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Food and Agriculture Landscape of Japan

2,086 Food and Agriculture companies in Japan, 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.

2,086companies tracked
$711.6Mdisclosed funding
8hiring right now
270events · 24 months
467,252news articles · 12 months

Who leads Food and Agriculture in Japan

Shows the top‑ranked Food and Agriculture firms in Japan, including hiring leaders like Kentucky Fried Chicken and best‑funded firms such as Base Food; eight firms are hiring now and 70 have disclosed funding rounds.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01Kentucky Fried Chicken7last posted Jun 2026
  2. 02Yoshinoya7last posted Jun 2026
  3. 03Coco\'s3last posted Jan 2026
  4. 04SFP Holdings2last posted Feb 2026
  5. 05nana\'s green tea2last posted Feb 2026
  6. 06Kirin2last posted Apr 2026
  7. 07Kinton Ramen1last posted Mar 2026
  8. 08Bagel & Bagel1last posted Aug 2025
8 companies hiring · 0 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01Base Food$321.3MConventional Debt · Feb 2022
  2. 02DAIZ Corporation$66.2MConventional Debt · Oct 2023
  3. 03Manpuku Holdings$42.7MSeries C · Jan 2026
  4. 04CRISP$23.2MSeries B · Mar 2026
  5. 05Antway$21.6MSeries D · Nov 2025
  6. 06Chikaranomoto Holdings$16.7MPE · Dec 2014
  7. 07Clear$16.2MSeries B · Mar 2025
  8. 08Daybreak$14.4MSeries B · Jul 2023
70 companies with disclosed rounds · $711.6M total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01Kikkoman$4.6Bsnapshot Mar 2023
  2. 02Asahi Group Holdings$3BFY2022 filing
  3. 03Nisshin$74.8Msnapshot Dec 2023
  4. 04NISSIN FOODS$52.4MFY2022 filing
  5. 05Calbee$52.2Msnapshot Dec 2023
  6. 06ADEKA Corporation$37.8Msnapshot Dec 2023
  7. 07SATAKE$36Msnapshot Dec 2023
  8. 08Kubota$24.8Msnapshot Dec 2023
10 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01Kubota38,291tracked employees
  2. 02kirin holdings33,592tracked employees
  3. 03Ajinomoto32,734tracked employees
  4. 04Asahi Group Holdings30,864tracked employees
  5. 05valor29,603tracked employees
  6. 06Suntory23,850tracked employees
  7. 07NISSIN FOODS22,261tracked employees
  8. 08Nisshin19,495tracked employees
36 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01Suntory12.2%35 tracked events
  2. 02Asahi Group Holdings11.8%34 tracked events
  3. 03Kirin11.5%33 tracked events
  4. 04Kubota6.6%19 tracked events
  5. 05Ajinomoto5.9%17 tracked events
  6. 06Kentucky Fried Chicken5.9%17 tracked events
  7. 07kirin holdings5.6%16 tracked events
  8. 08Japan Foods Company4.9%14 tracked events
287 tracked events across 53 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01Kubota298articles in the window
  2. 02Suntory270articles in the window
  3. 03Ajinomoto228articles in the window
  4. 04Kirin183articles in the window
  5. 05Asahi Breweries183articles in the window
  6. 06Matilda81articles in the window
  7. 07Kikkoman52articles in the window
  8. 08Calbee47articles in the window
26 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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See all 2,086 Food and Agriculture companies in Japan

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How the Food and Agriculture ecosystem in Japan grew, 2016–2025

Displays the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, with the highest count of 115 in 2018 and only five new firms reported for 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Food and Agriculture companies in Japan
2016: 492017: 602018: 1152019: 1022020: 872021: 892022: 892023: 752024: 162025: 5
20162025
peak 115 in 2018
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 17 in 2022
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 02017: 4,195,4632018: 9,300,4442019: 7,085,5012020: 20,713,4362021: 29,517,2562022: 399,106,3892023: 39,104,0032024: 36,985,2822025: 89,143,886
20162025
peak $399.1M in 2022

