferring technology and adopting modern machinery among farmers.
Agricultural machinery · Agriculture · Agricultural extension · Extension
“Use of information and communication technologies for transfer of technology- The impact on adoption of improved agricultural technology”
418 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 02
Climate Change Impact on Food Security
323 papers · 19.9% of this block
▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
How changing climate threatens agricultural productivity and food availability.
Climate change · Agriculture · Food security · Environmental resource management
“Climate-smart agriculture: Insights and challenges”
323 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 03
Adaptation of Smallholder Farmers
250 papers · 15.4% of this block
▲ +11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Barriers faced by small-scale producers when implementing climate‑smart practices.
Agriculture · Climate change · Food security · Livelihood
“The Dynamics of Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Small-Scale Farmers”
250 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 04
Precision Agriculture Integration
224 papers · 13.8% of this block
▼ -8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Technical and infrastructural hurdles in deploying smart farming and precision tools.
Agriculture · Precision agriculture · Archaeology · Agricultural engineering
“Sustainable computing in smart agriculture: survey and challenges”
224 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 05
Production Management and Animal Welfare
210 papers · 12.9% of this block
▼ -61% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Issues linking farm management systems with sustainable production and animal health.
Agricultural science · Agriculture · Production · Animal welfare
“Farm Management Information Systems.”
210 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 06
IoT Security in Smart Farming
114 papers · 7.0% of this block
▼ -7% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Vulnerabilities and data‑privacy concerns arising from connected agricultural devices.
Internet of Things · Agriculture · Computer security · Cloud computing
“An Internet of Things (IoT) Architecture for Smart Agriculture”
114 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 07
Robotics and Automation Barriers
83 papers · 5.1% of this block
▲ +6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Economic and technical obstacles to widespread use of agricultural robots.
Robot · Robotics · Agriculture · Automation
“Agricultural Robotics”
83 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions384 papers · 7 recurring themes
Cautions · theme 01
Effectiveness of Climate‑Smart Strategies
83 papers · 21.6% of this block
▲ +8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Uncertainty over whether climate‑smart practices truly improve resilience and yields.
Agriculture · Climate change · Food security · Natural resource economics
“Climate Smart Agriculture: Achievements and Prospects in Africa”
83 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 02
Subsidy and Adoption Dynamics
82 papers · 21.4% of this block
▼ -38% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Risks that financial incentives may not lead to lasting technology uptake.
Agriculture · Agricultural economics · Agricultural machinery · Subsidy
“An Assessment of Experimental Evidence on Agricultural Technology Adoption in Developing Countries”
82 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 03
Livestock and Agronomy Trade‑offs
65 papers · 16.9% of this block
▼ -40% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Potential conflicts between animal production goals and sustainable crop management.
Milking · Animal science · Livestock · Agronomy
“Integrated farm management for sustainable agriculture: Lessons for knowledge exchange and policy”
65 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 04
Livelihood Impacts of Climate‑Smart Farming
62 papers · 16.1% of this block
▲ +11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Questions about how new practices affect rural incomes and food security.
Agriculture · Food security · Livelihood · Climate change
“Assessing the role of climate-smart agriculture in combating climate change, desertification and improving rural livelihood in Northern Nige”
62 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 05
IoT and Drone Deployment Risks
45 papers · 11.7% of this block
▼ -2% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Concerns over reliability, data overload, and regulatory gaps for aerial and sensor systems.
Internet of Things · Robot · Agriculture · Drone
“A Comprehensive Study of Using Internet of Things (IOT) in Monitoring System for Smart Agriculture”
45 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 06
Credit Access and Inequality
28 papers · 7.3% of this block
▼ -12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
How financing gaps may widen productivity gaps among farmers.
Agriculture · Productivity · Agricultural economics · Agricultural machinery
“Access to credit and heterogeneous effects on agricultural technology adoption: Evidence from large rural surveys in Ethiopia”
28 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 07
Profitability of Agroforestry Practices
19 papers · 4.9% of this block
▼ -45% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Unclear economic returns from integrating trees and wetlands into farms.
Wetland · Profitability index · Agronomy · Agroforestry
“Climate change and maize yield in southern Africa: what can farm management do?”
19 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities3,768 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · theme 01
Wireless Sensor Networks for Precision
799 papers · 21.2% of this block
▼ -12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Leveraging low‑power sensors to monitor crops and optimize inputs.
Agriculture · Wireless sensor network · Precision agriculture · Agricultural engineering
“Innovations in Sensor-Based Systems and Sustainable Energy Solutions for Smart Agriculture: A Review”
Opportunities · theme 02
IoT‑Enabled Cloud Farming
671 papers · 17.8% of this block
▲ +10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Scalable cloud platforms that aggregate field data for real‑time decision support.
Internet of Things · Agriculture · Cloud computing · Precision agriculture
“Smart agriculture system using IoT”
Opportunities · theme 03
Autonomous Agricultural Robots
561 papers · 14.9% of this block
▲ +3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Developing mobile robots that can perform planting, weeding, and crop collection without human control.
Robot · Robotics · Mobile robot · Motion planning
“On the Development of Intelligent Autonomous Agricultural Robot”
Opportunities · theme 04
Low‑Carbon Climate‑Smart Practices
558 papers · 14.8% of this block
▲ +11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Innovations that reduce greenhouse‑gas emissions while boosting productivity.
Climate change · Agriculture · Food security · Greenhouse gas
“Climate-smart agriculture: adoption, impacts, and implications for sustainable development”
Opportunities · theme 05
Deep Learning for Plant Disease Detection
433 papers · 11.5% of this block
▲ +51% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Applying convolutional networks to identify and diagnose crop ailments early.
Convolutional neural network · Agriculture · Plant disease · Precision agriculture
“Deep Learning Techniques for Smart Agriculture Applications”
Opportunities · theme 06
Technology Adoption in Emerging Markets
413 papers · 11.0% of this block
▼ -30% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Scaling affordable machinery and practices to lift productivity in developing regions.
Agriculture · Agricultural machinery · Agricultural economics · China
“Small-scale Farming, Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: The Enabling Role of Agricultural Technology Adoption”
Opportunities · theme 07
AI‑Driven Farm Management Systems
333 papers · 8.8% of this block
▼ -16% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Integrating predictive analytics to streamline livestock and crop operations.
Production · Livestock · Management system · Animal science
“A Farm Management Information System Using Future Internet Technologies”
Which of these themes are growing fastest
Tracks the changing share of research themes worldwide between 2022 and 2025.
Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Extension and Machinery Adoption▲+30%
Adaptation of Smallholder Farmers▲+11%
Robotics and Automation Barriers▲+6%
Climate Change Impact on Food Security▲+5%
IoT Security in Smart Farming▼-7%
Precision Agriculture Integration▼-8%
Production Management and Animal Welfare▼-61%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Livelihood Impacts of Climate‑Smart Farming▲+11%
Effectiveness of Climate‑Smart Strategies▲+8%
IoT and Drone Deployment Risks▼-2%
Credit Access and Inequality▼-12%
Subsidy and Adoption Dynamics▼-38%
Livestock and Agronomy Trade‑offs▼-40%
Profitability of Agroforestry Practices▼-45%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Deep Learning for Plant Disease Detection▲+51%
Low‑Carbon Climate‑Smart Practices▲+11%
IoT‑Enabled Cloud Farming▲+10%
Autonomous Agricultural Robots▲+3%
Wireless Sensor Networks for Precision▼-12%
AI‑Driven Farm Management Systems▼-16%
Technology Adoption in Emerging Markets▼-30%
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