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THE THE UNITED KINGDOM EDITION 2026

the United Kingdom’s
food and agriculture tech industry,
in focus.

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

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Snapshot: Funding in USD
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Food and Agriculture Tech illustration
Companies tracked 4,017Food and Agriculture Tech ecosystem in the United Kingdom Disclosed funding $9.04B486 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 97With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 1605 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore the United Kingdom’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 the United Kingdom, snapshot 6 August 2026
Company
Deliveroodeliveroo.co.uk$2.96B—3,980—
Ocado Groupocadogroup.com$637.66M—20,132Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Goustogousto.co.uk$591.23M—702Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
HungryPanda Panda Takeawayhungrypanda.co$295.7M—77—
Zappjustzapp.com$200M—3,294—
GrowUp Farmsgrowupfarms.co.uk$185.38M—14$3.93MFYFY2024 filing
Hokodohokodo.co$178.94M—107—
Tropic Biosciencestropic.bio$178.8M—95—
Dunnhumbydunnhumby.com—10 roles2,305—
Ivy Farmivy.farm—4 roles56—
MishiPaymishipay.com—4 roles23—
Opplyopply.com—4 roles5—
Oya Kitchensoyakitchens.com—4 roles4—
SimplyCooksimplycook.com—4 roles62—
Syrvesyrve.com—4 roles——
Manomanoafrica.com—3 roles217—
ATOMEatomeplc.com——8—
Anparioanpario.com——124Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Benchmark Holdingsbenchmarkplc.com——837—
British Garden Centresbritishgardencentres.com——460—
Crocuscrocus.co.uk——54Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Extract Coffeeextractcoffee.co.uk———$17.52MFYFY2025 filing
Genusgenusplc.com——3,265Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Milk&Moremilkandmore.co.uk——2,200—
24 featured companies

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Food and Agriculture Tech industry KPIs in the United Kingdom

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

6 August 2026
Hiring participation2.4%

97 of 4,017 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation14.1%

567 of 4,017 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share46.4%

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

Median disclosed round$742.63K

Midpoint of 993 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 46.4% of disclosed capital, while 85.9% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How the United Kingdom 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

the United Kingdom food and agriculture tech
$0$555.93M$1.11B$1.67B$2.22B2016: $631.56M20162017: $803.94M20172018: $323.03M20182019: $1.06B20192020: $1.28B20202021: $958.04M20212022: $1.95B20222023: $305.4M20232024: $411.23M20242025: $98.97M2025
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Annual food and agriculture tech funding and company formation in the United Kingdom
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$631.56M23351
2017$803.94M26376
2018$323.03M26889
2019$1.06B30081
2020$1.28B444102
2021$958.04M287134
2022$1.95B183110
2023$305.4M13288
2024$411.23M5064
2025$98.97M1128
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Deliveroo32.8%
  • Ocado Group7.1%
  • Gousto6.5%
  • Other companies53.6%

Funding by stage

1,190 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel725 60.9%
Series A–B228 19.2%
Series C+ / PE27 2.3%
Grants, debt & other210 17.6%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
8 rounds

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Series A05/2026
SugaROx $3.39M

Backed by The Mosaic Company.

Series A04/2026
Tenzo $5M

Backed by Edge and Amadeus Capital and others.

Seed04/2026
Fermtech $3.3M

Backed by Elbow Beach and Carbon13 and others.

Seed04/2026
Qalzy —

Backed by Jenson Ventures.

Series A03/2026
TiPJAR $6.03M

Backed by YFM Equity Partners.

Seed03/2026
Cytotrait $4.02M

Backed by Northern Gritstone and UK Innovation Science & Seed Fund and others.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

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Series B01/2022
Zappjustzapp.com$200M

Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and 468 Capital and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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GBP · millions · consolidated

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 14 reporting entities from 1081 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts£48.4m

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not the United Kingdom market sales.

Net profit / loss£0.9m

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin+1.9%

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue£0.1m

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities+42.9%

6 of 14 covered entities.

