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THE FRANCE EDITION 2026

France’s
food and agriculture industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping food and agriculture in France. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

Snapshot: Funding in USD
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Food and Agriculture illustration
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore France’s food and agriculture leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Food and Agriculture company highlights in France, snapshot 6 August 2026
Company
Avrilavril.com$1.99B———
Cristal Unioncristal-union.fr$1.12B—1,302Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Tereostereos.com$772.9M—9$163.01MFYFY2025 filing
Bel Groupgroupe-bel.com$137.8M—11,800—
InVivoinvivo-group.com$125.39M—14,500—
Agronutrisagronutris.com$104.78M—42—
Remy Cointreauremy-cointreau.com$90.51M—2,021Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Buffalo Grillbuffalo-grill.fr$76.4M—5,383—
Newrestnewrest.eu—12 roles36,000—
Groupe Casinogroupe-casino.fr—11 roles188,811—
Groupe Pomonagroupe-pomona.fr—11 roles——
Nouvelle Gardelanouvellegarde.com—11 roles33—
PAULpaul.fr—11 roles1,528—
Sodexosodexo.com—11 roles7,866Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
ansamble sasansamble.fr—11 roles2,006—
dupont restaurationdupont-restauration.fr—11 roles3,400—
Danonedanone.com——94,761$1.19BFYFY2024 filing
Elior Groupeliorgroup.com——96,912$43.49MFYFY2025 filing
Exel Industriesexel-industries.com——3,828Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Lactalislactalis.com——85,500$4.27BFYFY2024 filing
Mousquetairesmousquetaires.com————
Omer-Decugis & Cieomerdecugis.com————
Panzanipanzani.com———Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Pernod Ricardpernod-ricard.com——18,900Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Food and Agriculture industry KPIs in France

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

6 August 2026
Hiring participation10.5%

412 of 3,929 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation7.2%

283 of 3,929 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share70.8%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$695.72K

Midpoint of 309 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 70.8% of disclosed capital, while 92.8% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How France food and agriculture has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

France food and agriculture
$0$686.24M$1.37B$2.06B$2.74B2016: $783.42M20162017: $20.13M20172018: $104.4M20182019: $199.11M20192020: $733.4M20202021: $231M20212022: $2.41B20222023: $103.55M20232024: $131.75M20242025: $100.29M2025
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Annual food and agriculture funding and company formation in France
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$783.42M13218
2017$20.13M10617
2018$104.4M14228
2019$199.11M14433
2020$733.4M16419
2021$231M10444
2022$2.41B5932
2023$103.55M4137
2024$131.75M514
2025$100.29M18
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Avril36.3%
  • Cristal Union20.5%
  • Tereos14.1%
  • Other companies29.2%

Funding by stage

379 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel74 19.5%
Series A–B46 12.1%
Series C+ / PE27 7.1%
Grants, debt & other232 61.2%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
2 rounds

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Seed03/2026
Amatera $7M

Backed by DEMEA and Oyster Bay and others.

Seed03/2026
Jay & Joy $2.29M

Backed by Beyond Impact Advisors and Mindstone and others.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

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Series A09/2024
Abolisabolis.fr$38.6M

Backed by BOLD and DeepTech & Climate Fonds and others.

Series C10/2012
Thrasosthrasos.ai$35M

Backed by SR One and Advanced Technology Ventures and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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EUR · millions · standalone

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2024 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 10 reporting entities from 16 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts€7,389.3m

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not France market sales.

Net profit / loss€1,190.7m

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin+16.1%

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue€92.0m

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities+60.0%

6 of 10 covered entities.

Top-five concentration+98.1%

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2024 · 10 reporting entities

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FRANCE · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does food and agriculture compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the France companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

51 of the 3,950 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (1.3%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 186,957 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
Lidl Francelidl.fr8,785,0947071.9%
MCDONALDmcdonalds.fr3,164,9786686.4%
TheForkthefork.it2,911,7736682.3%
Nutripurenutripure.fr2,006,2825669.9%
Burger King Franceburgerking.fr1,724,5746684.9%
Picard Surgeléspicard.fr1,583,5896075.9%
ALDIaldi.fr1,292,7245967.7%
METROmetro.fr1,179,0695062.1%
Biocoopbiocoop.fr789,6735373.5%
KFC Francekfc.fr590,7735781.7%

