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Food and Agriculture Tech Industry Landscape of Brazil
1,155 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Brazil, 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 September 2026.
1,155companies tracked
$2Bdisclosed funding
58hiring right now
130events · 24 months
495,059news articles · 12 months
Who leads Food and Agriculture Tech in Brazil
The page lists 1,155 Brazilian food and agriculture tech firms, highlighting the top hiring companies (Lavoro, Symbiomics, DigiFarmz), the best‑funded firms (iFood, Solinftec, Evino), with 58 currently hiring and 123 having disclosed recent funding.
open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
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Lavoro6last posted Mar 2026
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Symbiomics5last posted Jul 2026
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DigiFarmz3last posted Apr 2026
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Genex Brasil3last posted May 2026
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Conectar3last posted Jan 2026
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Eirene Solutions3last posted May 2026
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Pro Solus2last posted Jun 2026
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Orbia2last posted May 2026
58 companies hiring · 0 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
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iFood$592.4MSeries F · Nov 2018
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Solinftec$157MSeries C · Jul 2022
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Evino$126MSeries D · Mar 2022
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Ectare$120MSeries D · Sep 2021
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Agrolend$96.2MSeries C · Oct 2024
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Fazenda Futuro$90MSeries C · Nov 2021
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Liv Up$87.4MSeries D · Oct 2022
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Cayena$76MSeries B · Sep 2024
123 companies with disclosed rounds · $2B total
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
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AgroGalaxy2,566tracked employees
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Daki920tracked employees
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Shopper595tracked employees
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Delivery Much369tracked employees
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Seedz266tracked employees
43 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
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BemAgro5.0%7 tracked events
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Cellva2.8%4 tracked events
141 tracked events across 33 companies
web reach
Most-used apps
the sites in this sector the web visits most
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Anota AItop 5kanota.ai
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Brenditop 50kbrendi.com.br
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Ze Deliverytop 50kze.delivery
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Saipostop 100ksaipos.com
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Swifttop 100kswift.com.br
438 companies here run a site with a measured audience · 70 of them sit inside the web’s top million
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
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Agro44articles in the window
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Agroforte3articles in the window
21 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Food and Agriculture Tech ecosystem in Brazil grew, 2016–2025
It shows the annual count of new companies from 2016 to 2025, peaking at 145 startups in 2020 and dropping to just 2 in 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Brazil
20162025
peak 145 in 2020
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 38 in 2022
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
20162025
peak $515.9M in 2018
Where Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Brazil are based
Company locations are broken down by city, with São Paulo hosting the most (207), followed by Rio de Janeiro (46), Curitiba (43), Campinas (27) and Porto Alegre (27).
Hub 01
Sao Paulo
207 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
50% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
207companies
$1.2Bdisclosed funding
17hiring now
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Hub 02
Rio De Janeiro
46 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
11% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
46companies
$123.5Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
Hub 03
Curitiba
43 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
10% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
43companies
$91kdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Hub 04
Campinas
27 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
6% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
27companies
$8.5Mdisclosed funding
Hub 05
Porto Alegre
27 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
6% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
27companies
$4.5Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
Hub 06
Belo Horizonte
26 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
6% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
26companies
$25.1Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
Hub 07
Florianopolis
25 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
6% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
25companies
$12.3Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
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Hub 08
Piracicaba
17 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
4% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
17companies
$20.2Mdisclosed funding
4hiring now
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The Food and Agriculture Tech market map of Brazil: what these companies actually do
- Enterprise Tech654 companies · $818.9M raised · 38 hiring
- Agritech466 companies · $696.8M raised · 29 hiring
- B2B Agritech414 companies · $661.6M raised · 26 hiring
- Consumer Digital376 companies · $1.2B raised · 15 hiring
- Enterprise Software328 companies · $317.9M raised · 13 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce224 companies · $959.1M raised · 5 hiring
- Smart Farming215 companies · $225.4M raised · 14 hiring
- SaaS164 companies · $237.1M raised · 9 hiring
- Precision Farming162 companies · $194.7M raised · 12 hiring
- Restaurant IT159 companies · $41.6M raised · 4 hiring
- Food and Agriculture SaaS150 companies · $232M raised · 7 hiring
- B2C Grocery Delivery136 companies · $319.3M raised · 3 hiring
Monetization
How Food and Agriculture Tech 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.