Top-five concentration+99.3%

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 14 reporting entities

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THE UNITED KINGDOM · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does food and agriculture tech compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

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

Busiest websites

80 of the 4,017 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (2%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 241,073 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
Deliveroodeliveroo.co.uk6,511,7936659.6%
Ocadoocado.com5,455,7926661.4%
DesignMyNight Londondesignmynight.com3,981,3316579.7%
Jamie Oliverjamieoliver.com3,365,3316787.2%
ResDiaryresdiary.com2,222,5745081%
Goustogousto.co.uk1,437,0655285.4%
Thompsonthompson-morgan.com1,273,0105278.2%
Gardening Expressgardeningexpress.co.uk1,161,7794680.7%
Difford\'s Guidediffordsguide.com1,133,2245978.3%
Marston\'smarstonspubs.co.uk1,102,3604498.7%

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

Most-installed apps

431 of these companies (10.7%) publish at least one Android app — 1,545 apps in all, carrying 74M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
Deliveroo: Food & ShoppingDeliveroo40.6M4.6Food & Drink
Calorie Counter +NutraTech4.5M4.3Health & Fitness
Samsung Food: Meal PlannerSamsung Food3.7M4.5Food & Drink
Deliveroo RiderDeliveroo2.5M3.8Business
HappyCow - Vegan Food Near YouHappyCow2.4M4.9Travel & Local
AtfarmAtfarm2M3.3Business
HungryPanda: Food DeliveryHungryPanda Panda Takeaway1.6M3.9Food & Drink
Recipe KeeperRecipe Keeper1.3M4.7Food & Drink
GoustoGousto1.2M3.5Food & Drink
Karma - Save food with a tapKarma983.2K3.3Food & Drink

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 (2024Q1–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Food Tech1,34462.9MDeliveroo: Food & Shopping 40.6M
Online Grocery9753.9MCalorie Counter + 4.5M
Fitness & Wellness Tech24.6MQalzy: Macro & Calorie Tracker 25.3K
Crop Tech742.6MAtfarm 2M
Geographic Information Systems52MAgricision onTrak 14.6K
Loyalty Software5912KEmbargo Wallet 474.8K
Coupons And Deals3812.1KCheckoutSmart 436.7K
Consumer Electronics E-Commerce3480.9KOoni 435.3K

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.

2023Q2: 132023Q2: 562023Q22023Q3: 132023Q3: 242023Q32023Q4: 212023Q4: 782023Q42024Q1: 142024Q1: 412024Q12024Q2: 142024Q2: 202024Q22024Q3: 202024Q3: 352024Q32024Q4: 212024Q4: 382024Q42025Q1: 202025Q1: 452025Q12025Q2: 212025Q2: 402025Q22025Q3: 212025Q3: 1052025Q32025Q4: 332025Q4: 1802025Q42026Q1: 342026Q1: 2972026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 610 of 1,545 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The the United Kingdom 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 digital2,126
Enterprise tech1,584
B2c e-commerce1,370
Agritech1,098
Uber for grocery delivery1,095
B2c grocery delivery1,095
B2b agritech823
Enterprise software673
Restaurant it447
Saas410
Internet first brands377
Agriculture e-commerce359

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

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Consumer digital

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

2126companies
1.9%have hiring activity

40 companies hiring · $5.41B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

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

E-commerce - product2,114
Subscription1,459
E-commerce - service1,056
Physical commerce895
Commission on transaction797
Advertising469
Fee-for-service242
Sponsorship28
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
Funding roundsgotenzo.com ↗

Tenzo has secured a USD $5 million first close of its Series A extension round, led by Edge.vc. Existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners and YourVC also participated, alongside Frontive Holdings, one of Tenzo's customers.

Mergers & acquisitionskayana.co.uk ↗

Meralco and its subsidiary Corporate Information Solutions Inc. (CIS) have agreed to sell their respective stake in Bayad to Kayana Solutions Inc., involving 504,948 common shares valued at P5,347.08 apiece.