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

158 of these companies (4%) publish at least one Android app — 254 apps in all, carrying 43.3M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
McDo+MCDONALD17.4M3.6Food & Drink
BURGER KING FranceBurger King France6.8M4Food & Drink
Picard - Courses & RecettesPicard Surgelés2.7M—Shopping
My Moulinex, cooking made easyMoulinex2.3M3.4Food & Drink
Pluxee BESodexo2.1M3.7Tools
ALDI FranceALDI2.1M4Shopping
KFC France : Poulet & BurgerKFC France2.1M—Food & Drink
Quick Francequick group1.7M1Food & Drink
FlunchFlunch1M2.7Food & Drink
O\'Tacos OfficielO\'TACOS973.9K—Food & Drink

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Restaurant Franchisees217.4MMcDo+ 17.4M
Food Service Chains3015.7MBURGER KING France 6.8M
Finance & Accounting Tech263.5MPluxee BE 2.1M
Foodservice Equipment42.4MMy Moulinex, cooking made easy 2.3M
Food Retailers62.2MALDI France 2.1M
Food Processing13788.9KLesaffre & Me 761.5K
Restaurants19374.2KCôté Sushi 154.2K
Crop Equipment11155.9KKUHN SpreadSet 66.8K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q1: 42023Q1: 02023Q12023Q2: 12023Q2: 42023Q22023Q3: 42023Q3: 82023Q32023Q4: 62023Q4: 92023Q42024Q1: 22024Q1: 52024Q12024Q2: 42024Q2: 32024Q22024Q4: 42024Q4: 102024Q42025Q1: 12025Q1: 52025Q12025Q2: 52025Q2: 112025Q22025Q3: 32025Q3: 222025Q32025Q4: 82025Q4: 362025Q42026Q1: 42026Q1: 462026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 143 of 254 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The France food and agriculture market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Internet first brands65
Consumer digital25
Enterprise tech18
Nutritional formula16
B2c e-commerce15
Plant based foods12
Deep tech12
Agritech10
B2c grocery delivery10
Uber for grocery delivery10
Novel foods9
B2b agritech8

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Internet first brands

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

65companies
16.9%have hiring activity

11 companies hiring · $31.52M disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

E-commerce - product2,806
Physical commerce1,969
Fee-for-service511
Commission on transaction447
Advertising402
E-commerce - service321
Sponsorship118
Subscription84
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Funding roundsbrasseriedupaysflamand.com ↗

The operation involves banking partners (CIC, Bpifrance, Caisse d'Épargne) and regional investors, including Finorpa (€400 000) and the Hauts-de-France Avenir TPE-SME fund (€100 000).

IPO activitypernod-ricard.com ↗

Pernod Ricard, the maker of Absolut vodka and Jameson whiskey, has begun working on a potential initial public offering of its Indian business.

Mergers & acquisitionsdanone.com ↗

PARIS — Danone SA is acquiring Huel Ltd., Tring, the United Kingdom, a manufacturer of a broad range of meal solution products, including powders, ready-to-drink beverages, prepared meals, nutrition bars and functional beverages.

Mergers & acquisitionssyclef.fr ↗

SYCLEF has announced the integration of PHI (Polski Holding Instalacyjny), marking its first strategic operation in Central Europe.

Funding roundseureden.com ↗

More than half of this 900 million euros is linked to the fund raising of the cooperative agri-food group Eureden which raised 520 million euros (to refinance its debt, to various future investments and to finance new general operating needs for the next five years).

Mergers & acquisitionsbridor.com ↗

Other international expansion activity by Bridor includes the acquisitions of Panidor in Portugal (2022) and Pandriks in The Netherlands (2024).

Mergers & acquisitionslactalis.com ↗

Fonterra Co-operative Group has completed the sale of its global consumer and associated businesses, including Mainland Group, to global dairy leader Lactalis.

Mergers & acquisitionsgroupeleduff.com ↗

Global food company Le Duff Group, parent company of bakery manufacturer Bridor, announced it has agreed to acquire Panamar Bakery Group, a Spanish manufacturer and distributor of frozen bakery products.

Mergers & acquisitionsdupont-restauration.fr ↗

"Most recently, a Linklaters Team had advised Compass Group on the acquisition of Dupont Restauration, one of the leaders in contract catering in France."

