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Switzerland’s
food and agriculture industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping food and agriculture in Switzerland. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore Switzerland’s food and agriculture leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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Explore Switzerland’s food and agriculture leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyRecently founded independent companies
Recently founded means a recorded 2023–2026 founding year and no recorded parent, acquirer or public-company status. These companies are not labelled startups without that separate classification.
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A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
61 of 942 tracked companies have open roles.
33 of 942 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 37 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 97.3% of disclosed capital, while 96.5% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow Switzerland food and agriculture has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How Switzerland food and agriculture has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $2.6B | 43 | 2 |
| 2017 | $86.35M | 58 | 2 |
| 2018 | $107.74K | 43 | 1 |
| 2019 | $2.1B | 73 | 4 |
| 2020 | $10.92K | 56 | 1 |
| 2021 | $13.12M | 56 | 4 |
| 2022 | $4.53B | 34 | 9 |
| 2023 | $18.52M | 23 | 4 |
| 2024 | $7.2M | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | $6.82M | 0 | 2 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- Syngenta47.6%
- COFCO Agri27.5%
- COFCO International22.2%
- Other companies2.7%
Funding by stage
48 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in food and agriculture company rounds since 2016.
- 01Venture Kick 8 rounds
- 02HALTRA Group 3 rounds
- 03Circular Economy Transition 3 rounds
- 04Europa 3 rounds
- 05Team Europe 2 rounds
- 06The William K. Warren Foundation 2 rounds
- 07Zurcher Kantonalbank 2 rounds
- 08Landscape Resilience Fund 2 rounds
- 09R42 Group 2 rounds
- 010Healthspan Capital 2 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDBacked by Gebert Ruf Stiftung.
Largest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by Wellington Partners Venture Capital and Renaissance and others.
Backed by Aravis.
Backed by Mirova and Zebra Ventures and others.
Backed by Aravis.
Backed by Zurcher Kantonalbank and Felchlin.
Backed by Lindt and Sprungli and Sparkalis.
Backed by HALTRA Group.
Backed by The William K. Warren Foundation and R42 Group and others.
Backed by Paulig and Team Europe.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts availability
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Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the Switzerland companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Busiest websites
15 of the 949 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (1.6%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 146,833 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nespressonespresso.com | 14,384,314 | 77 | 77.3% |
| Nestlenestle.com | 1,397,956 | 55 | 50.3% |
| Nescafenescafe.com | 1,153,628 | 63 | 82.2% |
| Lidllidl.ch | 1,095,653 | 58 | 71.3% |
| Frankefranke.com | 552,544 | 50 | 52.6% |
| Tetra Paktetrapak.com | 371,330 | 52 | 47.9% |
| Diecidieci.ch | 232,774 | 44 | 71.3% |
| Tchibotchibo.ch | 146,833 | 39 | 55.4% |
| Burger King Netherlandsburgerking.nl | 131,772 | 44 | 81.6% |
| Burger Kingburger-king.ch | 104,816 | 51 | 78.9% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
Most-installed apps
39 of these companies (4.1%) publish at least one Android app — 48 apps in all, carrying 19.8M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| NespressoNespresso | 12.5M | 3.9 | Shopping |
| Nescafé NE\'APP - İndir KazanNescafe | 2.7M | 3.6 | Food & Drink |
| SelgrosTransgourmet Holding | 2.6M | 4.3 | Shopping |
| Burger King NederlandBurger King Netherlands | 769.1K | — | Food & Drink |
| Burger King CHBurger King | 536.6K | 4.6 | Food & Drink |
| Denner – Aktionen und WeinshopDenner | 416.3K | 5 | Shopping |
| Domino\'s Pizza SwitzerlandDomino\'s Pizza (Switzerland) | 83.3K | 4.5 | Food & Drink |
| CCH Customer PortalCoca-Cola Hellenic | 66.7K | — | Business |
| Loyal2MarchéMarche Movenpick | 32.1K | — | Productivity |
| Marché Loyalty CardMarche Movenpick | 19.9K | — | Productivity |
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 (2023Q1–2025Q4).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Retailers | 3 | 418.9K | Denner – Aktionen und Weinshop 416.3K | |
| Foodservice Equipment | 6 | 22.7K | Franke Foodservice 9.7K | |
| Household Durables | 3 | 10.2K | Franke Kitchen US 468 | |
| Services For Crop Farming | 3 | 8.9K | farmbetter for farmers 6.6K | |
| Food Processing & Packaging Equipment | 5 | 5.7K | ePIMS 2.8K | |
| Services For Restaurants | 2 | 2.4K | order bravo 2.3K | |
| Alcoholic Beverage Products | 3 | 1.3K | NumberWines 911 |
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.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 31 of 48 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe Switzerland food and agriculture market map
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The Switzerland food and agriculture market map
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Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Internet first brands
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $15K disclosed funding
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Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
gategroup agrees to acquire a majority stake in Cateringpor from TAP Air Portugal, strengthening its position in Portugal and expanding its global airline catering network.