Mergers & acquisitionslomondwholesale.co.uk ↗

Property management group Lomond has expanded its operations in the Central Belt with the acquisition of letting and estate agency business Clyde Property.

Mergers & acquisitionsgraze.com ↗

Laing co-founded confectionary brand Candy Kittens in 2012 and recently snapped up snacking brand Graze from Unilever.

Funding roundsfieldworkrobotics.com ↗

Elbow Beach is contributing £1.45 million in follow‑on funding, building on its £1.5 million seed investment in 2023, which supported the development and validation of Fieldwork's robotics and AI systems.

Funding roundsfermtech.co.uk ↗

and investors are clearly onboard, as the firm has already raised £2.5m (€2.87m) in seed funding from companies including Elbow Beach, Carbon 13, and Empirical Ventures.

Funding roundsatomeplc.com ↗

The European Investment Bank’s development finance arm committed $95 million to Atome’s green hydrogen plant in Paraguay.

Funding roundswearetipjar.com ↗

We’re now looking forward to working with YFM to support even more operators and employees.

Mergers & acquisitionshuel.com ↗

On the heels of Danone’s $1 billion purchase of Huel on Monday

Mergers & acquisitionshelloleap.ai ↗

Chartis, which is backed by Blackstone, has acquired Leap AI, a Menlo Park, California-based provider of AI-driven healthcare solutions.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 607 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Earnings
117
Funding rounds
104
Leadership moves
87
Company announcements
80
Mergers & acquisitions
78
Contracts
35
New products
27
Capital infusions
20
Layoffs
17
Asset acquisitions
13
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IPO pipeline

1 companies with recorded IPO activity

Deliveroo ↗

IPO · London Stock Exchange6 reports

Leadership moves

39 tracked people moves

TiPJAR ↗
Michel Cassius

Appointment Non-Executive Director

James Cosser-Hindle

Appointment Group People Director

Pete Templeton

Appointment Chief Financial Officer

Amanda Yu

Appointment Growth and Lifecycle Director

Ocado Group ↗
Nick de la Vega

Appointment Chief Revenue Officer

Ocado Group ↗
Steven Bottomley

Resignation Previously VP of IT

Pact Coffee ↗
Nigel Warner

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

Pact Coffee ↗
John McVay

Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Future of Food Edit

Online Grocery Aisle

PEEA1

bovine myoglobin

Nairn’s ↗
Marmite and cheese flavour

Oatcakes

Deliveroo ↗
Sainsbury\'s loyalty programme

Loyalty programme integration

Deliveroo ↗
new on-demand shopping service

Quick Commerce / Retail

QR code scanning for tray identification

Software feature

24/7 delivery capability

Convenience‑ecommerce platform

Ocado Ads

Retail media

Contract wins

19 recorded customer wins

Genus ↗

Customer: Atmos RenewablesInfrastructure

Foodsteps ↗

Customer: sainsbury\'sFood Retail / Sustainability

Ocado ↗

Customer: krogerRetail

Gander ↗

Customer: maple groupFood retail

Ocado Group ↗

Customer: sobeysRetail Grocery

Ocado Group ↗

Customer: krogerTechnology

Regulatory events

9 recorded events

Gander ↗

approved as supplier for Morrisons Daily

Deliveroo ↗

placed under judicial supervisionMilan prosecutors

Deliveroo ↗

chief executive under investigationMilan prosecutors

non-compliance determination for failing to file annual reportNasdaq Stock Market

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

20companies
118period observations
6.7%median reported growth

Median across 103 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

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

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Lomond Fine Foods→Clyde Property GroupCompleted2026-04-24Not stated in snapshot
hero group→Deliciously Ella ↗Announced2026-04-23Not stated in snapshot
Kayana→Bayad Center Inc.Pending2026-04-21Not stated in snapshot
doordash→Deliveroo ↗Completed2026-04-18Not stated in snapshot
danone→Huel ↗Completed2026-04-14Not stated in snapshot
candy kittens→Graze ↗Announced2026-04-10Not stated in snapshot