Funding roundsamatera.bio ↗

🇫🇷 Amatera raises $7m to accelerate climate smart crop development by tackling screening bottleneck AgFunderNews [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is an investor in Amatera.]

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 925 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Earnings
207
Mergers & acquisitions
188
Company announcements
109
Leadership moves
98
Asset acquisitions
78
Capital infusions
51
Contracts
47
New products
32
Funding rounds
27
Lawsuit
25
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Leadership moves

33 tracked people moves

Bel Group ↗
Peter McGuinness

Appointment North American CEO

Jean Vanmalle

Appointment Group Chief Operating Officer and Director of Supply Chain

Jeanne-Elise Rossi

Appointment Director of Communications & Marketing

Serge de Backer

Appointment CSR Director

Lesaffre ↗
Edouard Gestat

Appointment Group Baking Marketing Director

Lesaffre ↗
Thomas Lesaffre

Appointment General Manager of Fermentis

Anishka Jelicich

Departure Previously Global Director Responsible Marketing & Sales

Bridor ↗
Grégoire Guillemin

Appointment Managing Director of France

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Lactalis ↗
Siggi’s skyr

Yogurt

La Vie ↗
tofu product range

tofu

Avallen ↗
Alkatera

digital sustainability platform

Bel Group ↗
recyclable paper packaging for Babybel mini cheeses

Packaging

Bel Group ↗
Babybel

Snack cheese

Bagelstein ↗
Bagelstein Bengaluru Store

Cafe

verallia ↗
Burgundy Air 300g

glass packaging – Burgundy bottle

Regulatory events

24 recorded events

fined for collusionAutorite de la Concurrence

fined for price collusionAutorité de la Concurrence

Danone ↗

Ban of term \'milk\' on vegan product packagingZurich’s food labelling regulator

Danone ↗

Appeal rejectedSwiss Federal Supreme Court

Litigation

11 tracked suits

Company
ninkasi v N, A

safeguard procedureRegulatory · Ongoing

Company
danone, nestlé, yoplait, lavazza v system u

services not rendered; restrictive competition practicesCivil · Settled

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

32companies
222period observations
-2.5%median reported growth

Median across 208 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Lactalis→EGM WalhornAnnounced2026-06-30Not stated in snapshot
Pernod Ricard→brown-formanTerminated2026-04-29Not stated in snapshot
Lactalis→fonterraCompleted2026-04-29Not stated in snapshot
brown-forman→Pernod Ricard ↗Terminated2026-04-28Not stated in snapshot
Lactalis→Mainland GroupCompleted2026-04-21Not stated in snapshot
Sodiaal→general millsCompleted2026-04-16$2.1B

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

9,200 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 24,985-posting snapshot covers 476 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Cuisinier H/F663
Second De Cuisine H/F447
Commis De Cuisine H/F413
Cuisinier (H/F)366
Chef De Cuisine H/F331
Assistant Manager Restauration Rapide H/F313
0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

1,488 postings specify a level.

unspecified
23,497
manager
1,164
intern
110
senior
105
entry
84
lead
25
ADVERTISED PAY$26.7K/ year

Median across 642 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

Salary by seniority

manager$23.3K/ year43 postings

Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

661 founders and chief executives across 525 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

39 profiles with education records.

HEC Paris
19
INSEAD
4
ESSEC Business School
3
EDHEC Business School
3
Harvard Business School
2
Imperial College London
2
Emlyon Business School
2
Sciences Po
2

Prior employers

4 profiles with prior-work records.

Microsoft
2
McKinsey
1
Boston Consulting Group
1
Cisco
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

475,561 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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475,561articles in the measured year
80,345articles in 2026Q1
42.3%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Food and Agriculture coverage across France · articles per complete quarter

070,243140,486210,729280,9732021Q2: 68,4072021Q22021Q3: 72,8432021Q4: 63,3352022Q1: 72,5812022Q2: 71,5222022Q22022Q3: 65,5922022Q4: 93,0882023Q1: 84,4162023Q2: 84,7432023Q22023Q3: 95,5402023Q4: 73,9092024Q1: 92,7822024Q2: 97,2732024Q22024Q3: 108,1072024Q4: 90,7132025Q1: 126,7472025Q2: 89,4172025Q22025Q3: 244,3242025Q4: 65,6512026Q1: 80,3452026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q268,407
2021Q372,843
2021Q463,335
2022Q172,581
2022Q271,522
2022Q365,592
2022Q493,088
2023Q184,416
2023Q284,743
2023Q395,540
2023Q473,909
2024Q192,782
2024Q297,273
2024Q3108,107
2024Q490,713
2025Q1126,747
2025Q289,417
2025Q3244,324
2025Q465,651
2026Q180,345

