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THE TORONTO EDITION 2026

Toronto’s
food and agriculture tech industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping food and agriculture tech in Toronto. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Food and Agriculture Tech illustration
Companies tracked 398Food and Agriculture Tech ecosystem in Toronto Disclosed funding $995.32M52 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 18With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 410 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Toronto’s food and agriculture tech leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Food and Agriculture Tech company highlights in Toronto, snapshot 3 September 2026
Company
TouchBistrotouchbistro.com$320.85M4 roles612Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Supreme Pharmasupreme.ca$146.09M—400—
Ritualritual.co$134.57M—2—
Flower Oneflowerone.com$69.52M—58—
Get ResQgetresq.com$46.5M—137—
Elevate Farmelevate.farm$40.65M—11—
PharmaCielopharmacielo.com$38.4M—268—
ORCAfeedtheorca.com$19.99M—21—
Harmonsharmonsbeer.com—5 roles——
Hill Incorporatedhillincorporated.com—5 roles——
Agri-Neoagri-neo.com—4 roles37—
Wisewellwisewell.com—4 roles10—
Tre\'dishtredish.com—3 roles29—
Flash Forestflashforest.ca—2 roles29—
Flashfoodflashfood.com—2 roles94—
Checkoutcheckout51.com——51—
Cuballamacuballama.com————
FTI Foodtech Internationalfti-foodtech.com——6—
Factor Mealsfactormeals.ca————
Iqbal Halal Foodsiqbalfoods.ca————
It Doesn’t Taste Like Chickenitdoesnttastelikechicken.com————
Mama Earthmamaearth.ca——56—
MenuSanomenusano.com————
Wholly Veggiewhollyveggie.com——12—
24 featured companies

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 ↗

Company discovery

Recorded evidence only

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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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THE KEY SIGNALS

Food and Agriculture Tech industry KPIs in Toronto

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

3 September 2026
Hiring participation4.5%

18 of 398 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation15.6%

62 of 398 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share60.4%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$2.66M

Midpoint of 99 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 60.4% of disclosed capital, while 84.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Toronto food and agriculture tech has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Toronto food and agriculture tech
$0$67M$134.01M$201.01M$268.02M2016: $29.06M20162017: $123.57M20172018: $235.1M20182019: $168.01M20192020: $85.54M20202021: $62.5M20212022: $198.33M20222023: $30.71M20232024: $7.6M20242025: $6M2025
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Annual food and agriculture tech funding and company formation in Toronto
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$29.06M185
2017$123.57M3011
2018$235.1M329
2019$168.01M267
2020$85.54M428
2021$62.5M3510
2022$198.33M1814
2023$30.71M138
2024$7.6M63
2025$6M01
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • TouchBistro32.2%
  • Supreme Pharma14.7%
  • Ritual13.5%
  • Other companies39.6%

Funding by stage

117 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel46 39.3%
Series A–B30 25.6%
Series C+ / PE7 6.0%
Grants, debt & other34 29.1%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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Series C06/2018
Ritualritual.co$70M

Backed by Greylock Partners and Insight Partners and others.

Series B09/2017
Ritualritual.co$42.94M

Backed by Insight Partners and Greylock Partners and others.

Series C06/2020
Ritualritual.co$21.63M

Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

The measured Canada identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: world_filings_distributed exposes no reviewed Canadian national-ID key; none of the designated Canadian identities carried a CIK.; The measured Canada identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: world_filings_distributed exposes no reviewed Canadian national-ID key; none of the designated Canadian identities carried a CIK.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Toronto companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

7 of the 398 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (1.8%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 190,741 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
Checkoutcheckout51.com697,2204373.8%
Hurrierusehurrier.com637,9411868%
Factor Mealsfactormeals.ca583,0133977.9%
Ritualritual.co190,7414572.5%
TouchBistrotouchbistro.com139,4274927.2%
That Clean Lifethatcleanlife.com39,7803128.6%
Power Kitchenpowerkitchen.ca4,7172318.2%

