- Published: August 2024
- Pages: 858
- Tables: 52
- Figures: 79
The global agritech market is poised for substantial growth over the next decade, driven by the pressing need to address worldwide food security and sustainability challenges. As the world's population continues to rise, the demand for increased agricultural productivity and efficiency becomes paramount. Agritech solutions, which leverage advanced technologies like precision farming, smart greenhouses, agricultural robotics, and data analytics, offer the potential to significantly boost crop yields, optimize resource utilization, and reduce environmental impact.
This comprehensive market report provides a detailed analysis of the key trends, drivers, opportunities, and barriers shaping the Agritech landscape from 2025 to 2035.
Report contents include:
- major macro forces shaping the industry, including the increasing demand for food production, declining availability of arable land and water resources, advancements in digital technologies, government initiatives and regulations, as well as the thriving venture capital and startup ecosystem.
- size and growth projections of the global agritech market, segmented by technology (e.g., precision farming, smart greenhouses, agricultural robots, drones), application (e.g., crop management, livestock monitoring, supply chain optimization), and region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa).
- the competitive landscape, featuring profiles of major agritech companies and their product/service offerings, as well as key mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships.
- high-potential growth areas within the agritech sector, including:
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- Precision Farming and Smart Agriculture: Leveraging advanced sensors, data analytics, and automation to improve crop yields and resource efficiency.
- Livestock Management and Animal Welfare: Optimizing animal health, behavior, and feed/resource utilization through monitoring and analytics.
- Supply Chain Optimization: Enhancing traceability, transparency, and reducing food waste and spoilage.
- Urban and Vertical Farming: Addressing food security in densely populated areas and leveraging indoor farming technologies.
- Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries: Monitoring and optimizing aquatic ecosystems to improve yields and reduce environmental impact.
- key challenges and barriers to the growth of the agritech market, such as high initial investment costs, lack of digital literacy and infrastructure, regulatory and policy uncertainties, cybersecurity and data privacy concerns, and resistance to change from traditional farming practices.
- critical role of various technological enablers, including artificial intelligence (AI), automation, robotics, biologicals, genetics, and data/software, in driving innovation and adoption within the agritech sector.
- key government regulations and policies related to pesticides, fertilizers, and other aspects of agritech, and their impact on the market's development.
- comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape, including market share data and in-depth profiles of agritech companies. It highlights the strategies, product/service offerings, and key strengths of the industry's leading players. Company profiles over 730 companies including AeroFarms, AFINGEN®, AgBiome, AgBoost, Agcurate, Agragene, AgriWebb, Agulus, Anuvia, Aphea.Bio, Arcadia Biosciences, Ascribe Bioscience, Ascus Biosciences, BASF, Bayer, BeeHero, Benson Hill, Biocentis, Bioceres Crop Solutions, BioConsortia, Biotangents, Breedr, Brightseed, Brotherton Seed Company, Ceradis, CINIS Fertilizer, Corteva, Croptix, Cytophage Technologies, Dahlia Robotics, Enko Chem, Epicrop Technologies, Farmers Edge, FutureFeed, Gardin, Ginkgo Bioworks, Grace Breeding, Growcentia, GrowX, Halter, Hester Biosciences, Holganix, Infarm, Isagro SpA, Iyris , John Deere, Kamterter, Kaiima, Koppert Biological Systems, Kroger, Kula Bio, Marrone Bio Innovations, Mazen Animal Health, Microendo, Microprep Technologies, MoA Technology Ltd, MyForest Foods, N-Drip, NanoSUR, Nitrogenics, NVIDIA, Phospholutions, Phytoform, Pivot Bio, PlantArcBio, Plenty, Pluton Biosciences, Puregene AG, Reazent, Resurrect Bio Ltd., Rizobater, RNAissance, SaliCrop, Sea Forest, Seipasa, Semios, Sigma AgriScience, Solasta Bio, Takara Bio, Tevel Aerobotics Technologies, TL Biolabs, Tracegrow, TrueAlgae, Vestaron, Vive Crop Protection, WeedOut, Wyvern, xFarm Technologies, Yield 10 Bioscience and Zymergen.
- agritech market across key regions, examining market size, growth trends, and the adoption of various technologies by major players in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa.