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
130,605 positive · 9,548 neutral · 96,404 negative
2022
171,820 positive · 12,549 neutral · 117,848 negative
2023
205,069 positive · 11,619 neutral · 121,267 negative
2024
227,560 positive · 13,339 neutral · 147,142 negative
2025
222,371 positive · 13,093 neutral · 289,876 negative

Leading coverage topics

Food and Agriculture coverage across France · ranked by full-period article count.

International Political Relations73,046 articles in the full recorded period
18,445 recent · 15,513 prior
International Sports Competitions60,325 articles in the full recorded period
7,983 recent · 15,973 prior
Security And Defense Policies42,543 articles in the full recorded period
11,450 recent · 9,268 prior
Olympic Games Coverage31,969 articles in the full recorded period
3,766 recent · 11,811 prior
International Relations And Diplomacy31,335 articles in the full recorded period
8,459 recent · 6,833 prior
Nationalism And Sovereignty Debates22,349 articles in the full recorded period
4,380 recent · 4,592 prior
Professional League Updates21,271 articles in the full recorded period
3,554 recent · 3,822 prior
Championship Event Highlights19,915 articles in the full recorded period
3,235 recent · 4,414 prior
Government International Agreements Coordination17,055 articles in the full recorded period
3,878 recent · 3,373 prior
Athlete Transfer Rumors15,429 articles in the full recorded period
2,529 recent · 2,411 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Food and Agriculture coverage across France

KeywordRecentPriorChange
multilateral diplomacy1,9511,17466%
national security strategy1,02956383%
international cooperation79050656%
trade dispute mechanisms77849457%
bilateral trade64642652%
nuclear proliferation56729692%
conceptual rock albums513114564%
study overseas45225180%
fire impact study446171161%
aerial bombardments44028654%
olympic team selections6523,549-82%
olympic trials5343,240-84%
olympic venues2561,917-87%
summer olympics athletics971,800-95%
olympians career highlights1321,577-92%

Event and signal lenses

Food and Agriculture coverage across France

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

392,849 classified articles

geopolitical alliances, economic slowdown, tariff negotiations

46.7% critical · 30.0% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

74,328 classified articles

club valuation, quarterfinals, inflation reports fx

36.3% critical · 41.8% positive
Rising

Growth

159,944 classified articles

gdp growth rate, gdp acceleration, economic output growth

26.8% critical · 46.5% positive

Food and Agriculture coverage across France. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Food and Agriculture research is working on

8,585 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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8,585papers
8,585worldwide comparison pool
—India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Promising
3,090
Descriptive
1,886
Problem-identifying
1,744
Breakthrough
1,128
Cautionary
435
Comparative
231
Critical
71

Contribution mix

Empirical
3,801
Methods-led
2,885
Reviews
1,164
Position pieces
645
Theoretical
90

Tone counts: 7,821 positive · 438 neutral · 326 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
1,815 papers · 21.1% of this field
  • Agriculture1,493 papers
  • Climate change293 papers
  • Food security235 papers
  • Sustainability118 papers
  • Productivity117 papers
  • Internet of Things111 papers
  • Production104 papers
  • Agricultural economics101 papers

Landmark: Internet-of-Things (IoT)-Based Smart Agriculture: Toward Making the Fields Talk

Cautions
435 papers · 5.1% of this field
  • Agriculture318 papers
  • Food security60 papers
  • Climate change59 papers
  • Productivity49 papers
  • Agricultural economics46 papers
  • Production35 papers
  • Sustainability33 papers
  • Agroforestry26 papers

Landmark: Adoption of agricultural technology in the developing world: A meta-analysis of the empirical literature

Opportunities
4,218 papers · 49.1% of this field
  • Agriculture2,634 papers
  • Internet of Things520 papers
  • Robot461 papers
  • Precision agriculture376 papers
  • Agricultural engineering297 papers
  • Food security255 papers
  • Productivity253 papers
  • Climate change233 papers