Platinum Equity has also expressed interest in the deal.
Mayer Brown advised Towerbrook Capital Partners on the acquisition by its portfolio company IDAK Food Group, of a French specialist in artisanal frozen patisserie and snacking Onoré (formerly Boncolac) from Waterland Private Equity.
International banking group Standard Chartered announced the closing of a $435 million sustainability-linked loan with agri-business company COFCO International.
Orior said it acquired the final 81% shareholding for a consideration in the “mid single-digit millions”
Syngenta Group, which belongs to the Chinese state of Sinochem, plans an initial public offer ("IPO") in Hong Kong that can raise up to $10 billion in 2026.
Since October 2024, Koa and ExcelCredit announced their intention to merge to position themselves in the market more robustly.
Swiss super-automatic coffee machine maker Thermoplan recently acquired Mikafi, a novel electric coffee roasting machine brand for commercial applications.
Persan’s agreement with Migros to acquire Mibelle Group stood out as one of the year’s most transformative supply-side deals.
Emmi Group has snapped up The English Cheesecake Company to gain presence in the burgeoning retail premium desserts market in the UK.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 1,160 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
3 companies with recorded IPO activity
Leadership moves
66 tracked people moves
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Resignation
Departure Global role within Nestlé Group
Appointment Chairman and Managing Director
Appointment Supporting role
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Departure Previously Chairman of the Board of Management
Product launches
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Carton packaging
Value chains guide
Chocolate bar
Product
Bottle base
Vitamin shots
Contract wins
30 recorded customer wins
Customer: Centurium CapitalCoffee retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG)
Customer: onyx equities
Customer: pomona collegeFood Services
Customer: ZippeConstruction
Customer: brazil potash
Customer: sadafcoFood and Beverage
Workforce actions
4 companies with reported reductions
16,000 rolescost savings target
200 rolescost reduction
18 rolesrelocation
800 rolesdocumentation issue
Regulatory events
20 recorded events
Litigation
29 tracked suits
tax arrearsCivil · Filed
antitrust boycott conspiracyCivil · Dismissed
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 247 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle→blue bottle coffee | Completed | 2026-04-23 | $700.0M |
| casa tarradellas→Nestle ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-16 | Not stated in snapshot |
| gategroup→Cateringpor | Announced | 2026-04-15 | Not stated in snapshot |
| IDAK Holding→Onoré (formerly Boncolac) | Announced | 2026-03-29 | Not stated in snapshot |
| kkr→Nestle ↗ | Rumored | 2026-03-27 | Not stated in snapshot |
| pai→Nestle ↗ | Rumored | 2026-03-27 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
352 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1,267-posting snapshot covers 37 employers.
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The talent market
352 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1,267-posting snapshot covers 37 employers.
Most advertised job titles
2 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
285 postings specify a level.
Companies hiring
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Tetra Pak ↗ | 13 |
| dsm firmenich ↗ | 13 |
| Barry Callebaut ↗ | 12 |
| Syngenta Group ↗ | 12 |
| gategroup ↗ | 11 |
| Müller ↗ | 9 |
| Coop Restaurant ↗ | 9 |
| bell food group ↗ | 7 |
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Nestle ↗ | 270,000 |
| COFCO International ↗ | 124,266 |
| Coca-Cola Hellenic ↗ | 29,427 |
| dsm firmenich ↗ | 28,000 |
| bell food group ↗ | 12,618 |
| Emmi ↗ | 9,333 |
| eviosys ↗ | 6,700 |
| Denner ↗ | 6,000 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
184 founders and chief executives across 143 companies.
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Founders and leaders
184 founders and chief executives across 143 companies.