1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 28
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 29
- 2.1 Definition and scope of agritech 29
- 2.2 Agriculture in the 21st century 30
- 2.3 The importance of AgriTech 30
- 2.3.1 Addressing global food security and sustainability 31
- 2.4 Market trends and drivers for AgriTech 32
- 2.4.1 Macro forces shaping Agritech 33
- 2.4.2 Increasing Demand for Food Production 33
- 2.4.3 Declining Availability of Arable Land and Water Resources 35
- 2.4.4 Advancements in Digital Technologies 35
- 2.4.4.1 Internet of Things (IoT) 36
- 2.4.4.2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) 37
- 2.4.4.3 Big Data and Analytics 37
- 2.4.5 Government Initiatives and Regulations 38
- 2.4.5.1 Policies supporting the adoption of agritech 38
- 2.4.5.2 Sustainability and environmental regulations 39
- 2.4.6 Venture Capital and Startup Ecosystem 39
- 2.4.6.1 Funding trends in the agritech sector 40
- 2.4.6.2 Emergence of innovative agritech startups 41
- 2.5 Market challenges and barriers to growth 43
- 2.5.1 Farming challenges 44
- 2.5.2 High Initial Investment Costs 46
- 2.5.3 Lack of Digital Literacy and Infrastructure 47
- 2.5.4 Regulatory and Policy Uncertainties 48
- 2.5.5 Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Concerns 49
- 2.5.6 Resistance to Change and Adoption Barriers 50
- 2.6 Technology enablers 50
- 2.6.1 The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 51
- 2.6.2 Automation 52
- 2.6.3 Robotics 53
- 2.6.4 Biologicals 54
- 2.6.5 Genetics 55
- 2.6.6 Data/software 56
- 2.7 Government regulations 58
- 2.7.1 Pesticides 58
- 2.7.2 Fertilisers 60
- 2.8 Key Growth Opportunities 61
- 2.8.1 Precision Farming and Smart Agriculture 61
- 2.8.1.1 Improved crop yields and resource efficiency 61
- 2.8.1.2 Adoption of advanced sensors and data analytics 62
- 2.8.2 Livestock Management and Animal Welfare 64
- 2.8.2.1 Monitoring animal health and behaviour 64
- 2.8.2.2 Optimizing feed and resource utilization 65
- 2.8.3 Supply Chain Optimization 67
- 2.8.3.1 Traceability and transparency 67
- 2.8.3.2 Reduced food waste and spoilage 68
- 2.8.4 Urban and Vertical Farming 70
- 2.8.4.1 Addressing food security in densely populated areas 70
- 2.8.4.2 Leveraging indoor farming technologies 71
- 2.8.5 Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries 72
- 2.8.5.1 Monitoring and optimizing aquatic ecosystems 73
- 2.8.5.2 Improving yields and reducing environmental impact 74
- 2.8.1 Precision Farming and Smart Agriculture 61
- 2.9 Global Agritech Market Size, 2023-2035 76
- 2.9.1 Total 76
- 2.9.2 By Technology 77
- 2.9.3 By Application 78
- 2.9.4 By Region 80
3 VERTICAL FARMING 81
- 3.1 Overview 81
- 3.1.1 What is a vertical farm? 81
- 3.1.1.1 Benefits 82
- 3.1.1.2 Challenges 83
- 3.1.1.3 Crops 84
- 3.1.2 Vertical farming costs 85
- 3.1.3 Vertical farm components 87
- 3.1.1 What is a vertical farm? 81
- 3.2 Technologies 89
- 3.2.1 Aeroponics 89
- 3.2.2 Hydroponics 91
- 3.2.3 Aquaponics 93
- 3.2.4 LEDs and lighting 94
- 3.2.5 Automation 96
- 3.3 Funding and investments 98
- 3.4 Market map 101
- 3.5 Global market revenues to 2035 103
- 3.5.1 By technology 103
- 3.5.2 By region 106
- 3.6 Market player profiles 108 (106 company profiles)
4 CROP BIOTECH 209
- 4.1 Overview 209
- 4.2 Technologies 212
- 4.2.1 Gene modification 212
- 4.2.2 Gene editing 214
- 4.2.3 Gene silencing 217
- 4.2.4 Synthetic biology 220
- 4.2.5 Selective breeding 222
- 4.2.6 Seed treatments 224
- 4.3 Funding and investments 225
- 4.4 Market map 228
- 4.5 Global market revenues to 2035 230
- 4.5.1 By technology 230
- 4.5.2 By region 233
- 4.6 Market player profiles 235 (66 company profiles)
5 SMART FARMING 299
- 5.1 Overview 299
- 5.2 Technologies 301
- 5.2.1 Use of AI 303
- 5.2.2 Agribots and autonomous tractors 303
- 5.2.3 Agribots and autonomous tractors 306
- 5.2.3.1 Autonomous sensor technologies 308
- 5.2.3.2 Weed and pest control 310