Landmark: Responses of soil carbon sequestration to climate‐smart agriculture practices: A meta‐analysis

Leading institutions

International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2,646
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
2,547
Wageningen University & Research
2,127
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
1,929
Nanjing Agricultural University
1,699
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
1,659

Leading researchers

Robert B. Zougmoré
1,840
Leslie Lipper
1,705
Bruce Campbell
1,377
Mohammad Ammad Uddin
1,324
Ali Mansour
1,194
Muhammad Ayaz
1,175
Zubair Sharif
1,175
El‐Hadi M. Aggoune
1,175

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Blockchain and IoT based Food Traceability for Smart Agriculture339 citations
  • An Energy Efficient and Secure IoT-Based WSN Framework: An Application to Smart Agriculture293 citations
  • IOT Based Smart Agriculture Monitoring System248 citations
  • An efficient LoRa-based smart agriculture management and monitoring system using wireless sensor networks211 citations
  • Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies190 citations

Common problems researchers identify

1,622 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Extension and Machinery AdoptionCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Extension and Machinery Adoption

418 papers

25.8% of this theme group

Researchers discuss barriers to technology transfer and adoption of modern agricultural machinery and extension services.

Agricultural machinery (87) · Agriculture (363) · Agricultural extension (51) · Extension (36)

Use of information and communication technologies for transfer of technology- The impact on adoption of improved agricultural technology

A Comment on the Study of Agricultural Technology Extension

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YearShare index
202228.5
202329.5
202426.0
202537.0
Climate Impacts on Food SecurityCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Climate Impacts on Food Security

323 papers

19.9% of this theme group

Studies highlight how climate change threatens agricultural productivity and food security, urging systemic resource management.

Climate change (191) · Agriculture (299) · Food security (103) · Environmental resource management (68)

Climate-smart agriculture: Insights and challenges

Climate Smart Agriculture: An Option for Changing Climatic Situation

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YearShare index
20222471.3
20232535.7
20242507.3
20252599.6
Adaptation of Smallholder SystemsCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Adaptation of Smallholder Systems

250 papers

15.4% of this theme group

Analyses examine climate‑smart practices and livelihood outcomes for small‑scale farmers in vulnerable regions.

Agriculture (235) · Climate change (86) · Food security (56) · Livelihood (35)

The Dynamics of Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Small-Scale Farmers

Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture in West Africa: What can we learn from climate-smart villages of Ghana, Mali and Niger?

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20222169.3
20232233.6
20242157.1
20252398.2
Precision Agriculture ChallengesCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Precision Agriculture Challenges

224 papers

13.8% of this theme group

Papers identify technical and sustainability hurdles in deploying precision and smart farming technologies.

Agriculture (203) · Precision agriculture (27) · Archaeology (19) · Agricultural engineering (22)

Sustainable computing in smart agriculture: survey and challenges

Smart Agriculture Development and Its Contribution to the Sustainable Digital Transformation of the Agri-Food Sector

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2022519.7
2023517.2
2024652.8
2025479.5
Production and Animal Welfare IssuesCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Production and Animal Welfare Issues

210 papers

12.9% of this theme group

Research points to gaps in farm management, production efficiency, and animal welfare standards.

Agricultural science (35) · Agriculture (92) · Production (27) · Animal welfare (6)

Farm Management Information Systems.

Evaluating Impacts of Climate Change on Farm Management

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2022303.2
2023291.9
2024207.6
2025119.4
IoT Security ConcernsCommon problems researchers identify · 06

IoT Security Concerns

114 papers

7.0% of this theme group

Works raise concerns about data security and reliability of IoT infrastructures in smart agriculture.

Internet of Things (95) · Agriculture (100) · Computer security (17) · Cloud computing (16)

An Internet of Things (IoT) Architecture for Smart Agriculture

Impact of Internet of Things (IoT) in Smart Agriculture

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20221284.2
20231266.4
20241203.4
20251200.0
Robotics Integration BarriersCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Robotics Integration Barriers

83 papers

5.1% of this theme group

Studies discuss technical, economic, and labor challenges of introducing robotics and automation on farms.

