Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping food and agriculture in Sydney. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
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12 of 373 tracked companies have open roles.
10 of 373 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 11 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 92.2% of disclosed capital, while 97.3% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $100K | 18 | 1 |
| 2017 | $12.7M | 15 | 1 |
| 2018 | $0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | $29.73M | 22 | 2 |
| 2020 | $75.25M | 26 | 2 |
| 2021 | $53.35M | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.25M | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | $187.66M | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | $2.28M | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
14 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in food and agriculture company rounds since 2016.
Backed by Metric Capital.
Backed by Altitude Partners and China Renaissance Group and others.
Backed by Astanor and China Renaissance Group and others.
Backed by Main Sequence and Horizons Ventures and others.
Backed by Breakthrough Victoria and Main Sequence and others.
Backed by Paul Zahra and Porter Davis and others.
Backed by BGF.
Backed by Draper.
Backed by SheStarts.
The measured Australia identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: bare ticker overlaps lack a recorded ASX exchange designation and are not designated legal or national identifiers.; The measured Australia identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: bare ticker overlaps lack a recorded ASX exchange designation and are not designated legal or national identifiers.
How the Sydney companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
5 of the 373 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (1.3%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 388,045 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| BWSbws.com.au | 1,093,847 | 59 | 76.6% |
| pizza hut australiapizzahut.com.au | 680,019 | 49 | 80.2% |
| Merivalemerivale.com | 388,045 | 56 | 69.9% |
| Soul Originsoulorigin.com.au | 74,782 | 40 | 70.7% |
| Krumbled Foodskrumbledfoods.com | 45,649 | 37 | 79.1% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
23 of these companies (6.2%) publish at least one Android app — 27 apps in all, carrying 3.6M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| BWSBWS | 1.7M | 3.3 | Food & Drink |
| Boost JuiceBoost Juice | 928.5K | 1 | Shopping |
| Pizza Hut Australiapizza hut australia | 410.5K | — | Food & Drink |
| Meat CutsMLA | 134.6K | 3.5 | Lifestyle |
| Mad MexMad Mex | 133.8K | 1 | Lifestyle |
| Zambrero OrderingZambrero | 108.1K | — | Food & Drink |
| Jamaica BlueJamaica Blue | 55.9K | — | Shopping |
| Gelatissimo Club GelatoGelatissimo | 34.9K | — | Food & Drink |
| eNVD Livestock ConsignmentsIntegrity Systems | 17.3K | — | Business |
| OOSHMANManoosh Pizzeria | 14.3K | — | Food & Drink |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q1).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Retailers | 4 | 1.7M | BWS 1.7M | |
| Food Service Chains | 8 | 1.7M | Boost Juice 928.5K | |
| Livestock Research And Training Services | 3 | 148.2K | Meat Cuts 134.6K | |
| Restaurants | 3 | 36.8K | Gelatissimo Club Gelato 34.9K | |
| Services For Crop Farming | 3 | 10.8K | GrainCorp 10.8K | |
| Agriculture Regulatory Bodies | 2 | 4.2K | Handbook of Australian Meat 4.2K | |
| Food Distributors | 2 | 435 | Daily Fresh Food Service 302 |
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.
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
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Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Andrews Meat Industries (AMI), a family-managed business under JBS Australia, has acquired Queensland-based foodservice wholesaler Prime Cut Meats (PCM)
V2food, an Australia-based producer of plant-based meat, is purchasing U.S. vegan chicken maker Daring Foods
a2 Milk also announced it had acquired Yashili New Zealand, a nutritional manufacturing facility in Pokeno, where it intended to spend about $100m in a multi-year capital investment programme.
GrainCorp has agreed to acquire both the Gardner Smith Group and Goodman Fielder’s commercial oils business, Integro Foods, for a combined purchase price of A$472 million ($489.8 million).
First Pacific Company Limited and Wilmar International Limited have announced that they are proceeding with due diligence following a recommendation by the Board of Directors of Goodman Fielder Limited to accept a joint takeover of Goodman Fielder by a 50/50 joint venture between First Pacific and Wilmar.
Woolworths Group released its sales figures for the March quarter, showing a 4.5% jump to $18.1bln, across its supermarkets and discount general retailer Big W.
Top 10 categories among 139 recorded events in the 24-month window.