Shubhang Shankar
Syngenta ↗EAVision Technologies, ex-Planet, BCG, A.T. Kearney. IIT, Delhi BTech 2004, IIM, Ahmedabad MBA 2006
Murali Panchapagesa
Evolva ↗Founder EliveBio, Golden Jubilee Biotechpark for Women, ex-ABLE, Evolva Biotech. PSG College of Arts and Science BS 1982, MS 1984…
Anian Schreiber
Koa ↗Koa, ex-Yingli Namene Solar, ex-Yingli Solar, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, 2012
Yannick Senn
Food Brewer ↗Ex-ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Novartis. ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences 2016…
Christoph Mayr
Mirai Foods ↗Ex-Co-Founder Delivery Hero. Institute of Technology in Karlsruhe, Clarkson University MBA
Fabian Gysling
Mikks ↗Timeless Music, ex-Heylife, ex-Restaurant Kiosk Am See
Roland Laux
RE-NUT ↗Mastercoldbrewer, UNICO-first AG, ex-bbacksoon. University of St. Gallen 1993
Janick Planzer
Rebels 0.0 ↗Dettling & Marmot, Herzgastro, ex-Diageo. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts BSc 2014
Samuel Buhlmann
Gaia Tech ↗Founder Project Oasis, Olyfia.com, ex-Schweizer Agrarmedien, Beekeeper. School of Business FHNW BA 2013…
Peter Cairoli
Gastros Switzerland ↗Gastros, ex-Hoffmann And Partner, ex-Cti Startup, Fachhochschule NWCH, Muttenz, 1985
Mathias Beguin
MagneSys ↗Ex-GRZ Technologies, EPFL, Sportal, Ertec SA. Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, HEIG-VD 2015
Phillippe Schlapfer
Symactiv ↗Ex-AgriCircle AG, Tobler schreinerei · ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management BS 2021, MSc 2024
Education networks
14 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
2 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
352,029 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
352,029 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Food and Agriculture coverage across Switzerland · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
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| 2021Q2 | 21,264 |
| 2021Q3 | 21,258 |
| 2021Q4 | 20,526 |
| 2022Q1 | 23,833 |
| 2022Q2 | 23,035 |
| 2022Q3 | 22,352 |
| 2022Q4 | 29,748 |
| 2023Q1 | 32,178 |
| 2023Q2 | 30,826 |
| 2023Q3 | 26,987 |
| 2023Q4 | 25,770 |
| 2024Q1 | 34,882 |
| 2024Q2 | 41,041 |
| 2024Q3 | 40,804 |
| 2024Q4 | 40,867 |
| 2025Q1 | 58,493 |
| 2025Q2 | 35,156 |
| 2025Q3 | 281,874 |
| 2025Q4 | 17,306 |
| 2026Q1 | 25,819 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
2,931 recorded company events across 37 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Food and Agriculture coverage across Switzerland · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
Food and Agriculture coverage across Switzerland
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| countries | 4,192 | 1,858 | 126% |
| tariff negotiations | 1,447 | 460 | 215% |
| free trade deals | 798 | 239 | 234% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 769 | 187 | 311% |
| bilateral trade | 665 | 162 | 310% |
| women\'s champions league | 529 | 155 | 241% |
| diplomatic strategies | 499 | 130 | 284% |
| multilateral diplomacy | 453 | 107 | 323% |
| geopolitical alliances | 359 | 210 | 71% |
| preferential tariff | 346 | 134 | 158% |
| europa league | 159 | 766 | -79% |
| quarterfinals | 217 | 535 | -59% |
| final match | 155 | 503 | -69% |
| olympic trials | 246 | 390 | -37% |
| limited overs cricket | 165 | 304 | -46% |
Event and signal lenses
Food and Agriculture coverage across Switzerland
Regulatory Risk
476,323 classified articlesterritories, disputed islands, countries
7.5% critical · 5.6% positiveFunding Momentum
16,311 classified articleseuropa league, quarterfinals, world cup
34.9% critical · 40.1% positiveGrowth
20,088 classified articlestariff negotiations, quarterly results, economic slowdown
31.7% critical · 46.1% positiveFood and Agriculture coverage across Switzerland. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Food and Agriculture research is working on
8,585 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
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What Food and Agriculture research is working on
8,585 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 7,821 positive · 438 neutral · 326 negative.
- 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
- 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
- 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
Leading researchers
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
Common problems researchers identify · 01Agricultural Machinery / Agriculture
418 papers25.8% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 28.9 |
| 2023 | 28.9 |
| 2024 | 25.8 |
| 2025 | 38.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Climate Change / Agriculture
323 papers19.9% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
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| 2022 | 2470.2 |
| 2023 | 2535.7 |
| 2024 | 2517.4 |
| 2025 | 2603.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Agriculture / Climate Change
250 papers15.4% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2172.3 |
| 2023 | 2236.1 |
| 2024 | 2166.2 |
| 2025 | 2403.3 |
Common problems researchers identify · 04Agriculture / Precision Agriculture
224 papers13.8% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 512.7 |
| 2023 | 515.6 |
| 2024 | 647.8 |
| 2025 | 472.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 05Agricultural Science / Agriculture
210 papers12.9% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 303.4 |
| 2023 | 288.2 |
| 2024 | 206.4 |
| 2025 | 116.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 06Internet Of Things / Agriculture
114 papers7.0% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1280.1 |
| 2023 | 1261.2 |
| 2024 | 1196.6 |
| 2025 | 1192.1 |
Common problems researchers identify · 07Robot / Robotics
83 papers5.1% of this theme group
Robot (52) · Robotics (35) · Agriculture (67) · Automation (10)
Agricultural Robotics
Global trends in the development of agricultural robotics
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| Year | Share index |