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

44 of these companies (11.1%) publish at least one Android app — 64 apps in all, carrying 20M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
Checkout 51: Cash Back SavingsCheckout12.3M4.2Shopping
Flashfood—Grocery dealsFlashfood3M4.1Food & Drink
Cuballama has it allCuballama2.8M4.9Communication
Ritual - Order Local TakeoutRitual1M4.7Food & Drink
TempSpikeThermoPro326.5K3.9Tools
Chefs Plate: Cooking Made EasyChef\'s Plate274.9K3.6Food & Drink
Boost: Campus Food OrderingBoost130.1K1.6Food & Drink
Cookin: Homemade Food DeliveryCookin30.5K4.5Food & Drink
Don\'t forget - shopping listNoisy lynx19.7K—Shopping
Flashfood Partner (Legacy)Flashfood15.5K4.1Business

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 (2023Q3–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Online Grocery1618.4MCheckout 51: Cash Back Savings 12.3M
Food Tech421.6MRitual - Order Local Takeout 1M
Consumer Electronics E-Commerce5348.5KTempSpike 326.5K
Household Durables3345.8KTempProA 11.5K
Crop Tech79.3KЦена Зерна: агро платформа 7.9K
Livestock Tech29.3KBoviSync 5.9K
B2B E-Commerce28.6Khungerhub Uncatering 7.9K
Water And Wastewater Management Tech32.9KWisewell 2.7K

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.

2022Q4: 42022Q4: 02022Q42023Q1: 12023Q1: 02023Q12023Q2: 12023Q2: 12023Q22023Q3: 22023Q3: 12023Q32023Q4: 32023Q4: 02023Q42024Q1: 22024Q1: 02024Q12024Q2: 22024Q2: 22024Q22024Q3: 12024Q3: 22024Q32024Q4: 32024Q4: 22024Q42025Q3: 12025Q3: 42025Q32025Q4: 12025Q4: 62025Q42026Q1: 32026Q1: 82026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 62 of 64 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Toronto food and agriculture tech market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Consumer digital235
Enterprise tech150
B2c e-commerce133
B2c grocery delivery105
Uber for grocery delivery105
Agritech83
Enterprise software70
B2b agritech70
Restaurant it45
Hyperlocal delivery39
Smart farming38
Gig employers38

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Consumer digital

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

235companies
4.7%have hiring activity

11 companies hiring · $301.82M disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

E-commerce - product188
Subscription168
E-commerce - service105
Commission on transaction93
Physical commerce86
Advertising52
Fee-for-service20
Sponsorship3
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionsappetronix.com ↗

London, Ontario’s Appetronix has purchased Vancouver’s Cibotica, another Canadian technology company developing robotics for restaurant kitchens.

Funding roundsbraingrid.io ↗

BrainGrid, an AI product planning platform designed for non-technical founders, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Next Tier Ventures and Brainstorm Ventures.

Funding roundsfeedtheorca.com ↗

South African fintech startup Orca has raised a $2.35 million seed round to expand its fraud‑prevention platform for payment systems in emerging markets. The round was led by Norrsken22, which had previously backed the company’s $550,000 pre‑seed raise earlier in 2024. Additional investors include One Day Yes, Enza Capital, and CV VC Africa.

Mergers & acquisitionshungerhub.com ↗

North American workplace food company HUNGRY has acquired Canada-based office meal delivery provider hungerhub.

Mergers & acquisitionselevate.farm ↗

Elevate Farms Inc., a vertical farming technology company, announced the closing of its acquisition of all issued and outstanding securities of Fieldless Farms Inc.

Funding roundszoglos.com ↗

Zoglo's Food Corp. (CSE:ZOG.X)(FSE:KX9) ("Zoglo's" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce, further to its news release dated October 9, 2025, that it has completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units of the Company (the "Units") by the issuance of 1,470,000 Units at a price of $0.055 per Unit for gross proceeds of $80,850.00 (the "Offering").

Funding roundswellnessnaturalinc.com ↗

has raised $8.5 million in Series B funding to fuel its expansion in North America.

Funding roundshsmills.com ↗

Harvest Specialty Mills said it has secured C$2.6 million ($2.1 million) in Series-A funding to build a 21,000-square-foot grain cleaning, milling and packaging facility in Burlington, Ont.

Funding roundslivenproteins.ca ↗

PIC has contributed $851,723.55 to the project, which currently has a total investment of $1.04 million.