- 5.2.3.3 Robotic seeding 314
- 5.2.3.4 Fully autonomous tractors 315
- 5.2.3.5 Other autonomous farming machines and robots 318
- 5.2.3.6 Robotic fruit and vegetable harvesting 322
- 5.2.3.7 Dairy farming robots 324
- 5.2.4 Crops monitoring & analytics 325
- 5.2.4.1 Satellite/aerial imagery 327
- 5.2.4.2 Proximal sensors 329
- 5.2.4.3 Software analytics 329
- 5.2.4.4 AI-based analytics 330
- 5.2.5 Precision livestock farming, monitoring & analytics 330
- 5.2.5.1 Smart wearable tags and collars 331
- 5.2.5.2 Computer vision systems 331
- 5.2.5.3 Autonomous mobile robots 332
- 5.2.5.4 Wireless sensor networks 332
- 5.2.6 Drones and satellites 333
- 5.2.7 Farmgate-to-fork 336
- 5.2.7.1 Traceability using blockchain 336
- 5.2.7.2 Smart logistics 337
- 5.2.7.3 IoT-enabled warehouses 339
- 5.2.7.4 Data Platforms 340
- 5.3 Funding and investments 341
- 5.4 Market map 346
- 5.5 Global market revenues to 2035 348
- 5.5.1 By technology 348
- 5.5.2 By region 351
- 5.6 Market player profiles 353 (226 company profiles)
6 BIOSTIMULANTS AND BIOPESTICIDES 550
- 6.1 Overview 550
- 6.2 Technologies 554
- 6.2.1 Biostimulants 554
- 6.2.2 Microbials 556
- 6.2.3 Biochemicals 560
- 6.2.4 Semiochemicals 562
- 6.2.5 Natural biostimulants and pesticides 564
- 6.2.6 Mineral-based pesticides 567
- 6.2.7 Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIP) 568
- 6.2.8 Biotic agents 570
- 6.3 Funding and investments 571
- 6.4 Market map 574
- 6.5 Global market revenues to 2035 575
- 6.5.1 By technology 576
- 6.5.2 By region 578
- 6.6 Market player profiles 580 (86 company profiles)
7 NATURAL FERTILIZERS 655
- 7.1 Overview 655
- 7.2 Technologies 657
- 7.2.1 Biofertilizers 657
- 7.2.1.1 Nitrogen-fixing 657
- 7.2.1.2 Phosphate 658
- 7.2.1.3 Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) 660
- 7.2.1.4 Compost 662
- 7.2.2 Organic 663
- 7.2.2.1 Animal-based 663
- 7.2.2.2 Organic: Plant-based 664
- 7.2.2.3 Organic: Mineral-based 665
- 7.2.1 Biofertilizers 657
- 7.3 Funding and investments 666
- 7.4 Market map 668
- 7.5 Global market revenues to 2035 670
- 7.5.1 By technology 670
- 7.5.2 By region 672
- 7.6 Market player profiles 674 (39 company profiles)
8 LIVESTOCK BIOTECH 711
- 8.1 Overview 711
- 8.2 Technologies 713
- 8.2.1 Genetic Engineering 714
- 8.2.2 Precision breeding 715
- 8.2.3 Vaccines and drugs 717
- 8.2.4 Feed Additives 718
- 8.3 Funding and investments 720
- 8.4 Market map 723
- 8.5 Global market revenues to 2035 724
- 8.5.1 By technology 724
- 8.5.2 By region 727
- 8.6 Market player profiles 729 (59 company profiles)
9 OTHER MARKETS 780
- 9.1 Agrivoltaics 781
- 9.1.1 Overview 781
- 9.1.2 Market players 782 (6 company profiles)
- 9.2 Nanobubbles 788
- 9.2.1 Overview 788
- 9.2.1.1 Surface nanobubbles 791
- 9.2.1.2 Bulk nanobubbles 792
- 9.2.2 Properties 793
- 9.2.3 Nanobubble preparation and generation 793
- 9.2.4 Technology limitations 796
- 9.2.5 Applications in agriculture 796
- 9.2.6 Market players 801 (35 company profiles)
- 9.2.1 Overview 788
- 9.3 Carbon capture and utilization in Agritech 844
- 9.3.1 Overview 844
- 9.3.2 Carbon Capture Technologies for Agriculture 844
- 9.3.2.1 Direct Air Capture (DAC) 844
- 9.3.2.2 Point Source Capture 844
- 9.3.3 CO2 Utilization in Agritech 845
- 9.3.3.1 Greenhouse CO2 Enrichment 845
- 9.3.3.2 Algae Cultivation 845
- 9.3.3.3 Soil Carbon Sequestration 846
- 9.3.4 Benefits 846
- 9.3.5 Challenges 846
- 9.3.6 Market players 848 (20 company profiles)
10 REFERENCES 852
List of Tables
- Table 1. Market trends and drivers for AgriTech. 32
- Table 2. Venture Capital Funding in the Agritech Sector, 2020-2024 (USD Million). 39
- Table 3. Market challenges for AgriTech. 43
- Table 4. Global Agritech Market Size, 2023-2035 (USD Billion). 76
- Table 5. Main crop categories that can be grown in vertical farming systems. 84
- Table 6. Comparison of Vertical farming vs other production methods. 84
- Table 7. Vertical farming costs. 86
- Table 8. Vertical farm components. 87
