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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.
2,086 companies tracked
$711.6M disclosed funding
8 hiring right now
270 events · 24 months
467,252 news 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.
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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: 49 2017: 60 2018: 115 2019: 102 2020: 87 2021: 89 2022: 89 2023: 75 2024: 16 2025: 5 2016 2025
peak 115 in 2018
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
2016 2025
peak 17 in 2022
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 0 2017: 4,195,463 2018: 9,300,444 2019: 7,085,501 2020: 20,713,436 2021: 29,517,256 2022: 399,106,389 2023: 39,104,003 2024: 36,985,282 2025: 89,143,886 2016 2025
peak $399.1M in 2022
Where Food and Agriculture companies in Japan are based → Hub 01
Tokyo
169 Food and Agriculture companies
36% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
169 companies
$63.9M disclosed funding
2 hiring now
Hub 02
Osaka
74 Food and Agriculture companies
16% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
74 companies
$2.2M disclosed funding
Hub 03
Minato City
46 Food and Agriculture companies
10% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
46 companies
$33.8M disclosed funding
1 hiring now
Hub 04
Shibuya
46 Food and Agriculture companies
10% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
46 companies
$74.2M disclosed funding
Hub 05
Kyoto
37 Food and Agriculture companies
8% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
Hub 06
Nagoya
37 Food and Agriculture companies
8% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
Hub 07
Yokohama
31 Food and Agriculture companies
7% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
Hub 08
Chuo City
26 Food and Agriculture companies
6% of the Food and Agriculture companies across these hubs
26 companies
$1M disclosed funding
1 hiring now
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 Brands 52 companies · $18.1M raised · 1 hiring Consumer Digital 16 companies · $8.9M raised Plant Based Foods 12 companies · $1.3M raised B2C E-Commerce 10 companies · $9.6M raised Global 2000 7 companies B2C Grocery Delivery 6 companies · $2.2M raised Uber for Grocery Delivery 6 companies · $2.2M raised Enterprise Tech 5 companies · $5.3M raised Subscription Commerce 5 companies · $208k raised Grocery Subscription 5 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 - Product 1,341
Physical Commerce 983
Commission on Transaction 286
Fee-For-Service 229
E-Commerce - Service 226
Advertising 223
Sponsorship 38
Subscription 32
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 85 Earnings 41 M&A 40 Leadership 28 Product 20 Assets 16 Capital 11 Contracts 9 Regulatory 6 Funding 5
M&A Suntory 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&A Hi-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&A A turning point came in 2014 with the purchase of Houston-based frozen food manufacturer Windsor Quality Holdings. 2026-03-17 M&A Universal 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&A Array, 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&A Diageo ended the year with its most sizeable disposal, offloading its business in Kenya to Asahi Group Holdings for $2.3bn 2025-12-30 M&A Japan'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 Funding Japan’s Umami United raises $2M to expand plant-based egg alternatives into the US and Europe Vegconomist 2025-11-13 M&A Japanese 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 IPO Orion 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.
Acquirer Target Deal value Status Date Suntory Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare undisclosed Announced 2026-04-23 kirin holdings fanclundisclosed Announced 2026-04-23 Morinaga My/Mochi undisclosed Announced 2026-04-16 Ajinomoto Windsor Quality Holdings undisclosed — 2026-03-17 NISSIN FOODS Nissin Universal Robina Corporation (NURC) undisclosed Announced 2026-03-13 Kubota escortsundisclosed — 2026-02-25
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.
Contract wins
3 customer wins · last 24 months
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 executives 12 of 309, from the best-funded companies on this page
→ ex- DeNA. The University of Tokyo
Nihon University School of Law
Ex-The Boston Consulting Group, EDF Energy. Central School of Paris 2011, Keio University 2013
Co-Founder
Hiroyuki Yahagi
University of Tokyo 2012, University of Tokyo Graduate School 2014
Co-Founder & CEO
Shunichiro Hosoya
Uber, ex-Taiko Pharmaceutical International, BIZIT M&A. Sophia University 2014
Managing Director
Anupam Jain
Ex- IBM, Bombay Suburban Electric Supply.Uttar Pradesh Technical University
Samurai Incubate, Ex-ITOCHU. The University of Tokyo 2016
Co-Founder
Yuzuki Fukuzawa
DENA.Yokohama National University
Co-Founder & CEO
Hiroto Yamazaki
Plant-based Japan. Hosei University 2016
Ex- Recruit Marketing Partners, Quipper, Recruit.
Founder & CEO
Atsushi Sato
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 7 of 309 founders
Keio University 3
Columbia University 1
Harvard University 1
London Business School (LBS) 1
The University of Queensland 1
Harvard Business School 1
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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.