Subscription653
E-Commerce - Product368
E-Commerce - Service316
Commission on Transaction287
Physical Commerce186
Advertising109
Fee-For-Service103
Lending8
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Food and Agriculture Tech in Brazil
Funding 29M&A 26Earnings 15Announcement 13Leadership 10Lawsuit 8Capital 7Contracts 7Regulatory 4Product 3
- FundingBrazil’s Cellva raised $4M for its coffee-waste-derived cocoa.2026-04-08
- FundingThe Brazilian agtech raised $5.8 million in a Series A round led by The Yield Lab Latam, with participation from Grupo Colorado, CNH, Atvos, and Agroven.2026-02-20
- M&AThe internationally active Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft has advised the sole shareholder of the MRA Group legally and tax-wise on the partial sale to Terras, an infrastructure platform of the AUCTUS Capital Partners.2026-02-18
- FundingTakeat, a capixaba startup that has a SaaS solution for restaurant management, has just raised R$ 15 million in a Series A round.2026-02-02
- M&AThe most recent was the purchase of Agrometrika, a company in Vinhedo, in the interior of São Paulo, specializing in risk analysis and rural credit.2025-12-09
- M&AAdvolve, AI startup applied to performance marketing, was purchased by iFood as part of the company's strategy to expand on the vertical of Ads and build an ecosystem of entrepreneurs that goes beyond restaurants.2025-11-12
- FundingBrazilian Mycoprotein producer Typcal to receive a €350K investment through Biotope incubator2025-09-26
- M&AThe union between Arado, a small-scale fruit-based mining company, and Frexco, a startup from the same segment that provides fresh products to restaurants in the state of São Paulo, aims to accelerate, through high technology, the transformation of the fresh food chain in Brazil and expand the supply of efficient solutions for restaurants and retailers.2025-09-18
- M&ABelgium-based developer security firm Aikido Security has acquired Trag, a US-based company that provides an AI-powered tool designed to help developers and engineering teams maintain consistent code quality by automatically reviewing pull requests, flagging issues, and providing instant feedback.2025-09-08
- FundingBrazilian startup Future Cow raised close to US$1 million via equity crowdfunding to grow its dairy management platform.2025-06-30
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Food and Agriculture Tech company in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-02-18 | ||
| Na | undisclosed | Announced | 2025-12-09 | |
| undisclosed | Completed | 2025-11-12 | ||
| undisclosed | — | 2025-10-31 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2025-09-18 | ||
| Plantei | undisclosed | Completed | 2025-09-18 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Regulatory & litigation
4 regulatory events · 5 tracked suits · 24 months
- keeta v ifood, 99Foodcompetition practicesFeb 2026
- mol group, Brazilian chemical company Braskem v clariant, orbia, celanese, westlakecompetition law infringement · FiledDec 2025
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
4 companies reporting16 company-quarters tracked
Who is building Food and Agriculture Tech in Brazil
The dataset covers 444 founders and CEOs across 338 firms, with Stanford University (4 alumni) and UC Berkeley (3) as the most frequent alma maters, and former employers like McKinsey (4) and Bain (2).
Founders and chief executives12 of 444, from the best-funded companies on this page
Agrolend, ex-Betania Lacteos, ex-Sotran Logistica, USP - Universidade de São paulo, 2010
Ex-HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch. Polytechnic University of Milan 2013
Ex-Brookfield Asset Management, J.P. Morgan. Insper Institute of Education and Research BBA 2014
Entrepreneurs League Insper, Co-Founder & Director Renovatio NGO, enacts INSP, OdontoPrev. Insper BBA 2015
Ex-OYO, McKinsey, Ambev. Polytechnic School of USP 2015, Darmstadt University of Technology MSc 2015
Study Foundation, ex- BRASA at Cornell University. Technological Institute of Aeronautics - ITA BE 2015
Ex- Co-founder-Devorando, Defferrari Informática, Rede Industrial. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley 2017
Ex-Leef, Rappi, Coty, Almundo. The Hague University of Applied Sciences BS 2011, PUC Mines BS 2012, European School of Economics MS 2018
ex-WE-K, ALEGRIA, PIONEIRO. FEA USP MBA 2018
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 23 of 444 founders
Stanford University4
University of California (Berkeley)3
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro3
Stanford Business School2
Harvard University2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology2
Harvard Business School2
HEC Paris1
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 8 of 444 founders
McKinsey4
Bain2
Google1
Goldman Sachs1
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 413 of 444 founders
11%
of matched founders are women
- women44
- men369
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 31 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Food and Agriculture Tech in Brazil