Where Food and Agriculture companies in Japan are based

Tokyo skyline — Food and Agriculture hub in Japan
Hub 01
Tokyo
169 Food and Agriculture companies
36% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
169companies
$63.9Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Tokyo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Osaka skyline — Food and Agriculture hub in Japan
Hub 02
Osaka
74 Food and Agriculture companies
16% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
74companies
$2.2Mdisclosed funding
Photo Wikipedia · Osaka · CC BY-SA 4.0
Minato City, a Food and Agriculture hub in Japan
Hub 03
Minato City
46 Food and Agriculture companies
10% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
46companies
$33.8Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
generated artwork
Shibuya skyline — Food and Agriculture hub in Japan
Hub 04
Shibuya
46 Food and Agriculture companies
10% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
46companies
$74.2Mdisclosed funding
Photo Wikipedia · Shibuya · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kyoto skyline — Food and Agriculture hub in Japan
Hub 05
Kyoto
37 Food and Agriculture companies
8% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
37companies
Photo Wikipedia · Kyoto · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nagoya skyline — Food and Agriculture hub in Japan
Hub 06
Nagoya
37 Food and Agriculture companies
8% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
37companies
Photo Wikipedia · Nagoya · CC BY-SA 4.0
Yokohama skyline — Food and Agriculture hub in Japan
Hub 07
Yokohama
31 Food and Agriculture companies
7% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
31companies
1hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Yokohama · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chuo City, a Food and Agriculture hub in Japan
Hub 08
Chuo City
26 Food and Agriculture companies
6% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
26companies
$1Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
generated artwork

The Food and Agriculture market map of Japan: what these companies actually do

Breaks down the sector’s product sub‑categories, highlighting internet‑first brands (52) and plant‑based foods (12), and shows the most common revenue models such as e‑commerce product sales (1,341) and physical commerce (983).

  • Internet First Brands52 companies · $18.1M raised · 1 hiring
  • Consumer Digital16 companies · $8.9M raised
  • Plant Based Foods12 companies · $1.3M raised
  • B2C E-Commerce10 companies · $9.6M raised
  • Global 20007 companies
  • B2C Grocery Delivery6 companies · $2.2M raised
  • Uber for Grocery Delivery6 companies · $2.2M raised
  • Enterprise Tech5 companies · $5.3M raised
  • Subscription Commerce5 companies · $208k raised
  • Grocery Subscription5 companies · $208k 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 - Product1,341
Physical Commerce983
Commission on Transaction286
Fee-For-Service229
E-Commerce - Service226
Advertising223
Sponsorship38
Subscription32

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Food and Agriculture in Japan

Counts 270 corporate events over the past two years, most frequently company announcements (85), earnings releases (41), and mergers & acquisitions (40).

Announcement 85Earnings 41M&A 40Leadership 28Product 20Assets 16Capital 11Contracts 9Regulatory 6Funding 5
  • M&ASuntory has agreed to acquire Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare from Daiichi Sankyo in a deal valued at around ¥246.5 billion (£1.6 billion)2026-04-15
  • M&AHi-Chew candy maker Morinaga America Inc. is breaking into the frozen dessert market with its parent company’s recent $130 million acquisition of My/Mochi Ice Cream.2026-04-13
  • M&AA turning point came in 2014 with the purchase of Houston-based frozen food manufacturer Windsor Quality Holdings.2026-03-17
  • M&AUniversal Robina Corporation (URC) is selling a 21% stake in its instant noodle joint venture, Nissin Universal Robina Corporation (NURC), to Nissin Foods Asia Co., Ltd. (NFA).2026-03-16
  • M&AArray, an embeddable platform that complements the existing product experience for many of the world’s leading fintechs, financial institutions, and digital brands, announced it has acquired Chimney, a New York-based fintech known for its modern financial calculators and home value tracking tools.2026-02-11
  • M&ADiageo ended the year with its most sizeable disposal, offloading its business in Kenya to Asahi Group Holdings for $2.3bn2025-12-30
  • M&AJapan's Nissui Corporation has confirmed its plans to acquire all shares of Chilean seafood company Pesquera Yadran (PY) through its consolidated subsidiary Salmones Antarctica (SA) from Inversiones Yadran, Chile Market Servicios y Asesorias Financieras, and Inversiones Crucol.2025-12-18
  • FundingJapan’s Umami United raises $2M to expand plant-based egg alternatives into the US and Europe Vegconomist2025-11-13
  • M&AJapanese brewer Kirin Holdings and its financial partner Anicut Capital have assumed control of The Beer Cafe, a subsidiary of B9 Beverages, the parent company of Bira 91.2025-10-29
  • IPOOrion sold up to 31.7 million shares for 850.00 yen each at its initial public offering, which raised close to 27 billion yen, or $181 million.2025-09-25