Robot (52) · Robotics (35) · Agriculture (67) · Automation (10)

Agricultural Robotics

Global trends in the development of agricultural robotics

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2022889.2
2023910.9
2024889.0
2025944.5

Cautions

384 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Effectiveness of Climate‑Smart PracticesCautions · 01

Effectiveness of Climate‑Smart Practices

83 papers

21.6% of this theme group

Authors caution that climate‑smart agriculture outcomes are mixed and context‑dependent.

Agriculture (73) · Climate change (33) · Food security (23) · Natural resource economics (17)

Climate Smart Agriculture: Achievements and Prospects in Africa

Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases.

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20222412.6
20232485.5
20242510.4
20252614.1
Economic Viability of Technology AdoptionCautions · 02

Economic Viability of Technology Adoption

82 papers

21.4% of this theme group

Research warns that subsidies and market conditions heavily influence adoption success of new machinery.

Agriculture (74) · Agricultural economics (21) · Agricultural machinery (11) · Subsidy (6)

An Assessment of Experimental Evidence on Agricultural Technology Adoption in Developing Countries

Cultivating Change: Computational Strategies for Enhancing Adoption of Agricultural Technology in Developing Countries: A Review

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2022393.3
2023385.5
2024359.8
2025244.6
Livestock and Crop Management Trade‑offsCautions · 03

Livestock and Crop Management Trade‑offs

65 papers

16.9% of this theme group

Papers highlight complexities in integrating livestock, milking, and crop systems for sustainable outcomes.

Milking (4) · Animal science (4) · Livestock (6) · Agronomy (6)

Integrated farm management for sustainable agriculture: Lessons for knowledge exchange and policy

Assessing cover crop and intercrop performance along a farm management gradient

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2022189.3
2023178.8
2024129.3
2025114.3
Livelihood Risks under Climate ChangeCautions · 04

Livelihood Risks under Climate Change

62 papers

16.1% of this theme group

Analyses caution that climate‑smart interventions may not uniformly improve rural livelihoods.

Agriculture (61) · Food security (19) · Livelihood (11) · Climate change (17)

Assessing the role of climate-smart agriculture in combating climate change, desertification and improving rural livelihood in Northern Nige

Adoption of agricultural practices with climate smart agriculture potentials and food security among farm households in northern Nigeria

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20222169.3
20232233.6
20242157.1
20252398.2
IoT and Drone Deployment LimitsCautions · 05

IoT and Drone Deployment Limits

45 papers

11.7% of this theme group

Studies note technical, regulatory, and cost constraints limiting widespread IoT and drone use in agriculture.

Internet of Things (7) · Robot (6) · Agriculture (30) · Drone (3)

A Comprehensive Study of Using Internet of Things (IOT) in Monitoring System for Smart Agriculture

Making Agriculture More Intelligent: Progress of Agricultural Robots

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20221213.4
20231228.1
20241218.4
20251183.8
Credit Access and InequalityCautions · 06

Credit Access and Inequality

28 papers

7.3% of this theme group

Research points to uneven impacts of technology adoption on income distribution among farmers.

Agriculture (25) · Productivity (10) · Agricultural economics (10) · Agricultural machinery (6)

Access to credit and heterogeneous effects on agricultural technology adoption: Evidence from large rural surveys in Ethiopia

The impact of agricultural technology adoption on income inequality: a propensity score matching analysis for rural Ethiopia

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2022941.1
2023943.1
2024839.3
2025827.7
Profitability of Agroforestry PracticesCautions · 07

Profitability of Agroforestry Practices

19 papers

4.9% of this theme group

Works question the economic returns of wetland and agroforestry management under changing climates.

Wetland (3) · Profitability index (3) · Agronomy (4) · Agroforestry (5)

Climate change and maize yield in southern Africa: what can farm management do?

Farm Management Practices Used by Wheat Producers in the Western Great Plains: Estimating Their Productivity and Profitability

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2022853.1
2023826.1
2024731.5
2025469.0

Opportunities

3,768 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Wireless Sensor Networks for PrecisionOpportunities · 01

Wireless Sensor Networks for Precision

799 papers

21.2% of this theme group

Opportunities focus on sensor‑based systems that enable real‑time monitoring and resource‑efficient farming.