Full recorded event mix

Top 8 categories among 50 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Funding rounds
12
Leadership moves
10
Mergers & acquisitions
8
Company announcements
6
Contracts
6
New products
4
Regulatory
2
Earnings
2
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Leadership moves

1 tracked people moves

Flashfood ↗
Yixin Zhu

Appointment VP of engineering

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

MenuSano ↗
Enhanced Supplement Labeling Capabilities

Tool

MenuSano ↗
FSIS Labeling for Complex Meat Products

Tool

Regulatory events

3 recorded events

PharmaCielo ↗

pending approval from TSX Venture ExchangeTSX Venture Exchange

PharmaCielo ↗

revoked the failure to file cease trade order (FFCTO)Ontario Securities Commission

PharmaCielo ↗

Placed on 90 day notice to rectify AGM deficiencyTSX Venture Exchange

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Appetronix→CiboticaAnnounced2026-05-01Not stated in snapshot
hungry→Hunger Hub ↗Announced2026-02-26Not stated in snapshot
Elevate Farm→Fieldless ↗Completed2026-02-05Not stated in snapshot
walmart canada→Foodmaestro ↗Announced2025-02-14Not stated in snapshot
premium brands holdings→Diana’s Seafood ↗Completed2025-02-13Not stated in snapshot
dsquares→Prepit ↗Announced2025-02-05Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

20 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 45-posting snapshot covers 26 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Agriculture Reporter, Winnipeg4
Regenerative Agriculture Project Manager4
Regenerative Agriculture Lead4
Sr. Manager, Animal Welfare & Agriculture3
Volunteer: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, And Conservation In The Galapagos Islands3
Agriculture Teacher Remote3
0 internship postings

3 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

27 postings specify a level.

unspecified
18
senior
10
manager
9
lead
7
intern
1
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

208 founders and chief executives across 145 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

45 profiles with education records.

University of Toronto
12
University of Waterloo
12
Queen's University
6
McGill University
5
Cornell University
2
University of Cambridge
1
McMaster University
1
Stanford University
1

Prior employers

4 profiles with prior-work records.

eBay
2
Google
1
Uber
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

5,675 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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5,675articles in the measured year
1,243articles in 2026Q1
78.9%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Food and Agriculture Tech coverage tagged Toronto · articles per complete quarter

01,0832,1663,2494,3322021Q2: 1,6082021Q22021Q3: 1,5482021Q4: 1,1382022Q1: 1,5162022Q2: 1,5002022Q22022Q3: 1,3352022Q4: 1,2922023Q1: 1,2532023Q2: 1,5952023Q22023Q3: 1,3502023Q4: 1,4012024Q1: 1,8232024Q2: 1,8632024Q22024Q3: 1,9782024Q4: 1,5722025Q1: 3,7672025Q2: 1,4632025Q22025Q3: 2,0002025Q4: 9642026Q1: 1,2432026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q21,608
2021Q31,548
2021Q41,138
2022Q11,516
2022Q21,500
2022Q31,335
2022Q41,292
2023Q11,253
2023Q21,595
2023Q31,350
2023Q41,401
2024Q11,823
2024Q21,863
2024Q31,978
2024Q41,572
2025Q13,767
2025Q21,463
2025Q32,000
2025Q4964
2026Q11,243

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
3,856 positive · 42 neutral · 764 negative
2022
4,533 positive · 77 neutral · 1,027 negative
2023
4,356 positive · 46 neutral · 1,184 negative
2024
5,708 positive · 55 neutral · 1,465 negative
2025
6,456 positive · 53 neutral · 1,670 negative

Leading coverage topics

Food and Agriculture Tech coverage tagged Toronto · ranked by full-period article count.

New Product Launches And Innovations3,060 articles in the full recorded period
591 recent · 716 prior
Executive Leadership Changes And Appointments2,825 articles in the full recorded period
640 recent · 752 prior
Strategic Partnerships And Collaborations2,809 articles in the full recorded period
602 recent · 601 prior
Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) Programs2,164 articles in the full recorded period
438 recent · 504 prior
Sustainability Initiatives And Esg Reporting2,026 articles in the full recorded period
355 recent · 479 prior
Industry Awards And Recognition Announcements2,008 articles in the full recorded period
382 recent · 459 prior
Technology Adoption And Digital Transformation1,945 articles in the full recorded period
408 recent · 424 prior
Formula One Championships1,840 articles in the full recorded period
411 recent · 476 prior
Company Expansions And New Market Entries1,715 articles in the full recorded period
460 recent · 375 prior
Quarterly And Annual Financial Results1,714 articles in the full recorded period
463 recent · 579 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Canada comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
artemis program421192116%
lunar rovers20563225%
cannabis policy reform discussions19010483%
coffee subscriptions1578291%
coffee shop design1427687%
ceo change1399153%
satellite broadcasting1378659%
lunar surface12447164%
beef nutrition1156674%
ncaa updates11338197%
tariff negotiations258494-48%
f1 world championship246380-35%
f1 championship217357-39%
wildlife disease monitoring84350-76%
tariff structure agriculture219350-37%