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Food and Agriculture company in Japan was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
SuntoryDaiichi Sankyo HealthcareundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-23
kirin holdingsfanclundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-23
MorinagaMy/MochiundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-16
AjinomotoWindsor Quality Holdingsundisclosed2026-03-17
NISSIN FOODSNissin Universal Robina Corporation (NURC)undisclosedAnnounced2026-03-13
Kubotaescortsundisclosed2026-02-25

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Provides details on specific events like IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins within the sector.

Leadership moves
10 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • SuntoryTakeshi Niinami · Termination — was Chief Executive OfficerMar 2026
  • valorMark J. Ashley · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerJan 2026
  • SuntoryDavin Nugent · Appointment → World Ready-to-Brink Beverage DivisionJan 2026
  • SuntorySho Senba · Appointment → directorDec 2025
  • FISRonald Green · Appointment → Deputy CISOOct 2025
  • AjinomotoTaro Fujie · Appointment → Chairman and Executive OfficerOct 2025
  • AjinomotoShigeo Nakamura · Appointment → President and CEOOct 2025
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
  • KubotaKilter AX-1 (spray robot)Mar 2026
  • kirin holdingsHyoketsu (Ready-to-drink (RTD) vodka seltzer)Mar 2026
  • Asahi Group HoldingsZeitaku Shibori (Ready-to-drink (RTD))Mar 2026
  • KirinMercian YATSU shochu flavour range (Spirits)Feb 2026
  • AjinomotoTube‑pouch (Pouch packaging)Jan 2026
  • AjinomotoAtlr.72® Mochelie (Pastry)Dec 2025
  • KubotaAutonomous Fuel Cell Tractor (Tractor)Oct 2025
Contract wins
3 customer wins · last 24 months
Regulatory & litigation
7 regulatory events · 3 tracked suits · 24 months
  • Asahi Group Holdings — Capital Markets AuthorityMar 2026
  • Asahi Group Holdingspending approvalDec 2025
  • ADEKA Corporationfined for anti-competitive conduct — Turkish Competition AuthorityOct 2025
  • SuntoryInvestigation — Japanese policeSep 2025
  • Bia Tosha v diageo, east african breweries, asahi group holdingsAttempt to restrain a cross‑border share sale over distribution and goodwill dispute · DismissedApr 2026
  • ajinomoto v FDJ Co., Ltd.patent infringement of MSG manufacturing processes · FiledOct 2025
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
20 companies reporting47 company-quarters tracked

Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +3.5%, half slower.

Who is building Food and Agriculture in Japan

Profiles 309 founders and CEOs across 277 companies, noting that Keio University graduates appear most often (three individuals).

Founders and chief executives12 of 309, from the best-funded companies on this page
Shun Hashimoto
CEO
Shun Hashimoto

ex- DeNA. The University of Tokyo

Ryoji Ikoma
CEO
Ryoji Ikoma

Nihon University School of Law

Takuma Inagawa
CEO
Takuma Inagawa

Ex-The Boston Consulting Group, EDF Energy. Central School of Paris 2011, Keio University 2013

Hiroyuki Yahagi
Co-Founder
Hiroyuki Yahagi

University of Tokyo 2012, University of Tokyo Graduate School 2014

Shunichiro Hosoya
Co-Founder & CEO
Shunichiro Hosoya

Uber, ex-Taiko Pharmaceutical International, BIZIT M&A. Sophia University 2014

Anupam Jain
Managing Director
Anupam Jain

Ex- IBM, Bombay Suburban Electric Supply.Uttar Pradesh Technical University

Ryo Sato
CEO
Ryo Sato

Samurai Incubate, Ex-ITOCHU. The University of Tokyo 2016

Yuzuki Fukuzawa
Co-Founder
Yuzuki Fukuzawa

DENA.Yokohama National University

Hiroto Yamazaki
Co-Founder & CEO
Hiroto Yamazaki

Plant-based Japan. Hosei University 2016

Ryosuke Nishiyama
CEO
Ryosuke Nishiyama

Ex- Recruit Marketing Partners, Quipper, Recruit.