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel 87
Series A–B 59
Series C+ / PE 7
Grants, debt & other 18
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.
Company Round Size When Backers DAIZ Corporation Series B $26.2M Feb 2022 NISSIN FOODS , Marui Group , Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation +2 more CRISP Series B $23.2M Mar 2026 Lotte Ventures Japan , One Capital Manpuku Holdings Series C $22M Jan 2026 B Dash Ventures , Rakuten Capital Antway Series D $21.1M Nov 2025 Global Brain , KDDI DAIZ Corporation Series B $17.1M Apr 2021 The Norinchukin Bank , Shinkin Capital , QB Capital +5 more Clear Series B $16.2M Mar 2025 HIRAC FUND , SMBC Venture Capital Daybreak Series B $14.4M Jul 2023 Mobile Internet Capital , Energy & Environment Investment , Panasonic +1 more DAIZ Corporation Series B $13.7M Oct 2022 Cool Japan Fund Manpuku Holdings Series C $12.2M Dec 2025 Nissay Capital Officeyasai Series C $11.3M Mar 2022 Nissay Capital , JIC Venture Growth Investments , Incubate Fund +5 more
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M 11
$1–10M 29
$10–50M 4
$50–250M 0
>$250M 0
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: 67,797 2021Q3: 89,733 2021Q4: 60,682 2022Q1: 73,737 2022Q2: 71,021 2022Q3: 75,205 2022Q4: 96,932 2023Q1: 97,821 2023Q2: 96,571 2023Q3: 108,891 2023Q4: 93,516 2024Q1: 109,356 2024Q2: 110,462 2024Q3: 123,168 2024Q4: 119,508 2025Q1: 143,784 2025Q2: 106,791 2025Q3: 183,581 2025Q4: 86,818 2026Q1: 96,896 2021Q2 2026Q1
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 )
2021 2023 2025
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 entities 300,316 ▲+33% Geopolitical disputes and contested areas 300,314 ▲+33% Administrative and political subdivisions 300,264 ▲+33% International sports competitions 44,341 ▼-25% International political relations 35,417 ▲+12% Olympic games coverage 34,558 ▼-49% International relations and diplomacy 24,427 →+2% Security and defense policies 23,877 ▲+20% Trade policies and agreements 23,298 ▲+27% Trade wars and geopolitical impacts 19,640 ▲+14% Most-covered companies · last 12 months
26 Food and Agriculture companies here were named in the news over this period.
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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
2021 2025
signals: territories, disputed islands, countries
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
85,207 articles touch this dimension · 38.4% critical tone
2021 2025
signals: inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, trade deficits fx
Growth ▲ rising
226,722 articles touch this dimension · 33.5% critical tone
2021 2025
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.
0 postings · last 12 months
12 postings tracked overall
2 employers 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)
Promising 36.0% · 37.2% ≈ par
Descriptive 22.0% · 17.1% 1.3×
Problem-identifying 20.3% · 9.6% 2.1×
Breakthrough 13.1% · 27.0% 0.5×
Cautionary 5.1% · 4.5% ≈ par
Comparative 2.7% · 3.8% 0.7×
How the work is done
Empirical 44.3%
Methods-led 33.6%
Reviews 13.6%
Position pieces 7.5%
Theoretical 1.0%
How the research reads
91% positive · 5% neutral · 4% negative , across 8,585 papers.
The institutions behind the field
International Center for Tropical Agriculture 3k International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 3k Wageningen University & Research 2k Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2k Nanjing Agricultural University 2k International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center 2k 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 identify 1,622 papers · 7 recurring themes
→ Problems · theme 01
Agricultural Machinery / Agriculture
418 papers · 25.8% of this block
2022: 28 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 30 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 26 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 37 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 28 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 30 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 26 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 37 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +30% share 2022→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”
Problems · theme 02
Climate Change / Agriculture
323 papers · 19.9% of this block
2022: 2,471 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,536 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 2,507 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,600 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 2,471 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,536 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 2,507 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,600 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +5% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Climate change · Agriculture · Food security · Environmental resource management
“Climate-smart agriculture: Insights and challenges”
Problems · theme 03
Agriculture / Climate Change
250 papers · 15.4% of this block
2022: 2,169 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,234 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 2,157 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,398 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 2,169 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,234 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 2,157 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,398 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +11% share 2022→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”
Problems · theme 04
Agriculture / Precision Agriculture
224 papers · 13.8% of this block
2022: 520 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 517 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 653 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 480 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 520 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 517 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 653 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 480 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -8% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Agriculture · Precision agriculture · Archaeology · Agricultural engineering
“Sustainable computing in smart agriculture: survey and challenges”
Problems · theme 05
Agricultural Science / Agriculture
210 papers · 12.9% of this block
2022: 303 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 292 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 208 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 119 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 303 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 292 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 208 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 119 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -61% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Agricultural science · Agriculture · Production · Animal welfare
“Farm Management Information Systems.”