Event and signal lenses

Canada comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

67,805 classified articles

f1 world championship, tariff negotiations, f1 championship

27.5% critical · 42.3% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

18,603 classified articles

agtech startup funding, agricultural venture capital, agri-investment funds

25.1% critical · 52.8% positive
Rising

Growth

36,254 classified articles

cannabis policy reform discussions, earnings report, quarterly results

16.6% critical · 51.0% positive

Food and Agriculture Tech coverage tagged Toronto. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Food and Agriculture Tech research is working on

53,152 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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53,152papers
53,152worldwide comparison pool
—India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Promising
15,727
Descriptive
14,890
Problem-identifying
13,789
Cautionary
3,612
Breakthrough
2,986
Comparative
1,491
Critical
657

Contribution mix

Empirical
29,064
Reviews
13,262
Methods-led
6,039
Position pieces
4,495
Theoretical
292

Tone counts: 42,836 positive · 2,804 neutral · 7,512 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
14,446 papers · 27.2% of this field
  • Food safety3,582 papers
  • Food security3,342 papers
  • Agriculture3,051 papers
  • Food processing2,390 papers
  • Production1,833 papers
  • Food systems1,647 papers
  • Sustainability1,590 papers
  • Consumption950 papers

Landmark: Global food losses and food waste: extent, causes and prevention.

Cautions
3,612 papers · 6.8% of this field
  • Food safety798 papers
  • Agriculture480 papers
  • Food security470 papers
  • Food processing366 papers
  • Production334 papers
  • Food science324 papers
  • Contamination251 papers
  • Sustainability236 papers

Landmark: Caffeine (1, 3, 7‐trimethylxanthine) in Foods: A Comprehensive Review on Consumption, Functionality, Safety, and Regulatory Matters

Opportunities
18,713 papers · 35.2% of this field
  • Food processing2,717 papers
  • Food safety2,657 papers
  • Agriculture2,309 papers
  • Production2,054 papers
  • Food security1,810 papers
  • Sustainability1,559 papers
  • Shelf life1,390 papers
  • Food industry1,303 papers

Landmark: The STARTEC Decision Support Tool for Better Tradeoffs between Food Safety, Quality, Nutrition, and Costs in Production of Advanced Ready-to

Leading institutions

Wageningen University & Research
14,976
Cornell University
8,690
Universidade de São Paulo
8,580
University College Dublin
7,777
ETH Zurich
7,309
Agriculture and Food
6,853

Leading researchers

European Food Safety Authority
15,478
Carlos Augusto Monteiro
5,741
Da‐Wen Sun
4,544
Renata Bertazzi Levy
4,431
Geoffrey Cannon
4,320
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
4,299
Michael P. Doyle
3,737
Declan Bolton
3,725

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Blockchain-Based Soybean Traceability in Agricultural Supply Chain675 citations
  • Development of a Paper-Based Analytical Device for Colorimetric Detection of Select Foodborne Pathogens460 citations
  • Deep-based Ingredient Recognition for Cooking Recipe Retrieval399 citations
  • A Review on 3D Printing for Customized Food Fabrication391 citations
  • Practical Value of Food Pathogen Traceability through Building a Whole-Genome Sequencing Network and Database381 citations

Common problems researchers identify

12,685 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Food Safety and Hygiene ChallengesCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Food Safety and Hygiene Challenges

1,006 papers

16.8% of this theme group

Researchers highlight gaps in safety standards, hygiene practices, and regulatory compliance across the food supply chain.