Junpei Asano
CEO
Junpei Asano

Ex- Akikawa Timber.

Atsushi Sato
Founder & CEO
Atsushi Sato

University of Tokyo

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 7 of 309 founders
Keio University3
Columbia University1
Harvard University1
London Business School (LBS)1
The University of Queensland1
Harvard Business School1
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Who funds Food and Agriculture in Japan

Records 171 funding rounds since 2016 from 260 investors, with the typical round size of $2.1 million.

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital173Apr 2026
SMBC Venture Capital92Oct 2025
Global Brain81Nov 2025
Nissay Capital73Mar 2026
Agri Business Investment Development72Jan 2025
Mizuho Capital72Oct 2025
Future Food Fund7Feb 2026
JFC7Mar 2026
Beyond Next Ventures63Oct 2025
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation61Sep 2024
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel87
Series A–B59
Series C+ / PE7
Grants, debt & other18

The typical round is $2.1M — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Food and Agriculture funding rounds in Japan

Highlights the largest disclosed round—a $26.2 million Series B for DAIZ Corporation—and lists ten other large recent rounds.

Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M11
$1–10M29
$10–50M4
$50–250M0
>$250M0

44 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about Food and Agriculture in Japan

Counts 467,252 news articles in the last year, most often covering international entities, geopolitical disputes and sports competitions.

News volume
Food and Agriculture coverage across Japan · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 67,7972021Q3: 89,7332021Q4: 60,6822022Q1: 73,7372022Q2: 71,0212022Q3: 75,2052022Q4: 96,9322023Q1: 97,8212023Q2: 96,5712023Q3: 108,8912023Q4: 93,5162024Q1: 109,3562024Q2: 110,4622024Q3: 123,1682024Q4: 119,5082025Q1: 143,7842025Q2: 106,7912025Q3: 183,5812025Q4: 86,8182026Q1: 96,896
2021Q22026Q1
peak 183,581 in 2025Q3 · 467,252 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 57% → 51%, negative 29% → 21% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate Food and Agriculture news in Japan. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • International and transnational geographic entities300,316▲+33%
  • Geopolitical disputes and contested areas300,314▲+33%
  • Administrative and political subdivisions300,264▲+33%
  • International sports competitions44,341▼-25%
  • International political relations35,417▲+12%
  • Olympic games coverage34,558▼-49%
  • International relations and diplomacy24,427→+2%
  • Security and defense policies23,877▲+20%
  • Trade policies and agreements23,298▲+27%
  • Trade wars and geopolitical impacts19,640▲+14%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

26 Food and Agriculture companies here were named in the news over this period.

Prism

Watch Food and Agriculture coverage in Japan as it happens

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%trade dispute mechanisms+56%bilateral trade+70%preferential tariff+44%forex liquidity+210%exchange rates+67%tariff rate quota+53%mfn tariff+51%gold spot price+610%commodity futures+201%
olympic trials-59%olympic team selections-64%honda forums-100%summer olympics athletics-83%olympians career highlights-75%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in Japan Food and Agriculture coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
827,454 articles touch this dimension · 25.0% critical tone
20212025
signals: territories, disputed islands, countries
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
85,207 articles touch this dimension · 38.4% critical tone
20212025
signals: inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, trade deficits fx
Growth ▲ rising
226,722 articles touch this dimension · 33.5% critical tone
20212025
signals: gdp growth rate, gdp acceleration, economic output growth

Food and Agriculture jobs in Japan: who is hiring and what they ask for

Reports zero job postings in the past twelve months from two employers, with no listed skill requirements.