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| 2022 | 885.3 |
| 2023 | 907.9 |
| 2024 | 887.9 |
| 2025 | 934.6 |
Cautions
384 papers · 7 recurring themes
Cautions · 01Agriculture / Climate Change
83 papers21.6% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2413.0 |
| 2023 | 2484.7 |
| 2024 | 2519.0 |
| 2025 | 2620.4 |
Cautions · 02Agriculture / Agricultural Economics
82 papers21.4% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 393.5 |
| 2023 | 380.6 |
| 2024 | 357.7 |
| 2025 | 242.4 |
Cautions · 03Milking / Animal Science
65 papers16.9% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
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| 2022 | 190.1 |
| 2023 | 178.6 |
| 2024 | 129.7 |
| 2025 | 114.6 |
Cautions · 04Agriculture / Food Security
62 papers16.1% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2172.3 |
| 2023 | 2236.1 |
| 2024 | 2166.2 |
| 2025 | 2403.3 |
Cautions · 05Internet Of Things / Robot
45 papers11.7% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1208.4 |
| 2023 | 1224.6 |
| 2024 | 1211.9 |
| 2025 | 1173.9 |
Cautions · 06Agriculture / Productivity
28 papers7.3% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 946.2 |
| 2023 | 942.7 |
| 2024 | 840.0 |
| 2025 | 834.1 |
Cautions · 07Wetland / Profitability Index
19 papers4.9% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 850.4 |
| 2023 | 819.4 |
| 2024 | 725.1 |
| 2025 | 462.4 |
Opportunities
3,768 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01Agriculture / Wireless Sensor Network
799 papers21.2% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 374.3 |
| 2023 | 368.8 |
| 2024 | 362.0 |
| 2025 | 329.0 |
Opportunities · 02Internet Of Things / Agriculture
671 papers17.8% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1075.2 |
| 2023 | 1070.3 |
| 2024 | 1072.3 |
| 2025 | 1179.8 |
Opportunities · 03Robot / Robotics
561 papers14.9% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 827.0 |
| 2023 | 847.9 |
| 2024 | 840.1 |
| 2025 | 849.0 |
Opportunities · 04Climate Change / Agriculture
558 papers14.8% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2178.9 |
| 2023 | 2250.8 |
| 2024 | 2192.9 |
| 2025 | 2416.6 |
Opportunities · 05Convolutional Neural Network / Agriculture
433 papers11.5% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 83.4 |
| 2023 | 96.6 |
| 2024 | 74.0 |
| 2025 | 129.0 |
Opportunities · 06Agriculture / Agricultural Machinery
413 papers11.0% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 578.2 |
| 2023 | 562.6 |
| 2024 | 531.1 |
| 2025 | 402.3 |
Opportunities · 07Production / Livestock
333 papers8.8% of this theme group
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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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 131.4 |
| 2023 | 123.3 |
| 2024 | 97.2 |
| 2025 | 110.7 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 36.0% | 37.0% |
| Descriptive | 22.0% | 17.8% |
| Problem-identifying | 20.3% | 9.3% |
| Breakthrough | 13.1% | 26.8% |
| Cautionary | 5.1% | 4.4% |
| Comparative | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Critical | 0.8% | 1.0% |
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 paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & surveillanceInternet-of-Things (IoT)-Based Smart Agriculture: Toward Making the Fields Talk | 91 | 1.19% | 29 (31.9%) | 1.19% |
| Labour & data workThe Impact of India’s Rural Employment Guarantee on Demand for Agricultural Technology | 16 | 0.21% | 8 (50.0%) | 0.21% |
| Energy & datacenter footprintSustainable computing in smart agriculture: survey and challenges | 9 | 0.12% | 2 (22.2%) | 0.12% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainThe LCA4CSA framework: Using life cycle assessment to strengthen environmental sustainability analysis of climate smart | 3 | 0.04% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.04% |
| Bias & fairnessGender and access to complex and gender-biased agricultural technology information and knowledge: Evidence from smart-va | 3 | 0.04% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.04% |
| Concentration of compute powerMonopoly and Micro-irrigation in Smallholder Water Markets: Using exploratory modeling to consider interactions between | 1 | 0.01% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.01% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Carbon & emissions of compute | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Safety & misuse | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINTWhere companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
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Where companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

Zurich
101 companies36.1% across the displayed hubs
12 companies hiring · $29.8M disclosed funding
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Geneva
53 companies18.9% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $4.7B disclosed funding
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Lausanne
33 companies11.8% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Basel
32 companies11.4% across the displayed hubs
6 companies hiring · $4.5B disclosed funding
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Bern
19 companies6.8% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $616.2K disclosed funding
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Winterthur
15 companies5.4% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Zug
14 companies5.0% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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13 companies4.6% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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What does this landscape measure?
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
Can segment counts be added together?
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
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A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 31 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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