Agriculture (503) · Wireless sensor network (85) · Precision agriculture (108) · Agricultural engineering (103)

Innovations in Sensor-Based Systems and Sustainable Energy Solutions for Smart Agriculture: A Review

Smart Agriculture System

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2022378.6
2023370.1
2024365.7
2025332.9
IoT‑Enabled Smart Farming PlatformsOpportunities · 02

IoT‑Enabled Smart Farming Platforms

671 papers

17.8% of this theme group

Papers explore cloud‑connected IoT solutions that streamline data collection and decision‑making in agriculture.

Internet of Things (451) · Agriculture (495) · Cloud computing (108) · Precision agriculture (129)

Smart agriculture system using IoT

IoT based System for Smart Agriculture

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20221077.8
20231072.1
20241078.6
20251187.1
Autonomous Agricultural RoboticsOpportunities · 03

Autonomous Agricultural Robotics

561 papers

14.9% of this theme group

Research highlights advances in mobile robots and motion planning for field operations.

Robot (412) · Robotics (77) · Mobile robot (60) · Motion planning (34)

On the Development of Intelligent Autonomous Agricultural Robot

Multi-Purpose Autonomous Agricultural Robot

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2022831.3
2023850.7
2024841.6
2025859.9
Climate‑Smart Sustainable PracticesOpportunities · 04

Climate‑Smart Sustainable Practices

558 papers

14.8% of this theme group

Studies present innovative approaches linking climate mitigation with food security and greenhouse‑gas reductions.

Climate change (205) · Agriculture (505) · Food security (143) · Greenhouse gas (43)

Climate-smart agriculture: adoption, impacts, and implications for sustainable development

Climate Smart Agriculture: Innovating Sustainable Practices for a Changing Climate

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20222176.7
20232248.2
20242183.0
20252411.3
Deep Learning for Plant HealthOpportunities · 05

Deep Learning for Plant Health

433 papers

11.5% of this theme group

Works demonstrate convolutional neural networks for disease detection and precision crop management.

Convolutional neural network (78) · Agriculture (263) · Plant disease (39) · Precision agriculture (80)

Deep Learning Techniques for Smart Agriculture Applications

An Efficient Disease Prediction in Smart Agriculture Using Advanced Deep Learning Methods for Improving Crop Productivity

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202285.7
202395.7
202473.8
2025129.1
Technology‑Driven Productivity GainsOpportunities · 06

Technology‑Driven Productivity Gains

413 papers

11.0% of this theme group

Papers discuss how modern machinery and economics can boost yields and reduce poverty.

Agriculture (331) · Agricultural machinery (69) · Agricultural economics (72) · China (40)

Small-scale Farming, Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: The Enabling Role of Agricultural Technology Adoption

Application of Sustainable Agricultural Technology to Increase Productivity and Food Security

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2022577.3
2023567.3
2024533.1
2025401.2
AI‑Enhanced Farm Management SystemsOpportunities · 07

AI‑Enhanced Farm Management Systems

333 papers

8.8% of this theme group

Research showcases generative AI tools for optimizing livestock and production management.

Production (35) · Livestock (18) · Management system (12) · Animal science (9)

A Farm Management Information System Using Future Internet Technologies

Leveraging Generative AI For Sustainable Farm Management Techniques Correspond To Optimization and Agricultural Efficiency Prediction

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2022130.9
2023121.7
202495.6
2025109.6

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Promising36.0%37.2%
Descriptive22.0%17.6%
Problem-identifying20.3%9.9%
Breakthrough13.1%25.9%
Cautionary5.1%4.6%
Comparative2.7%4.0%
Critical0.8%0.9%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceInternet-of-Things (IoT)-Based Smart Agriculture: Toward Making the Fields Talk911.19%29 (31.9%)1.19%
Labour & data workThe Impact of India’s Rural Employment Guarantee on Demand for Agricultural Technology160.21%8 (50.0%)0.21%
Energy & datacenter footprintSustainable computing in smart agriculture: survey and challenges90.12%2 (22.2%)0.12%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainThe LCA4CSA framework: Using life cycle assessment to strengthen environmental sustainability analysis of climate smart 30.04%0 (0.0%)0.04%
Bias & fairnessGender and access to complex and gender-biased agricultural technology information and knowledge: Evidence from smart-va30.04%0 (0.0%)0.04%
Concentration of compute powerMonopoly and Micro-irrigation in Smallholder Water Markets: Using exploratory modeling to consider interactions between 10.01%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Carbon & emissions of compute00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Safety & misuse00.0%0 (%)0.0%

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GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

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