Food safety (742) · Environmental health (169) · Food hygiene (65) · Hygiene (133)

Food Safety Regulations and Consumer Confidence

Exploring the Role of Food Safety Practices in Enhancing Sustainability within the Food Industry: A Comprehensive Analysis of Challenges, Op

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YearShare index
20221195.5
20231130.5
20241016.6
2025686.2
Food Waste and Systemic InefficiencyCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Food Waste and Systemic Inefficiency

964 papers

16.1% of this theme group

Studies examine the scale of waste, its drivers, and the need for more sustainable consumption and distribution models.

Food waste (176) · Consumption (206) · Sustainability (250) · Food systems (250)

Progress towards Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Food Wastes in the Global Economy

Transforming food supply chains for sustainability

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YearShare index
2022535.2
2023603.2
2024671.2
2025833.7
Food Security under Climate StressCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Food Security under Climate Stress

923 papers

15.4% of this theme group

Works discuss how climate change threatens availability, access, and stability of food for vulnerable populations.

Food security (803) · Food systems (338) · Food insecurity (145) · Agriculture (365)

Food Security and Climate Change: Differences in Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Rural Communities in the Global South and North

Food Production, Availability, Agricultural Systems, and Food Security: A Detailed Review

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YearShare index
2022404.2
2023437.2
2024436.7
2025493.2
Agricultural Productivity LimitsCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Agricultural Productivity Limits

922 papers

15.4% of this theme group

Analyses focus on factors restricting yields, including soil health, inputs, and the tension between production and security.

Agriculture (583) · Production (354) · Agricultural productivity (106) · Food security (281)

Agricultural Production

STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FARMS IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL TRENDS

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YearShare index
20222660.0
20232761.0
20242708.4
20252618.6
Processing Constraints for QualityCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Processing Constraints for Quality

913 papers

15.2% of this theme group

Papers address technical and safety hurdles in transforming raw ingredients into safe, high‑quality food products.

Food processing (441) · Food industry (188) · Food products (118) · Food science (115)

Advancing the Role of Food Processing for Improved Integration in Sustainable Food Chains

Emerging techniques for the processing of food to ensure higher food safety with enhanced food quality: a review

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YearShare index
2022336.9
2023354.7
2024350.9
2025344.9
Mycotoxin and Contaminant RisksCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Mycotoxin and Contaminant Risks

754 papers

12.6% of this theme group

Research outlines health hazards from aflatoxins and other contaminants, emphasizing detection and risk assessment needs.

Mycotoxin (127) · Aflatoxin (66) · Food safety (363) · Risk assessment (92)

Aflatoxins: A Global Concern for Food Safety, Human Health and Their Management

Food Contamination with Micro-plastics: Occurrences, Bioavailability,Human Vulnerability, and Prevention

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YearShare index
2022226.0
2023233.0
2024241.1
2025249.5
Antibiotic Resistance in Food ChainsCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Antibiotic Resistance in Food Chains

518 papers

8.6% of this theme group

Studies reveal how antimicrobial use in livestock fuels resistant pathogens that can enter the human food supply.

Antibiotic resistance (105) · Salmonella (105) · Listeria monocytogenes (53) · Antimicrobial (65)

Antibiotic Use in Livestock and Residues in Food—A Public Health Threat: A Review

A Review of Current Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics in Food Animals

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YearShare index
2022224.8
2023218.0
2024210.0
2025235.2

Cautions

3,209 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Safety Implications of New Processing TechCautions · 01

Safety Implications of New Processing Tech

665 papers

20.7% of this theme group

Authors urge careful evaluation of emerging processing and packaging methods to avoid unintended health risks.

Food safety (242) · Food processing (124) · Food industry (61) · Food products (67)

Food packaging and nanotechnology: safeguarding consumer health and safety

Perspectives on Novel Technologies of Processing and Monitoring the Safety and Quality of Prepared Food Products

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YearShare index
2022478.4
2023499.0
2024508.8
2025504.2
Pesticide and Toxin Exposure ConcernsCautions · 02

Pesticide and Toxin Exposure Concerns

582 papers

18.1% of this theme group

Literature stresses the need for robust risk assessments of pesticide residues and aflatoxin levels in foods.