Since 2016, 228 funding rounds have been logged from 280 investors, with the typical round size around $1.3 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| SP Ventures | 16 | 5 | Oct 2024 |
| Valor Capital Group | 10 | 5 | Oct 2024 |
| Canary | 9 | 2 | Sep 2024 |
| Maya Capital | 7 | 4 | Apr 2023 |
| Monashees | 7 | 3 | Sep 2023 |
| The Yield Lab | 7 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
| KPTL | 6 | 4 | Jun 2022 |
| Kaszek | 6 | 3 | Mar 2025 |
| Barn Invest | 6 | 1 | Oct 2024 |
| BTG Pactual | 4 | 4 | Jul 2023 |
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel141
Series A–B57
Series C+ / PE19
Grants, debt & other11
The typical round is $1.3M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Food and Agriculture Tech funding rounds in Brazil
The largest disclosed round is iFood’s $500 million Series F, and a total of ten major funding rounds are highlighted.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Fmega-round | $500M | Nov 2018 | Innova Capital, Naspers | |
| Series D | $126M | Mar 2022 | Vinci Partners, XP | |
| Series D | $120M | Sep 2021 | Alfa Group Consortium | |
| Series C | $60M | May 2022 | Unbox Capital, The Lightsmith Group, TPG +1 more | |
| Series C | $60M | Nov 2021 | BTG Pactual, XP, Go4it Capital +4 more | |
| Series B | $55M | Sep 2024 | Bicycle Capital, Picus Capital, FEMSA Ventures +7 more | |
| Series C | $52.9M | Oct 2024 | Creation Investments, Syngenta Group, Valor Capital Group +8 more | |
| Series E | $50M | Jun 2015 | Just Eat, Movile | |
| Series D | $50M | Sep 2023 | Convivialite Ventures, Lombard Odier, G Squared +5 more | |
| Series B | $40M | Feb 2020 | Unbox Capital, TPG |
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M22
$1–10M25
$10–50M3
$50–250M3
>$250M0
53 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Fresh cheques · last 6 months
Seed$299kApr 2026
Seed$100kApr 2026
Seed$762kMar 2026
Series A$2.9MFeb 2026
What the news says about Food and Agriculture Tech in Brazil
There were 495,059 news articles about the sector in the last year, most often covering international entities, geopolitical disputes and sports competitions.
News volume
Food and Agriculture Tech coverage across Brazil · articles per quarter
2021Q22026Q1
peak 314,149 in 2025Q3 · 495,059 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 46% → 28%, negative 32% → 44% across 2021–2025.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Food and Agriculture Tech news in Brazil. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- International and transnational geographic entities300,255▲+33%
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas300,253▲+33%
- Administrative and political subdivisions300,219▲+33%
- International sports competitions28,403▼-36%
- Professional league updates15,664▲+13%
- Cryptocurrency impact on forex markets15,169▲+12%
- International political relations13,430▼-18%
- Olympic games coverage11,910▼-67%
- Trade policies and agreements11,833▲+53%
- Athlete transfer rumors11,235▲+14%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months
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21 Food and Agriculture Tech companies here were named in the news over this period.
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Watch Food and Agriculture Tech coverage in Brazil 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+125%tariff negotiations+54%trade dispute mechanisms+79%free trade deals+45%angel investors+222%bilateral trade+55%preferential tariff+88%tariff rate quota+104%mfn tariff+90%stock performance+45%
olympic team selections-83%geopolitical alliances-34%olympic trials-81%ronaldo-41%summer olympics athletics-92%
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in Brazil Food and Agriculture Tech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
628,533 articles touch this dimension · 16.3% critical tone
20212025
signals: territories, disputed islands, countries
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
46,896 articles touch this dimension · 33.5% critical tone
20212025
signals: angel investors, early-stage investment, asset acquisition
Growth ▲ rising
126,181 articles touch this dimension · 26.8% critical tone
20212025
signals: gdp growth rate, economic growth statistics, economic output growth
What Food and Agriculture Tech research is working on
The academic record includes 53,152 papers, of which 14,446 identify common problems, 3,612 issue cautions, and 18,713 discuss opportunities.
How this field talks about itself
Food and Agriculture Tech papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising29.6% · 36.8%0.8×
Descriptive28.0% · 17.4%1.6×
Problem-identifying25.9% · 9.9%2.6×
Cautionary6.8% · 4.5%1.5×
Breakthrough5.6% · 26.7%0.2×
Comparative2.8% · 3.7%0.8×
How the work is done
Empirical54.7%
Reviews25.0%
Methods-led11.4%
Position pieces8.5%
Theoretical0.5%
How the research reads
81% positive · 5% neutral · 14% negative, across 53,152 papers.