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

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

236 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 357-posting snapshot covers 13 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Client Manager1
Food Delivery Partner1
Meal Delivery Driver1
Client Development Manager1
Sr/Principal Pricing & Revenue Management Consultant1
Agricultural Contractors & Seasonal Operatives1
0 internship postings

4 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

3 postings specify a level.

unspecified
354
manager
2
senior
1

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 357 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Python
50
Sql
30
Crm
20
Salesforce
16
Excel
16
Aws
14
Go
13
Terraform
13
Iot
12
Kubernetes
9
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

1,553 founders and chief executives across 1,211 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

197 profiles with education records.

University of Oxford
41
Imperial College London
30
University of Cambridge
29
University of Bristol
15
University of Manchester
11
INSEAD
8
University College London
8
University of Warwick
8

Prior employers

19 profiles with prior-work records.

Amazon
4
Google
4
Microsoft
2
Morgan Stanley
2
Bain
2
Goldman Sachs
2
Cisco
1
Paypal
1

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

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

116,571 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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116,571articles in the measured year
29,263articles in 2026Q1
75.1%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Food and Agriculture Tech coverage across United Kingdom · articles per complete quarter

013,05026,09939,14952,1982021Q2: 22,4822021Q22021Q3: 26,7662021Q4: 23,9422022Q1: 23,6732022Q2: 22,6312022Q22022Q3: 22,3662022Q4: 24,9512023Q1: 26,3992023Q2: 28,0302023Q22023Q3: 26,6222023Q4: 25,4162024Q1: 30,7362024Q2: 27,3632024Q22024Q3: 27,9192024Q4: 29,7012025Q1: 45,3902025Q2: 26,4652025Q22025Q3: 34,7872025Q4: 25,6812026Q1: 29,2632026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q222,482
2021Q326,766
2021Q423,942
2022Q123,673
2022Q222,631
2022Q322,366
2022Q424,951
2023Q126,399
2023Q228,030
2023Q326,622
2023Q425,416
2024Q130,736
2024Q227,363
2024Q327,919
2024Q429,701
2025Q145,390
2025Q226,465
2025Q334,787
2025Q425,681
2026Q129,263

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
58,873 positive · 826 neutral · 24,821 negative
2022
65,337 positive · 1,015 neutral · 27,094 negative
2023
76,015 positive · 987 neutral · 29,248 negative
2024
83,658 positive · 1,329 neutral · 30,541 negative
2025
99,233 positive · 1,399 neutral · 31,477 negative

Leading coverage topics

Food and Agriculture Tech coverage across United Kingdom · ranked by full-period article count.

New Product Launches And Innovations6,440 articles in the full recorded period
1,480 recent · 1,314 prior
Executive Leadership Changes And Appointments6,308 articles in the full recorded period
1,416 recent · 1,292 prior
Strategic Partnerships And Collaborations6,228 articles in the full recorded period
1,460 recent · 1,263 prior
Technology Adoption And Digital Transformation5,036 articles in the full recorded period
1,193 recent · 1,042 prior
Political Biographies And Memoirs4,502 articles in the full recorded period
221 recent · 291 prior
Formula One Championships4,295 articles in the full recorded period
726 recent · 979 prior
Political Philosophy Discussions3,868 articles in the full recorded period
102 recent · 99 prior
Political Think Tank Research3,866 articles in the full recorded period
68 recent · 73 prior
Nationalism And Sovereignty Debates3,760 articles in the full recorded period
78 recent · 65 prior
Political Theory And Ideology Analysis3,750 articles in the full recorded period
67 recent · 79 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Food and Agriculture Tech coverage across United Kingdom

KeywordRecentPriorChange
stock performance43930843%
ceo change337164105%
ncaa updates29788238%
college playoffs282140101%
brewery business plans21415142%
satellite broadcasting20214341%
tariff structure agriculture18512647%
brewery financing17612442%
brewery location scouting17386101%
commodity export strategies17011153%
f1 world championship427702-39%
f1 championship402681-41%
mark rule gaelic football112284-61%
wildlife disease monitoring93221-58%
food safety modernization46214-79%