- Table 9. Funding and investments in vertical farming. 98
- Table 10. Global market revenues for smart farming 2023-2035, by technology, billions USD. 103
- Table 11. Global market revenues for vertical farming 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 106
- Table 12. Comparison of genetic engineering techniques. 210
- Table 13. Types of selective breeding. 223
- Table 14. Funding and investments in crop biotech. 225
- Table 15. Global market revenues for crop biotech 2023-2035, by technology, billions USD. 230
- Table 16. Global market revenues for crop biotech 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 233
- Table 17. Market drivers in smart farming. 299
- Table 18. Current uses of agricultural robots. 307
- Table 19. Potential future uses and applications of agricultural robots. 307
- Table 20. Autonomous sensor technologies in smart farming. 309
- Table 21. Weed and pest control agribots. 311
- Table 22. Other autonomous farming machines and robots. 318
- Table 23. Other autonomous farming machines and robots products. 318
- Table 24. Advantages and Disadvantages of Robotic Milking. 324
- Table 25. Key companies in robotic milking. 324
- Table 26. Market readiness of various technologies in the smart farming crops monitoring and analytics sector. 325
- Table 27. Key players in crops monitoring and analytics. 326
- Table 28. Commercially available agricultural drones. 333
- Table 29. Drones vs. satellites vs. aeroplane. 334
- Table 30. Commercially available spraying drones. 335
- Table 31. Funding and investments for smart farming. 341
- Table 32. Global market revenues for smart farming 2023-2035, by technology, billions USD. 349
- Table 33. Global market revenues for smart farming 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 351
- Table 34. Funding and investments in biostimulants and biopesticides. 571
- Table 35. Market map for biostimulants and biopesticides. 574
- Table 36. Global market revenues for biostimulants & biopesticides 2023-2035, by technology, billions USD. 576
- Table 37. Global market revenues for biostimulants & biopesticides 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 578
- Table 38. Market map for natural fertilizers. 666
- Table 39. Market map for natural fertilizers. 669
- Table 40. Global market revenues for natural fertilizers 2023-2035, by technology, billions USD. 670
- Table 41. Global market revenues for natural fertilizers 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 672
- Table 42. Funding and investments in livestock biotech. 720
- Table 43. Market map for livestock biotech. 723
- Table 44. Global market revenues for livestock biotech 2023-2035, by technology, billions USD. 725
- Table 45. Global market revenues for livestock biotech 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 727
- Table 46. Bubble size ranges and properties. 790
- Table 47. Properties of Nanobubbles/ultrafine bubbles. 793
- Table 48. Nanobubble generation techniques. 795
- Table 49. Summary of markets, benefits and applications of nanobubbles. 797
- Table 50. Market analysis for nanobubbles in agriculture-applications, key benefits and market megatrends. 800
- Table 51. Market players in carbon capture for Agritech. 848
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Global Agritech Market Size, 2023-2035 (USD Billion). 77
- Figure 2. Global Agritech Market Segmentation by Technology, 2023-2035 (USD Billion). 78
- Figure 3. Global Agritech Market Segmentation by Application, 2023-2035 (USD Billion). 79
- Figure 4. Global Agritech Market Segmentation by Region, 2023-2035 (USD Billion). 80
- Figure 5. A vertical farm. 82
- Figure 6. Heliospectra Dyna 400W. 95
- Figure 7. Vertical farming market map. 101
- Figure 8. Global market revenues for vertical farming 2023-2035, by technology area, billions USD. 105
- Figure 9. Global market revenues for vertical farming 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 107