13 tracked people moves
Resignation Previously Managing Director (MD) for Australia and New Zealand
Appointment Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand
Promotion Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary
Appointment Non-Executive Board Director
Departure
Appointment Independent Non-Executive Director
Resignation
Appointment Managing Director
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Automated fulfillment center
case packing system
7 recorded customer wins
Customer: Coles SupermarketsBaking
Customer: New Times Asia
Customer: chemist warehouse
Customer: united workers unionRetail distribution
2 companies with reported reductions
Scale not stated rolescost reduction
115 rolescost reduction
6 recorded events
approved to launch UK insurance operationsPRA
No substantial anti-competitive effect identifiedACCC
Not opposing Woolworths Group’s acquisition of Beak & Johnston HoldingsACCC
Pending clearanceNew Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC)
6 tracked suits
misleading representations and breach of continuous disclosure obligations in a shareholdeClass Action · Ongoing
misleading and deceptive statementsCivil · Ongoing
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 24 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| andrews meat industries→prime cut meats | Announced | 2025-11-20 | Not stated in snapshot |
| v2food→daring foods | 2025-08-28 | Not stated in snapshot | |
| a2 milk→Yashili New Zealand | Announced | 2025-08-18 | Not stated in snapshot |
| a2 milk→mataura valley milk | Announced | 2025-08-18 | $268.5M |
| v2food→soulara | Announced | 2025-08-07 | Not stated in snapshot |
| v2food→macros | Announced | 2025-08-07 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
17 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 30-posting snapshot covers 4 employers.
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
1 postings specify a level.
Top skills across 30 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| VOW ↗ | 5 |
| Mad Mex ↗ | 3 |
| Maggie Beer Holdings ↗ | 2 |
| Bullseyeag ↗ | 2 |
| Pinionadvisory ↗ | 1 |
| Goodman Fielder ↗ | 1 |
| Merivale ↗ | 1 |
| Tranen ↗ | 1 |
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Woolworths Group ↗ | 202,000 |
| BWS ↗ | 2,643 |
| GrainCorp ↗ | 2,380 |
| Merivale ↗ | 1,082 |
| Maggie Beer Holdings ↗ | 76 |
| VOW ↗ | 73 |
| Bubs ↗ | 59 |
| Nexba ↗ | 29 |
80 founders and chief executives across 69 companies.
Prince Group. Monash University BS
Ashford Medical Partnership, ex-Swizzy Drinks, ex-Healthspan, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
The Business Academy, Knox Technical college, 1982
Commonwealth Bank, ex- Women in Business Wagga Wagga, Destination Riverina Murray. University of Sydney BCom 2000, Kaplan Professional 2006
Ex-SURA, Pen Underwriting, Bank of England, Financial Services Authority. University of Queensland 2002, University of Melbourne LLM 2007…
Ex-McWilliam's Wines Group, Parmalat Australia, Red Bull, Campbell Arnotts. QUT (Queensland University of Technology) BS 1994
Soul Distribution, ex-Director Pete Evans Cook with Love, Cups Australia, Encompass Distributor. Sydney Grammar HSC 1994…
Ex-Flush Fitness, Vitaco Health Australia, Parmalat Australia, Unilever, Pokka Beverages. University of Western Sydney
Nourished Life, ex-Initiative, Merchant & Partners, John Singleton Advertising. East Altona Secondary Collage 1992
The Ministry For Communication And The Arts, ex-Droga5, ex-Publicis Mojo Sydney, News Limited AWARD School, 1998
Ex-CEO Icon Foods, Australian Convenience Foods, Dairy Farmers. University Of Technology - Sydney BA
Co-Founder The Drink Hive, ex-Bacardi Lion, R & B Partners, Grand Marnier. The Open University 2007
0 profiles with education records.
0 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
4,245 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Food and Agriculture coverage tagged Sydney · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 1,247 |
| 2021Q3 | 1,241 |
| 2021Q4 | 938 |
| 2022Q1 | 1,037 |
| 2022Q2 | 1,103 |
| 2022Q3 | 1,093 |
| 2022Q4 | 1,502 |
| 2023Q1 | 1,712 |
| 2023Q2 | 1,182 |
| 2023Q3 | 1,373 |
| 2023Q4 | 1,272 |
| 2024Q1 | 1,334 |
| 2024Q2 | 1,334 |
| 2024Q3 | 1,307 |
| 2024Q4 | 1,341 |
| 2025Q1 | 1,659 |
| 2025Q2 | 872 |
| 2025Q3 | 1,132 |
| 2025Q4 | 1,260 |
| 2026Q1 | 948 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
194 recorded company events across 13 companies; percentages use that event total.