Risk assessment (125) · Hazard quotient (64) · Pesticide (84) · Aflatoxin (67)

Aflatoxins in food: Prevalence, health effects, and emerging trends in its mitigation—An updated review

Concentrations of DDT metabolites in different food items and public health risk in Africa regions: systematic review and metal analysis

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YearShare index
2022132.4
2023124.7
2024122.3
2025144.0
Sustainability Trade‑offs in AgricultureCautions · 03

Sustainability Trade‑offs in Agriculture

462 papers

14.4% of this theme group

Works caution that some high‑tech agricultural practices may undermine long‑term environmental and social sustainability.

Production (173) · Agriculture (192) · Sustainability (136) · Sustainable agriculture (46)

Transition towards sustainability in agriculture and food systems: Role of information and communication technologies

Modern Agricultural Technologies for Sustainable Food Production: A Comprehensive Review of Technological Innovations and Their Impact on Gl

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20222915.2
20233051.3
20243024.4
20253031.2
Microbial Hazards and Hygiene GapsCautions · 04

Microbial Hazards and Hygiene Gaps

456 papers

14.2% of this theme group

Research points to persistent contamination risks from pathogens and the importance of strict hygiene controls.

Salmonella (116) · Listeria monocytogenes (85) · Antibiotic resistance (57) · Hygiene (56)

<em> Salmonella </em> spp. and antimicrobial residues in eggs from caged and cage-free systems in Colombia: labeling, production

Microbiological hazards and compliance of ready-to-eat foods at restaurants..

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2022224.8
2023218.0
2024210.0
2025235.2
Food Insecurity and Price VolatilityCautions · 05

Food Insecurity and Price Volatility

436 papers

13.6% of this theme group

Analyses highlight how climate impacts and market fluctuations threaten stable access to affordable nutrition.

Food security (322) · Agriculture (159) · Food prices (33) · Food insecurity (41)

Climate-resilient development: An approach to sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa

Zero Hunger by 2030 – Are we on track? Climate variability and change impacts on food security in Africa

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20222751.6
20232860.9
20242836.6
20252797.3
Shelf‑Life Extension RisksCautions · 06

Shelf‑Life Extension Risks

392 papers

12.2% of this theme group

Studies discuss potential quality degradation and safety issues when extending storage through coatings or freezing.

Shelf life (84) · Cold storage (23) · Lipid oxidation (25) · Moisture (29)

Advances in Edible Coatings for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: A Review

Effects of pretreatments on quality attributes of long-term deep frozen storage of vegetables: a review

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202290.2
202383.4
202476.8
202583.7
Enzyme and Additive Safety ReviewsCautions · 07

Enzyme and Additive Safety Reviews

216 papers

6.7% of this theme group

Papers evaluate the health implications of novel enzymes and feed additives used in food processing.

Enzyme (61) · Food additive (67) · Strain (41) · Feed additive (33)

Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐galactosidase from the genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain CBS 615.94

Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐amylase from the non‐genetically modified Aspergillus sp. strain AR‐SHFA‐109

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202284.0
202381.9
202478.5
202558.3

Opportunities

16,443 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Integrated Food‑System ResilienceOpportunities · 01

Integrated Food‑System Resilience

1,114 papers

18.6% of this theme group

Research explores coordinated supply‑chain and safety strategies to ensure reliable, nutritious food for growing populations.

Food safety (342) · Supply chain (118) · Food systems (122) · Food security (172)

The food systems approach: sustainable solutions for a sufficient supply of healthy food

Improving quality standards of purchase policy and sustainable staple food safety

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2022363.8
2023377.6
2024364.2
2025407.6
Functional Ingredients from By‑ProductsOpportunities · 02

Functional Ingredients from By‑Products

1,077 papers

17.9% of this theme group

Studies investigate converting waste streams into health‑promoting ingredients for next‑generation functional foods.

Functional food (124) · Ingredient (124) · Health benefits (104) · Raw material (131)

USING NOVEL EXTRACTS FROM CARROT RESIDUES AND BY-PRODUCTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF VALUABLE FUNCTIONAL FOODS

KIWIFRUIT: A REVIEW ON NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION AND ITS ASSOCIATED HEALTH BENEFITS, MEDICINAL IMPORTANCES, AND ADVANCEMENT OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY

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202275.2
202375.7
202468.2
202587.5
Sustainable Agricultural InnovationsOpportunities · 03

Sustainable Agricultural Innovations

934 papers

15.6% of this theme group

Works highlight practices and technologies that boost yields while reducing environmental footprints and climate impact.