0postings · last 12 months
12postings tracked overall
2employers advertising
Most advertised titles
  • マルヨシセンター松山 各店舗3
  • スシロー 枚方招提店3
  • スシロー 枚方茄子作店3
  • マルヨシセンター 池園店2
  • マルヨシセンター 本部・店舗1

What Food and Agriculture research is working on

Summarizes 8,585 academic papers, of which 4,218 identify opportunities, 1,815 discuss common problems, and 435 issue cautions.

How this field talks about itself
Food and Agriculture papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising36.0% · 37.2%≈ par
Descriptive22.0% · 17.1%1.3×
Problem-identifying20.3% · 9.6%2.1×
Breakthrough13.1% · 27.0%0.5×
Cautionary5.1% · 4.5%≈ par
Comparative2.7% · 3.8%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
  • International Center for Tropical Agriculture3k
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics3k
  • Wageningen University & Research2k
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations2k
  • Nanjing Agricultural University2k
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center2k

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
Agricultural Machinery / Agriculture — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 01
Agricultural Machinery / Agriculture
418 papers · 25.8% of this block
2022: 28 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 30 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 26 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 37 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 28 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 30 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 26 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 37 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +30% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
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
Climate Change / Agriculture — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 02
Climate Change / Agriculture
323 papers · 19.9% of this block
2022: 2,471 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,536 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,507 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,600 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,471 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,536 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,507 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,600 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Climate change · Agriculture · Food security · Environmental resource management
“Climate-smart agriculture: Insights and challenges”
323 of these papers raise it as a problem
Agriculture / Climate Change — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 03
Agriculture / Climate Change
250 papers · 15.4% of this block
2022: 2,169 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,234 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,157 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,398 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,169 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,234 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,157 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,398 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
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
Agriculture / Precision Agriculture — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 04
Agriculture / Precision Agriculture
224 papers · 13.8% of this block
2022: 520 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 517 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 653 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 480 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 520 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 517 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 653 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 480 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Agriculture · Precision agriculture · Archaeology · Agricultural engineering
“Sustainable computing in smart agriculture: survey and challenges”
224 of these papers raise it as a problem
Agricultural Science / Agriculture — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 05
Agricultural Science / Agriculture
210 papers · 12.9% of this block
2022: 303 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 292 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 208 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 119 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 303 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 292 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 208 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 119 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -61% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Agricultural science · Agriculture · Production · Animal welfare
“Farm Management Information Systems.”
210 of these papers raise it as a problem
Internet Of Things / Agriculture — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 06
Internet Of Things / Agriculture
114 papers · 7.0% of this block
2022: 1,284 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,266 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,203 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,200 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,284 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,266 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,203 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,200 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -7% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
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
Robot / Robotics — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 07
Robot / Robotics
83 papers · 5.1% of this block
2022: 889 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 911 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 889 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 944 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 889 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 911 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 889 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 944 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Robot · Robotics · Agriculture · Automation
“Agricultural Robotics”
83 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions384 papers · 7 recurring themes
Agriculture / Climate Change — Cautions
Cautions · theme 01
Agriculture / Climate Change
83 papers · 21.6% of this block
2022: 2,413 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,486 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,510 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,614 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,413 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,486 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,510 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,614 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
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
Agriculture / Agricultural Economics — Cautions
Cautions · theme 02
Agriculture / Agricultural Economics
82 papers · 21.4% of this block
2022: 393 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 386 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 360 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 245 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 393 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 386 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 360 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 245 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -38% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
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
Milking / Animal Science — Cautions
Cautions · theme 03
Milking / Animal Science
65 papers · 16.9% of this block
2022: 189 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 179 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 129 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 114 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 189 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 179 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 129 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 114 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -40% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
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
Agriculture / Food Security — Cautions
Cautions · theme 04
Agriculture / Food Security
62 papers · 16.1% of this block
2022: 2,169 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,234 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,157 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,398 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,169 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,234 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,157 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,398 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