Problems · theme 06
Internet Of Things / Agriculture
114 papers · 7.0% of this block
2022: 1,284 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,266 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,203 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,200 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,284 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,266 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,203 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,200 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -7% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Internet of Things · Agriculture · Computer security · Cloud computing
“An Internet of Things (IoT) Architecture for Smart Agriculture”
Problems · theme 07
Robot / Robotics
83 papers · 5.1% of this block
2022: 889 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 911 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 889 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 944 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 889 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 911 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 889 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 944 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +6% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Robot · Robotics · Agriculture · Automation
“Agricultural Robotics”
Cautions 384 papers · 7 recurring themes
→ Cautions · theme 01
Agriculture / Climate Change
83 papers · 21.6% of this block
2022: 2,413 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,486 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 2,510 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,614 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 2,413 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,486 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 2,510 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,614 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +8% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Agriculture · Climate change · Food security · Natural resource economics
“Climate Smart Agriculture: Achievements and Prospects in Africa”
Cautions · theme 02
Agriculture / Agricultural Economics
82 papers · 21.4% of this block
2022: 393 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 386 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 360 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 245 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 393 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 386 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 360 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 245 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -38% share 2022→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”
Cautions · theme 03
Milking / Animal Science
65 papers · 16.9% of this block
2022: 189 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 179 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 129 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 114 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 189 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 179 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 129 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 114 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -40% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Milking · Animal science · Livestock · Agronomy
“Integrated farm management for sustainable agriculture: Lessons for knowledge exchange and policy”
Cautions · theme 04
Agriculture / Food Security
62 papers · 16.1% of this block
2022: 2,169 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,234 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 2,157 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,398 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 2,169 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,234 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 2,157 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,398 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +11% share 2022→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”
Cautions · theme 05
Internet Of Things / Robot
45 papers · 11.7% of this block
2022: 1,213 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,228 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,218 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,184 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,213 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,228 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,218 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,184 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -2% share 2022→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”
Cautions · theme 06
Agriculture / Productivity
28 papers · 7.3% of this block
2022: 941 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 943 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 839 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 828 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 941 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 943 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 839 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 828 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -12% share 2022→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”
Cautions · theme 07
Wetland / Profitability Index
19 papers · 4.9% of this block
2022: 853 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 826 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 732 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 469 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 853 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 826 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 732 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 469 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -45% share 2022→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?”
Opportunities 3,768 papers · 7 recurring themes
→ Opportunities · theme 01
Agriculture / Wireless Sensor Network
799 papers · 21.2% of this block
2022: 379 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 370 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 366 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 333 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 379 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 370 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 366 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 333 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -12% share 2022→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”
Opportunities · theme 02
Internet Of Things / Agriculture
671 papers · 17.8% of this block
2022: 1,078 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,072 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,079 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,078 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,072 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,079 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +10% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Internet of Things · Agriculture · Cloud computing · Precision agriculture
“Smart agriculture system using IoT”
Opportunities · theme 03
Robot / Robotics
561 papers · 14.9% of this block
2022: 831 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 851 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 842 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 860 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 831 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 851 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 842 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 860 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +3% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Robot · Robotics · Mobile robot · Motion planning
“On the Development of Intelligent Autonomous Agricultural Robot”
Opportunities · theme 04
Climate Change / Agriculture
558 papers · 14.8% of this block
2022: 2,177 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,248 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 2,183 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,411 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 2,177 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,248 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 2,183 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,411 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +11% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Climate change · Agriculture · Food security · Greenhouse gas
“Climate-smart agriculture: adoption, impacts, and implications for sustainable development”
Opportunities · theme 05
Convolutional Neural Network / Agriculture
433 papers · 11.5% of this block
2022: 86 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 96 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 74 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 129 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 86 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 96 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 74 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 129 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +51% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Convolutional neural network · Agriculture · Plant disease · Precision agriculture
“Deep Learning Techniques for Smart Agriculture Applications”
Opportunities · theme 06
Agriculture / Agricultural Machinery
413 papers · 11.0% of this block
2022: 577 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 567 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 533 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 401 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 577 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 567 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 533 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 401 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -30% share 2022→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”
Opportunities · theme 07
Production / Livestock
333 papers · 8.8% of this block
2022: 131 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 122 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 96 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 110 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 131 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 122 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 96 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 110 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -16% share 2022→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 share losing 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 share losing 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 share losing 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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