Event and signal lenses

Food and Agriculture Tech coverage across United Kingdom

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

132,811 classified articles

mark rule gaelic football, stock performance, f1 world championship

32.6% critical · 40.9% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

39,004 classified articles

satellite telecommunication, satellite telemetry, satellite ground stations

29.6% critical · 51.5% positive
Rising

Growth

64,654 classified articles

innovative product, retail expenditure trends, e-commerce sales growth

20.1% critical · 51.3% positive

Food and Agriculture Tech coverage across United Kingdom. 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
7 cards

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Food Safety / Environmental HealthCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Food Safety / Environmental Health

1,006 papers

16.8% of this theme group

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
20221187.4
20231133.7
20241017.2
2025695.1
Food Waste / ConsumptionCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Food Waste / Consumption

964 papers

16.1% of this theme group

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
2022537.7
2023603.3
2024672.8
2025833.8
Food Security / Food SystemsCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Food Security / Food Systems

923 papers

15.4% of this theme group

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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2022406.1
2023435.0
2024437.2
2025493.1
Agriculture / ProductionCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Agriculture / Production

922 papers

15.4% of this theme group

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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20222668.9
20232766.8
20242724.9
20252626.1
Food Processing / Food IndustryCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Food Processing / Food Industry

913 papers

15.2% of this theme group

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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2022335.3
2023352.4
2024349.5
2025346.2
Mycotoxin / AflatoxinCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Mycotoxin / Aflatoxin

754 papers

12.6% of this theme group

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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2022226.4
2023233.3
2024239.6
2025251.6
Antibiotic Resistance / SalmonellaCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Antibiotic Resistance / Salmonella

518 papers

8.6% of this theme group

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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2022226.9
2023219.7
2024213.1
2025240.2

Cautions

3,209 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Food Safety / Food ProcessingCautions · 01

Food Safety / Food Processing

665 papers

20.7% of this theme group

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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2022478.4
2023497.6
2024506.7
2025507.6
Risk Assessment / Hazard QuotientCautions · 02

Risk Assessment / Hazard Quotient

582 papers

18.1% of this theme group

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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2022132.7
2023124.9
2024122.2
2025145.7
Production / AgricultureCautions · 03

Production / Agriculture

462 papers

14.4% of this theme group

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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20222925.6
20233057.5
20243040.8
20253037.7
Salmonella / Listeria MonocytogenesCautions · 04

Salmonella / Listeria Monocytogenes

456 papers

14.2% of this theme group

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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2022226.9
2023219.7
2024213.1
2025240.2
Food Security / AgricultureCautions · 05

Food Security / Agriculture

436 papers

13.6% of this theme group

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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20222760.9
20232865.7
20242852.7
20252803.2
Shelf Life / Cold StorageCautions · 06

Shelf Life / Cold Storage

392 papers

12.2% of this theme group

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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202290.8
202385.2
202477.1
202585.4
Enzyme / Food AdditiveCautions · 07

Enzyme / Food Additive

216 papers

6.7% of this theme group

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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202284.9
202382.8
202477.7
202559.1

Opportunities

16,443 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Food Safety / Supply ChainOpportunities · 01

Food Safety / Supply Chain

1,114 papers

18.6% of this theme group

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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2022364.1
2023375.9
2024361.0
2025406.7
Functional Food / IngredientOpportunities · 02

Functional Food / Ingredient

1,077 papers

17.9% of this theme group

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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202276.5
202376.0
202469.3
202587.3
Agriculture / Food SecurityOpportunities · 03

Agriculture / Food Security

934 papers

15.6% of this theme group

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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20222782.2
20232885.0
20242870.8
20252815.0
Food Processing / Food IndustryOpportunities · 04