Food and Agriculture coverage tagged Sydney · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Australia comparison coverage
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| livestock economics | 280 | 195 | 44% |
| livestock prices | 279 | 184 | 52% |
| beef cattle | 267 | 150 | 78% |
| international livestock trade | 221 | 150 | 47% |
| livestock auctions | 206 | 140 | 47% |
| stocker cattle | 204 | 131 | 56% |
| business drone solutions | 201 | 11 | 1727% |
| delivery drone | 201 | 15 | 1240% |
| parcel delivery drone | 201 | 15 | 1240% |
| cargo drone | 200 | 15 | 1233% |
| f1 world championship | 614 | 1,196 | -49% |
| f1 championship | 576 | 1,092 | -47% |
| f1 grand prix | 406 | 626 | -35% |
| test cricket | 223 | 395 | -44% |
| test innings | 182 | 329 | -45% |
Australia comparison coverage
f1 world championship, f1 championship, f1 grand prix
31.8% critical · 37.9% positiveagricultural venture capital, agtech startup funding, agri-investment funds
26.6% critical · 48.3% positivecereal growth stage management, parcel delivery drone, delivery drone
18.8% critical · 50.2% positiveFood and Agriculture coverage tagged Sydney. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
8,585 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Tone counts: 7,821 positive · 438 neutral · 326 negative.
Landmark: Internet-of-Things (IoT)-Based Smart Agriculture: Toward Making the Fields Talk
Landmark: Adoption of agricultural technology in the developing world: A meta-analysis of the empirical literature
Landmark: Responses of soil carbon sequestration to climate‐smart agriculture practices: A meta‐analysis
Common problems researchers identify · 0125.8% of this theme group
Researchers highlight limited technology transfer and outdated machinery hindering modern agricultural practices.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 28.9 |
| 2023 | 28.9 |
| 2024 | 25.8 |
| 2025 | 38.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0219.9% of this theme group
Studies flag climate change as a major threat to stable food supplies and resource management.
Climate change (191) · Agriculture (299) · Food security (103) · Environmental resource management (68)
Climate-smart agriculture: Insights and challenges
Climate Smart Agriculture: An Option for Changing Climatic Situation
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2470.2 |
| 2023 | 2535.7 |
| 2024 | 2517.4 |
| 2025 | 2603.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0315.4% of this theme group
Work examines difficulties small‑scale farmers face adopting climate‑smart methods in vulnerable regions.
Agriculture (235) · Climate change (86) · Food security (56) · Livelihood (35)
The Dynamics of Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Small-Scale Farmers
Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture in West Africa: What can we learn from climate-smart villages of Ghana, Mali and Niger?
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2172.3 |
| 2023 | 2236.1 |
| 2024 | 2166.2 |
| 2025 | 2403.3 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0413.8% of this theme group
Papers discuss technical and infrastructural barriers to embedding precision tools within traditional farming systems.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 512.7 |
| 2023 | 515.6 |
| 2024 | 647.8 |
| 2025 | 472.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0512.9% of this theme group
Research points to inefficiencies in production systems and rising concerns for livestock welfare.
Agricultural science (35) · Agriculture (92) · Production (27) · Animal welfare (6)
Farm Management Information Systems.
Evaluating Impacts of Climate Change on Farm Management
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 303.4 |
| 2023 | 288.2 |
| 2024 | 206.4 |
| 2025 | 116.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 067.0% of this theme group
Authors note vulnerabilities and reliability problems in IoT deployments for smart farming.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1280.1 |
| 2023 | 1261.2 |
| 2024 | 1196.6 |
| 2025 | 1192.1 |
Common problems researchers identify · 075.1% of this theme group
Studies identify cost, expertise, and scalability obstacles limiting agricultural robot uptake.
Robot (52) · Robotics (35) · Agriculture (67) · Automation (10)
Agricultural Robotics
Global trends in the development of agricultural robotics
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 885.3 |
| 2023 | 907.9 |
| 2024 | 887.9 |
| 2025 | 934.6 |
Cautions · 0121.6% of this theme group
Analyses caution that climate‑smart agriculture may not consistently deliver promised benefits.
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.