Agriculture (522) · Food security (316) · Production (310) · Sustainable agriculture (138)

Selective agricultural and environmental practices to sustain food production and mitigate climate change

Energy-Efficient Innovations in Agricultural and Food Systems: A Systematic Review of Productivity and Sustainability Outcomes and Adoption

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20222772.9
20232880.7
20242855.0
20252808.8
Nanotech for Processing and PackagingOpportunities · 04

Nanotech for Processing and Packaging

825 papers

13.8% of this theme group

Research showcases nanomaterials that improve preservation, safety, and performance of processed foods and their packaging.

Food processing (371) · Food industry (208) · Food packaging (117) · Production (148)

Application of nanotechnology in food: processing, preservation, packaging and safety assessment

Nanotechnology in Food Industry; Advances in Food processing, Packaging and Food Safety

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2022356.5
2023373.8
2024373.8
2025361.5
Advanced Biosensing for Contaminant DetectionOpportunities · 05

Advanced Biosensing for Contaminant Detection

715 papers

11.9% of this theme group

Papers present optical and chemical sensors that enable rapid, low‑limit detection of pathogens and residues.

Food safety (318) · Detection limit (66) · Biosensor (41) · Fluorescence (32)

Optical sensing for real-time detection of food-borne pathogens in fresh produce using machine learning

Chemical probe as specific detector of porcine protein or peptide in meat and meat-based products: Potential applications, challenges, and t

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2022218.7
2023226.2
2024230.2
2025246.4
Natural Antioxidants for Shelf‑Life ExtensionOpportunities · 06

Natural Antioxidants for Shelf‑Life Extension

680 papers

11.3% of this theme group

Studies demonstrate how plant‑derived antioxidants can preserve quality and prolong storage without synthetic additives.

Shelf life (345) · Postharvest (125) · Preservative (108) · Food preservation (88)

Harnessing Natural Antioxidants for Enhancing Food Shelf Life: Exploring Sources and Applications in the Food Industry

Incorporation of Natural Antioxidants into Biodegradable Food Packaging: Enhancing Food Quality and Shelf Life

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2022110.0
202399.4
202489.1
202597.0
Probiotic and Antimicrobial BiopreservativesOpportunities · 07

Probiotic and Antimicrobial Biopreservatives

655 papers

10.9% of this theme group

Research evaluates beneficial microbes and natural antimicrobials as alternatives to chemical preservatives in foods.

Antimicrobial (175) · Probiotic (77) · Bacteria (55) · Listeria monocytogenes (58)

Natural Anti-Microbials for Enhanced Microbial Safety and Shelf-Life of Processed Packaged Meat

Microbial Contamination of Food: Probiotics and Postbiotics as Potential Biopreservatives

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2022843.7
2023821.3
2024784.4
2025748.8

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Promising29.6%37.5%
Descriptive28.0%17.7%
Problem-identifying25.9%9.7%
Cautionary6.8%4.5%
Breakthrough5.6%25.7%
Comparative2.8%4.0%
Critical1.2%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 paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceInternet of Things in food safety: Literature review and a bibliometric analysis2440.53%82 (33.6%)0.53%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainThe role of life cycle assessment in supporting sustainable agri-food systems: A review of the challenges1340.29%30 (22.4%)0.29%
Safety & misuseCassava (<i>Manihot esculenta</i>) dual use for food and bioenergy: A review150.03%13 (86.7%)0.03%
Bias & fairnessA Quality Assurance Discrimination Tool for the Evaluation of Satellite Laboratory Practice Excellence in the Context of140.03%4 (28.6%)0.03%
Labour & data workEmergency Use Only: Understanding and reducing the use of food banks in the UK130.03%8 (61.5%)0.03%
Concentration of compute powerFrom Food Crisis to Food Sovereignty: The Challenge of Social Movements90.02%5 (55.6%)0.02%
Energy & datacenter footprintSustainable AI-based production agriculture: Exploring AI applications and implications in agricultural practices40.01%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Carbon & emissions of computeAI-Powered Food Sustainability: Exploiting Knowledge Graphs for Reducing Carbon Footprints and Land Use10.0%0 (0.0%)0.0%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.

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