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
Internet Of Things / Robot — Cautions
Cautions · theme 05
Internet Of Things / Robot
45 papers · 11.7% of this block
2022: 1,213 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,228 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,218 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,184 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,213 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,228 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,218 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,184 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -2% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
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
Agriculture / Productivity — Cautions
Cautions · theme 06
Agriculture / Productivity
28 papers · 7.3% of this block
2022: 941 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 943 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 839 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 828 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 941 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 943 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 839 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 828 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
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
Wetland / Profitability Index — Cautions
Cautions · theme 07
Wetland / Profitability Index
19 papers · 4.9% of this block
2022: 853 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 826 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 732 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 469 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 853 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 826 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 732 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 469 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -45% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
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
Agriculture / Wireless Sensor Network — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 01
Agriculture / Wireless Sensor Network
799 papers · 21.2% of this block
2022: 379 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 370 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 366 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 333 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 379 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 370 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 366 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 333 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Agriculture · Wireless sensor network · Precision agriculture · Agricultural engineering
“Innovations in Sensor-Based Systems and Sustainable Energy Solutions for Smart Agriculture: A Review”
Internet Of Things / Agriculture — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 02
Internet Of Things / Agriculture
671 papers · 17.8% of this block
2022: 1,078 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,072 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,079 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,078 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,072 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,079 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Internet of Things · Agriculture · Cloud computing · Precision agriculture
“Smart agriculture system using IoT”
Robot / Robotics — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 03
Robot / Robotics
561 papers · 14.9% of this block
2022: 831 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 851 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 842 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 860 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 831 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 851 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 842 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 860 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Robot · Robotics · Mobile robot · Motion planning
“On the Development of Intelligent Autonomous Agricultural Robot”
Climate Change / Agriculture — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 04
Climate Change / Agriculture
558 papers · 14.8% of this block
2022: 2,177 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,248 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,183 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,411 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,177 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,248 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,183 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,411 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Climate change · Agriculture · Food security · Greenhouse gas
“Climate-smart agriculture: adoption, impacts, and implications for sustainable development”
Convolutional Neural Network / Agriculture — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 05
Convolutional Neural Network / Agriculture
433 papers · 11.5% of this block
2022: 86 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 96 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 74 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 129 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 86 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 96 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 74 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 129 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +51% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Convolutional neural network · Agriculture · Plant disease · Precision agriculture
“Deep Learning Techniques for Smart Agriculture Applications”
Agriculture / Agricultural Machinery — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 06
Agriculture / Agricultural Machinery
413 papers · 11.0% of this block
2022: 577 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 567 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 533 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 401 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 577 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 567 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 533 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 401 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -30% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Agriculture · Agricultural machinery · Agricultural economics · China
“Small-scale Farming, Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: The Enabling Role of Agricultural Technology Adoption”
Production / Livestock — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 07
Production / Livestock
333 papers · 8.8% of this block
2022: 131 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 122 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 96 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 110 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 131 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 122 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 96 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 110 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -16% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Production · Livestock · Management system · Animal science
“A Farm Management Information System Using Future Internet Technologies”

Which of these themes are growing fastest

Tracks how the share of research themes has shifted globally from 2022 to 2025.

Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Agricultural Machinery / Agriculture▲+30%
Agriculture / Climate Change▲+11%
Robot / Robotics▲+6%
Climate Change / Agriculture▲+5%
Internet Of Things / Agriculture▼-7%
Agriculture / Precision Agriculture▼-8%
Agricultural Science / Agriculture▼-61%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Agriculture / Food Security▲+11%
Agriculture / Climate Change▲+8%
Internet Of Things / Robot▼-2%
Agriculture / Productivity▼-12%
Agriculture / Agricultural Economics▼-38%
Milking / Animal Science▼-40%
Wetland / Profitability Index▼-45%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Convolutional Neural Network / Agriculture▲+51%
Climate Change / Agriculture▲+11%
Internet Of Things / Agriculture▲+10%
Robot / Robotics▲+3%
Agriculture / Wireless Sensor Network▼-12%
Production / Livestock▼-16%
Agriculture / Agricultural Machinery▼-30%
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About this data: built from Fliar's company, founder, funding, hiring, jobs, news and research trackers, covering Japan. Counts are of companies we track, not of every company that exists. Updated August 2026.
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