Key Takeaways
- CIBO Technologies announced a three-year strategic partnership with Ingredion to advance regenerative agriculture across supply chains using data analytics.
- This marks CIBO’s fourth strategic partnership announced in 2026, demonstrating rapid expansion within agriculture and food industries.
- Ingredion currently has 97% of its Tier 1 priority crops responsibly sourced and aims to sustainably source 100% of Tier 1 and 2 priority crops by 2030.
- CIBO will leverage its computer vision and remote sensing capabilities to monitor practice adoption rates across Iowa and Illinois farming operations.
- The partnership utilizes CIBO’s Trusted Advisor Network of retailers nationwide to enroll farmers and provide technical support for new practice adoption.
Strategic Partnership Expands CIBO’s Climate-Tech Footprint
CIBO Technologies, the leading independent data and analytics platform for agriculture, has formed a three-year strategic partnership with global plant-based ingredient solutions provider Ingredion. The collaboration aims to advance regenerative agriculture practices across agricultural supply chains through enhanced data collection and analytics capabilities.
The partnership represents CIBO’s fourth strategic alliance announced in 2026, highlighting the company’s rapid expansion within the agriculture and food technology sectors. Ingredion brings significant scale to the collaboration, with 2025 annual net sales of approximately $7.2 billion and operations serving customers in nearly 120 countries.
Scaling Regenerative Programs Across Iowa and Illinois
Under the partnership, Ingredion will utilize CIBO’s platform to expand farmer participation in regenerative agriculture programs across Iowa and Illinois. The collaboration leverages CIBO’s Trusted Advisor Network, which includes retailers of various sizes nationwide, to facilitate farmer enrollment and provide necessary technical and agronomic support for adopting new sustainable practices.
“Through our sustainability programs, we are demonstrating how responsible sourcing can deliver long-term benefits for our growers, our partners and the planet,” said Brian Nash, Vice President, Corporate Sustainability at Ingredion. “With CIBO, we now have the infrastructure to truly scale responsible sourcing while engaging with more farmers.”
CIBO’s Technology Supports Compliance and Reporting
CIBO’s computer vision and remote sensing capabilities will enable cost-effective monitoring and reporting on practice adoption rates at the scale required by Ingredion’s sustainability programs. The platform streamlines data collection workflows, allowing Ingredion to apply consistent sustainability measurements across participating farms while meeting compliance requirements for its commitment to sustainably source 100% of Tier 1 and 2 priority crops by 2030.
“As companies expand sustainable practices across their supply chains, they need high-integrity solutions that can scale with their program,” said Sunand Menon, Executive Chairman and CEO of CIBO Technologies. “With our proprietary modeling and AI, and advanced analytics, CIBO streamlines fragmented data and workflows and generates insights at scale.”