Food Processing / Food Industry

825 papers

13.8% of this theme group

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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2022356.2
2023373.0
2024373.8
2025362.9
Food Safety / Detection LimitOpportunities · 05

Food Safety / Detection Limit

715 papers

11.9% of this theme group

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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2022218.8
2023226.4
2024228.2
2025248.7
Shelf Life / Produce StorageOpportunities · 06

Shelf Life / Produce Storage

680 papers

11.3% of this theme group

Shelf life (345) · Produce storage (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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2022110.5
2023101.3
202489.6
202599.0
Antimicrobial / ProbioticOpportunities · 07

Antimicrobial / Probiotic

655 papers

10.9% of this theme group

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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2022849.9
2023830.0
2024795.4
2025764.6

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%37.6%
Descriptive28.0%17.4%
Problem-identifying25.9%9.6%
Cautionary6.8%4.4%
Breakthrough5.6%26.2%
Comparative2.8%3.9%
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.

DEMAND, SUPPLY & PLACE

Where demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — the United Kingdom

Compare demand signals in the United Kingdom’s newsflow with the food and agriculture tech categories mapped to each signal.

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HOW TO READ THE GAP

Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.

The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.

COMPARISON PERIOD2025-07-01 to 2026-07-01Against 2024-07-01 to 2025-07-01Explore the signals ↓

The opportunity, in one view

Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.

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5 the United Kingdom demand signals compared with mapped food and agriculture tech supply
Signal familySignal percentileSupply percentileRelative gapGap (points)Signal share vs prior year
Inflation & spending pressure ↗Spending Pressure50.00.0+50.0+23.0%
Post-harvest & exports ↗Investment Build-Out50.033.3+16.7+52.8%
Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure75.066.7+8.3+37.0%
E-commerce & quick delivery ↗Channel Shift0.0100.0-100.0-4.0%
Livestock & dairy ↗Demand Driver75.0—No matching category—+65.0%

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Where the signals are loudest

All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. the United Kingdom is highlighted.

Mentions per 10,000 articles

Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.

Colorado165.7

Layoffs & income shocks · Inflation & spending pressure · Livestock & dairy

London71.7

Inflation & spending pressure · Layoffs & income shocks · Post-harvest & exports

Scotland57.6

Inflation & spending pressure · Layoffs & income shocks · Livestock & dairy

Northern Ireland46.8

Layoffs & income shocks · Livestock & dairy · Inflation & spending pressure

Bristol46.6

Layoffs & income shocks · Post-harvest & exports

North Yorkshire42.9

Layoffs & income shocks · Livestock & dairy

Edinburgh41.6

Layoffs & income shocks · Inflation & spending pressure

Kent40.5

Layoffs & income shocks · Livestock & dairy · Post-harvest & exports

Lancashire40.5

Layoffs & income shocks · Livestock & dairy

Hong Kong40.2

Inflation & spending pressure · Layoffs & income shocks

North Carolina39.5

Layoffs & income shocks · Inflation & spending pressure · Post-harvest & exports

Wales38.6

Layoffs & income shocks · Livestock & dairy · Inflation & spending pressure

Inside the leading signals

Open any signal for its quarterly history
SPENDING PRESSUREInflation & spending pressure+50.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Sustained price pressure can shift spending toward value formats.

24.02mentions per 10,000 articles+23.0%share change vs prior year

Mapped food and agriculture tech categories

  • Uber For Grocery Delivery1,095
  • B2C Grocery Delivery1,095

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

071522292024Q3: 182024Q32024Q4: 192024Q42025Q1: 182025Q12025Q2: 222025Q22025Q3: 222025Q32025Q4: 242025Q42026Q1: 252026Q12026Q2: 252026Q2
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Inflation & spending pressure in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q340218.16
2024Q441919.34
2025Q146518.39
2025Q245822.66
2025Q353922.27
2025Q442224.28
2026Q150425.41
2026Q222625.22

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Colorado77.5 / 10,000
London35.6 / 10,000
INVESTMENT BUILD-OUTPost-harvest & exports+16.7percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Storage and export build-out can pull processing and cold-chain demand with it.