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2413.0 |
| 2023 | 2484.7 |
| 2024 | 2519.0 |
| 2025 | 2620.4 |
Cautions · 0221.4% of this theme group
Research warns that subsidies alone may not ensure effective technology adoption among farmers.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 393.5 |
| 2023 | 380.6 |
| 2024 | 357.7 |
| 2025 | 242.4 |
Cautions · 0316.9% of this theme group
Papers highlight complex trade‑offs in integrating milking and agronomic practices for sustainability.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 190.1 |
| 2023 | 178.6 |
| 2024 | 129.7 |
| 2025 | 114.6 |
Cautions · 0416.1% of this theme group
Studies emphasize that climate‑smart interventions can still leave rural livelihoods exposed.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2172.3 |
| 2023 | 2236.1 |
| 2024 | 2166.2 |
| 2025 | 2403.3 |
Cautions · 0511.7% of this theme group
Authors caution that IoT, robotics, and drones are still maturing for reliable farm use.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1208.4 |
| 2023 | 1224.6 |
| 2024 | 1211.9 |
| 2025 | 1173.9 |
Cautions · 067.3% of this theme group
Research points to uneven credit distribution potentially widening income gaps when adopting new tech.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 946.2 |
| 2023 | 942.7 |
| 2024 | 840.0 |
| 2025 | 834.1 |
Cautions · 074.9% of this theme group
Studies question the economic returns of wetland and agroforestry practices under changing climates.
Wetland (3) · Profitability index (3) · Agronomy (4) · Agroforestry (5)
Climate change and maize yield in southern Africa: what can farm management do?
Farm Management Practices Used by Wheat Producers in the Western Great Plains: Estimating Their Productivity and Profitability
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 850.4 |
| 2023 | 819.4 |
| 2024 | 725.1 |
| 2025 | 462.4 |
Opportunities · 0121.2% of this theme group
Opportunities focus on wireless sensor systems enabling real‑time monitoring and resource optimization.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 374.3 |
| 2023 | 368.8 |
| 2024 | 362.0 |
| 2025 | 329.0 |
Opportunities · 0217.8% of this theme group
Research highlights IoT platforms delivering cloud‑based insights for scalable precision agriculture.
Internet of Things (451) · Agriculture (495) · Cloud computing (108) · Precision agriculture (129)
Smart agriculture system using IoT
IoT based System for Smart Agriculture
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1075.2 |
| 2023 | 1070.3 |
| 2024 | 1072.3 |
| 2025 | 1179.8 |
Opportunities · 0314.9% of this theme group
Papers explore mobile robots and motion planning to automate field tasks and reduce labor demands.
Robot (412) · Robotics (77) · Mobile robot (60) · Motion planning (34)
On the Development of Intelligent Autonomous Agricultural Robot
Multi-Purpose Autonomous Agricultural Robot
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 827.0 |
| 2023 | 847.9 |
| 2024 | 840.1 |
| 2025 | 849.0 |
Opportunities · 0414.8% of this theme group
Studies present innovative methods to align agriculture with climate mitigation and food security goals.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2178.9 |
| 2023 | 2250.8 |
| 2024 | 2192.9 |
| 2025 | 2416.6 |
Opportunities · 0511.5% of this theme group
Research showcases convolutional networks detecting diseases and guiding precision interventions.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 83.4 |
| 2023 | 96.6 |
| 2024 | 74.0 |
| 2025 | 129.0 |
Opportunities · 0611.0% of this theme group
Papers discuss how modern machinery and economics can boost productivity and reduce poverty.
Agriculture (331) · Agricultural machinery (69) · Agricultural economics (72) · China (40)
Small-scale Farming, Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: The Enabling Role of Agricultural Technology Adoption
Application of Sustainable Agricultural Technology to Increase Productivity and Food Security
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 578.2 |
| 2023 | 562.6 |
| 2024 | 531.1 |
| 2025 | 402.3 |
Opportunities · 078.8% of this theme group
Work highlights generative AI tools optimizing livestock and production decisions for higher efficiency.
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
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 131.4 |
| 2023 | 123.3 |
| 2024 | 97.2 |
| 2025 | 110.7 |
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 36.0% | 36.9% |
| Descriptive | 22.0% | 17.9% |
| Problem-identifying | 20.3% | 9.8% |
| Breakthrough | 13.1% | 26.2% |
| Cautionary | 5.1% | 4.5% |
| Comparative | 2.7% | 3.8% |
| Critical | 0.8% | 1.0% |
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.
Clear definitions for making better comparisons.
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 3 September 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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