The institutions behind the field
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ranked by how often their work is cited
Researchers who shaped it
European Food Safety Authority · Carlos Augusto Monteiro · Da‐Wen Sun · Renata Bertazzi Levy · Geoffrey Cannon · European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) · Michael P. Doyle · Declan Bolton
The most-cited breakthroughs
- Blockchain-Based Soybean Traceability in Agricultural Supply Chain · 675 cites
- Development of a Paper-Based Analytical Device for Colorimetric Detection of Select Foodborne Pathogens · 460 cites
- Deep-based Ingredient Recognition for Cooking Recipe Retrieval · 399 cites
- A Review on 3D Printing for Customized Food Fabrication · 391 cites
- Practical Value of Food Pathogen Traceability through Building a Whole-Genome Sequencing Network and Database · 381 cites
Common problems researchers identify12,685 papers · 7 recurring themes
Problems · theme 01
Food Safety and Hygiene
1,006 papers · 16.8% of this block
▼ -43% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers highlight gaps in safety standards, hygiene practices, and regulatory enforcement across the food supply chain.
Food safety · Environmental health · Food hygiene · Hygiene
“Food Safety Regulations and Consumer Confidence”
1006 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 02
Food Waste and Sustainability
964 papers · 16.1% of this block
▲ +56% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies examine the scale of waste, its environmental impact, and challenges in creating circular food systems.
Food waste · Consumption · Sustainability · Food systems
“Progress towards Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Food Wastes in the Global Economy”
964 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 03
Food Security and Climate Risks
923 papers · 15.4% of this block
▲ +22% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Analyses focus on how climate change threatens food availability and the resilience of vulnerable populations.
Food security · Food systems · Food insecurity · Agriculture
“Food Security and Climate Change: Differences in Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Rural Communities in the Global South and North”
923 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 04
Agricultural Productivity Constraints
922 papers · 15.4% of this block
→ -2% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works address limits to crop yields, resource efficiency, and the role of organic farming in meeting demand.
Agriculture · Production · Agricultural productivity · Food security
“Agricultural Production”
922 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 05
Processing Technology Gaps
913 papers · 15.2% of this block
▲ +2% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers discuss shortcomings in processing methods that affect product quality, safety, and integration into sustainable chains.
Food processing · Food industry · Food products · Food science
“Advancing the Role of Food Processing for Improved Integration in Sustainable Food Chains”
913 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 06
Mycotoxin and Contaminant Risks
754 papers · 12.6% of this block
▲ +10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research outlines health hazards from aflatoxins, micro‑plastics, and other contaminants in the food chain.
Mycotoxin · Aflatoxin · Food safety · Risk assessment
“Aflatoxins: A Global Concern for Food Safety, Human Health and Their Management”
754 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 07
Antibiotic Resistance in Food Animals
518 papers · 8.6% of this block
▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies reveal rising bacterial resistance linked to veterinary antibiotic use and its implications for public health.
Antibiotic resistance · Salmonella · Listeria monocytogenes · Antimicrobial
“Antibiotic Use in Livestock and Residues in Food—A Public Health Threat: A Review”
518 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions3,209 papers · 7 recurring themes
Cautions · theme 01
Safety of Emerging Processing Techniques
665 papers · 20.7% of this block
▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors urge careful assessment of new packaging and processing technologies to protect consumer health.
Food safety · Food processing · Food industry · Food products
“Food packaging and nanotechnology: safeguarding consumer health and safety”
665 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 02
Pesticide and Mycotoxin Risk Assessment
582 papers · 18.1% of this block
▲ +9% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works stress the need for robust evaluation of chemical residues and their long‑term health impacts.
Risk assessment · Hazard quotient · Pesticide · Aflatoxin
“Aflatoxins in food: Prevalence, health effects, and emerging trends in its mitigation—An updated review”
582 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 03
Sustainable Agriculture Technology Limits
462 papers · 14.4% of this block
▲ +4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research cautions that digital and mechanized solutions may not fully deliver promised sustainability gains.
Production · Agriculture · Sustainability · Sustainable agriculture
“Transition towards sustainability in agriculture and food systems: Role of information and communication technologies”
462 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 04
Pathogen and Hygiene Concerns
456 papers · 14.2% of this block
▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers highlight persistent microbial hazards in animal products and ready‑to‑eat foods despite hygiene efforts.
Salmonella · Listeria monocytogenes · Antibiotic resistance · Hygiene
“<em> Salmonella </em> spp. and antimicrobial residues in eggs from caged and cage-free systems in Colombia: labeling, production”
456 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 05
Food Security and Price Volatility
436 papers · 13.6% of this block
→ +2% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Analyses point to climate‑driven price spikes and uneven access as barriers to achieving zero‑hunger goals.