3.01mentions per 10,000 articles+52.8%share change vs prior year

Mapped food and agriculture tech categories

  • Agritech1,098
  • B2B Agritech823
  • Agriculture E-Commerce359

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

012452024Q3: 02024Q32024Q4: 12024Q42025Q1: 32025Q12025Q2: 22025Q22025Q3: 22025Q32025Q4: 22025Q42026Q1: 42026Q12026Q2: 32026Q2
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Post-harvest & exports in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3200.9
2024Q4271.25
2025Q1773.05
2025Q2522.57
2025Q3592.44
2025Q4392.24
2026Q1844.23
2026Q2303.35

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shocks+8.3percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.

27.56mentions per 10,000 articles+37.0%share change vs prior year

Mapped food and agriculture tech categories

  • Uber For Grocery Delivery1,095
  • B2C Grocery Delivery1,095
  • Internet First Brands377

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

091828372024Q3: 182024Q32024Q4: 172024Q42025Q1: 222025Q12025Q2: 212025Q22025Q3: 272025Q32025Q4: 232025Q42026Q1: 312026Q12026Q2: 272026Q2
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Layoffs & income shocks in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q341418.7
2024Q438517.77
2025Q157022.55
2025Q242821.18
2025Q366327.39
2025Q440023.01
2026Q163431.96
2026Q224327.12

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Colorado81.1 / 10,000
CHANNEL SHIFTE-commerce & quick delivery-100.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Online and quick-commerce adoption can migrate spend across channels faster than networks adapt.

2.56mentions per 10,000 articles-4.0%share change vs prior year

Mapped food and agriculture tech categories

  • B2C E-Commerce1,370
  • Uber For Grocery Delivery1,095
  • B2C Grocery Delivery1,095
  • Restaurant It447
  • Agriculture E-Commerce359

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

012342024Q3: 32024Q32024Q4: 32024Q42025Q1: 12025Q12025Q2: 22025Q22025Q3: 22025Q32025Q4: 22025Q42026Q1: 22026Q12026Q2: 22026Q2
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E-commerce & quick delivery in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3743.34
2024Q4713.28
2025Q1441.74
2025Q2492.42
2025Q3722.97
2025Q4422.42
2026Q1432.17
2026Q2232.57

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

DEMAND DRIVERLivestock & dairy—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Livestock economics can pull husbandry, feed and health tooling demand.

5.04mentions per 10,000 articles+65.0%share change vs prior year

Mapped food and agriculture tech categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s food and agriculture tech market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

025792024Q3: 22024Q32024Q4: 22024Q42025Q1: 32025Q12025Q2: 32025Q22025Q3: 42025Q32025Q4: 42025Q42026Q1: 42026Q12026Q2: 82026Q2
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Livestock & dairy in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3582.62
2024Q4582.68
2025Q1883.48
2025Q2693.41
2025Q31074.42
2025Q4774.43
2026Q1974.89
2026Q2748.26

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONS

Related research and changing coverage

the United Kingdom food and agriculture tech coverage

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RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2017

Sustainability impact assessments of different urban short food supply chains: examples from London, UK

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

74 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2020

‘Workable utopias’ for social change through inclusion and empowerment? Community supported agriculture (CSA) in Wales as social innovation

Agriculture and Human Values

55 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2020

The impact of coastal flooding on agriculture: A case‐study of Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Land Degradation and Development

51 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2018

Modelling the production impacts of a widespread conversion to organic agriculture in England and Wales

Land Use Policy

47 citations in the snapshot

What is growing in this coverage

the United Kingdom coverage of this page's demand families

KeywordRecent articlesPrior articlesShare change
animal handling6623264.1%
pasture improvement5228135.6%
livestock auctions4929114.4%
beef cattle422890.3%
sheep farming43517.0%

Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.

GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Food and Agriculture Tech in the United Kingdom: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

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