- Figure 10. Smart aeroponics. 109
- Figure 11. At-home vertical hydroponic system. 162
- Figure 12. Vivi Modular growth chambers, 206
- Figure 13. Market map for crop biotech. 228
- Figure 14. Global market revenues for crop biotech 2023-2035, by technology area, billions USD. 232
- Figure 15. Global market revenues for crop biotech 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 234
- Figure 16. Electric vs non-electric agricultural robots. 310
- Figure 17. Bug Vacuum by Agrobot. 311
- Figure 18. Anatis by Carré. 311
- Figure 19. Avo by ecoRobotix. 311
- Figure 20. GEN-2 by Ekobot. 312
- Figure 21. Arbus 4000 JAV by Jacto. 312
- Figure 22. AX-1 by Kilter. 312
- Figure 23. Oz by Naïo Technologies. 312
- Figure 24. Dino by Naïo Technologies. 313
- Figure 25. Weed Whacker by Odd.Bot. 313
- Figure 26. Robot One by Pixelfarming Robotics. 313
- Figure 27. Titan FT-35 by Roush and FarmWise. 313
- Figure 28. Dick by Small Robot Company. 314
- Figure 29. Autonomous weeding robots by Vitirover. 314
- Figure 30. FD20 by FarmDroid. 314
- Figure 31. Genesis by FarmBot. 315
- Figure 32. eTrac unmanned electric tractor by Farmertronics. 316
- Figure 33. EOX-175 by H2Trac. 316
- Figure 34. Monarch Tractor. 317
- Figure 35. AgBot by AgXeed. 318
- Figure 36. Robotti 150D by Agrointelli. 319
- Figure 37. RoamIO (Korechi). 319
- Figure 38. Land Care Robot by Directed Machines. 319
- Figure 39. Ted by Naïo Technologies. 320
- Figure 40. PothaFacile by Pietro Rivi. 320
- Figure 41. SwarmBot 5 by SwarmFarm Robotics. 320
- Figure 42. Dot by Raven Industries. 321
- Figure 43. Trektor by SITIA. 321
- Figure 44. Bakus by VitiBot. 322
- Figure 45. FFRobot apple harvester 323
- Figure 46. Harvester B7 324
- Figure 47. CropHopper by HayBeeSee. 333
- Figure 48. Market map for smart farming. 347
- Figure 49. Global market revenues for smart farming 2023-2035, by technology area, billions USD. 350
- Figure 50. Global market revenues for smart farming 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 352
- Figure 51. Global market revenues for biostimulants & biopesticides 2023-2035, by technology area, billions USD. 577
- Figure 52. Global market revenues for biostimulants & biopesticides 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 579
- Figure 53. Global market revenues for natural fertilizers 2023-2035, by technology area, billions USD. 671
- Figure 54. Global market revenues for natural fertilizers 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 673
- Figure 55. Global market revenues for livestock biotech 2023-2035, by technology area, billions USD. 726
- Figure 56. Global market revenues for livestock biotech 2023-2035, by region, billions USD. 728
- Figure 57. Application of nanobubbles in the environmental market. 789
- Figure 58. Bubble scales. 790
- Figure 59. Nanobubble scale. 790
- Figure 60. Nanobubble Brownian motion. 791
- Figure 61. AFM image of nanobubbles on HOPG. 792
- Figure 62. Schematic of nanobubble generator. 795
- Figure 63. Schematic of nanobubble generator tube. 803
- Figure 64. Pro-Vida nanobubble generator. 806
- Figure 65. Pro-Vida demo model installation. 807
- Figure 66. Schematic of Nano Bubble Generator deployment. 808
- Figure 67. Fawoo Nanobubble Generator FNBG-600. 815
- Figure 68. GTC nanoclusters. 816
- Figure 69. Nanobubble Generator schematic. 817
- Figure 70. Kran technology nanobubble unit. 821
- Figure 71. Buvitas Ultra Fine Bubbles Generator. 823
- Figure 72. Moleaer™ XTB Nanobubble Generator. 825
- Figure 73. Foamest column series. 828
- Figure 74. Nanobubble generator attached to equipment for use in agriculture. 829
- Figure 75. GROW NX 10 nanobubble technology. 830
- Figure 76. Shearforce schematic. 836
- Figure 77. Nanobubble generator. 836
- Figure 78. Aquatransfer operational schematic. 840
- Figure 79. FABI-10 nanobubble generator. 842
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