Food security · Agriculture · Food prices · Food insecurity
“Climate-resilient development: An approach to sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa”
436 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 06
Shelf‑Life Extension Challenges
392 papers · 12.2% of this block
▼ -7% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies examine trade‑offs in storage methods, oxidation, and moisture control for prolonged freshness.
Shelf life · Cold storage · Lipid oxidation · Moisture
“Advances in Edible Coatings for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: A Review”
392 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 07
Enzyme and Additive Safety
216 papers · 6.7% of this block
▼ -31% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research evaluates the health implications of novel enzymes and feed additives used in food production.
Enzyme · Food additive · Strain · Feed additive
“Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐galactosidase from the genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain CBS 615.94”
216 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities16,443 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · theme 01
Integrated Food‑System Resilience
1,114 papers · 18.6% of this block
▲ +12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Opportunities focus on linking safety, supply chains, and security to build more robust food networks.
Food safety · Supply chain · Food systems · Food security
“The food systems approach: sustainable solutions for a sufficient supply of healthy food”
Opportunities · theme 02
Functional Ingredients from By‑Products
1,077 papers · 17.9% of this block
▲ +16% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers explore turning waste streams into health‑promoting ingredients for next‑generation functional foods.
Functional food · Ingredient · Health benefits · Raw material
“USING NOVEL EXTRACTS FROM CARROT RESIDUES AND BY-PRODUCTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF VALUABLE FUNCTIONAL FOODS”
Opportunities · theme 03
Sustainable Production Innovations
934 papers · 15.6% of this block
→ +1% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research highlights practices that boost yields while reducing environmental footprints and enhancing climate resilience.
Agriculture · Food security · Production · Sustainable agriculture
“Selective agricultural and environmental practices to sustain food production and mitigate climate change”
Opportunities · theme 04
Nanotech for Processing and Packaging
825 papers · 13.8% of this block
→ +1% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies showcase nanomaterials that improve preservation, safety, and performance of processed foods.
Food processing · Food industry · Food packaging · Production
“Application of nanotechnology in food: processing, preservation, packaging and safety assessment”
Opportunities · theme 05
Advanced Biosensing for Contaminant Detection
715 papers · 11.9% of this block
▲ +13% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works develop sensitive optical and chemical probes to rapidly identify pathogens and adulterants.
Food safety · Detection limit · Biosensor · Fluorescence
“Optical sensing for real-time detection of food-borne pathogens in fresh produce using machine learning”
Opportunities · theme 06
Natural Antioxidants for Shelf‑Life Extension
680 papers · 11.3% of this block
▼ -12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research investigates plant‑derived compounds and biodegradable films that prolong freshness without synthetic additives.
Shelf life · Postharvest · Preservative · Food preservation
“Harnessing Natural Antioxidants for Enhancing Food Shelf Life: Exploring Sources and Applications in the Food Industry”
Opportunities · theme 07
Probiotic and Antimicrobial Food Solutions
655 papers · 10.9% of this block
▼ -11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers examine beneficial microbes and natural antimicrobials to enhance safety and reduce spoilage.
Antimicrobial · Probiotic · Bacteria · Listeria monocytogenes
“Natural Anti-Microbials for Enhanced Microbial Safety and Shelf-Life of Processed Packaged Meat”
Which of these themes are growing fastest
This section tracks how the share of research themes has shifted worldwide between 2022 and 2025.
Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Food Waste and Sustainability▲+56%
Food Security and Climate Risks▲+22%
Mycotoxin and Contaminant Risks▲+10%
Antibiotic Resistance in Food Animals▲+5%
Processing Technology Gaps▲+2%
Agricultural Productivity Constraints▼-2%
Food Safety and Hygiene▼-43%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Pesticide and Mycotoxin Risk Assessment▲+9%
Safety of Emerging Processing Techniques▲+5%
Pathogen and Hygiene Concerns▲+5%
Sustainable Agriculture Technology Limits▲+4%
Food Security and Price Volatility▲+2%
Shelf‑Life Extension Challenges▼-7%
Enzyme and Additive Safety▼-31%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Functional Ingredients from By‑Products▲+16%
Advanced Biosensing for Contaminant Detection▲+13%
Integrated Food‑System Resilience▲+12%
Nanotech for Processing and Packaging▲+1%
Sustainable Production Innovations▲+1%
Probiotic and Antimicrobial Food Solutions▼-11%
Natural Antioxidants for Shelf‑Life Extension▼-12%
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