Key Takeaways
- European AgTech companies are expanding globally through partnerships in the Middle East and North America.
- Early-stage investment and collaboration continue to drive innovation across greenhouse, biologicals, and digital farming sectors.
- Research institutes, corporates, and investors are forming transnational alliances to scale technology deployment.
- Automation, data tools, and biological crop inputs are central to Europe’s AgTech strategy in 2025.
- iGrow Network welcomes new members ahead of the Meet & Greet event on October 29.
Europe’s AgTech 2025: Expansion, Partnerships, and Applied Innovation
AgTech activity in Europe during 2025 has diversified across research, commercialization, and global collaboration. Greenhouse and CEA technology providers such as KUBO, Van der Hoeven, and Grodan expanded through partnerships and projects in the Middle East and North America, emphasizing climate-controlled production, digital integration, and knowledge transfer.
Companies including Signify, Priva, and Source.ag advanced automation and AI-based management tools focused on improving yields and energy efficiency. In crop protection and biologicals, Amoéba, Biotalys, and Micropep Technologies achieved significant R&D and regulatory milestones, while Rijk Zwaan and BASF introduced new crop varieties designed for modern production systems.
Partnerships across the region increasingly involve cooperation between research institutes, corporates, and investors—often with an international dimension. Syngenta announced collaborations with SALIC, Taranis, and PepsiCo, while Delphy, BIOPHI, and Dutch Greenhouse Delta are driving initiatives connecting European expertise with overseas markets.
In regenerative agriculture, companies such as Agreena, Klim, and TotalEnergies launched new digital platforms and carbon programs to promote data-driven land management. Together, these initiatives reflect a broader European focus on scalability, sustainability, and cross-border integration.
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AgTech: Partnerships and Product Launches
- EagleNXT introduced the MicaSense™ RedEdge-P™ Triple Sensor System, enabling high-resolution, multispectral imaging for precision agriculture.
- Agtonomy expanded operations in the U.S. and Australia and appointed Michael Abbott, former Apple and Microsoft executive, to its Board of Directors.
- AgZen partnered with Corteva to scale RealCoverage™, a system optimizing agrochemical spray coverage in real time.
- HGS BioScience acquired NutriAg Ltd., enhancing its North American bionutritional product line.
Plant Science: Regulatory Approvals and AI Innovation
- Amoéba gained U.S. EPA approval for its AXPERA biocontrol products targeting fungal pathogens.
- Sumitomo Chemical will consolidate Valent BioSciences, MGK, and Valent North America into Sumitomo Biorational Company LLC, launching April 2026.
- Micropep Technologies unveiled Krisalix™, an AI platform for peptide-based crop protection discovery, in collaboration with Corteva Agriscience.
- Oerth Bio, a Bayer–Arvinas joint venture, announced its closure after four years of operations.
- Plant Health Care nears approval for PHC68949, a biological nematode treatment pending California’s final review.
Interview: Nina DePalma on Regenerative Agriculture and Data
“We are purpose-built for the food and ag system,” said Nina DePalma, Chief Product Officer at HowGood. “Our platform provides accurate, evolving product carbon footprints aligned with regulatory and Scope 3 reporting needs.”
DePalma added that regenerative agriculture is entering a measurable, data-driven phase: “The most important part is accurate measurement and chain of custody. Projects emerging in 2026 will be more real, more operational, and standard business practice.”
CEA & Agribusiness: Expansion and Collaboration
- Rainbow North America opened a 182,000-square-foot Partner Production Center in Illinois to enhance agrochemical manufacturing efficiency.
- KUBO partnered with Amtar Al Khair Agricultural Crops Company to develop a one-million-square-meter high-tech greenhouse zone in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan region, supporting Vision 2030 food security goals.
Other News and Funding Updates
- Rockcliffe Labs launched a program to establish 100 biotechnology ventures in partnership with a Canadian university.
- Syngenta and SALIC signed a Letter of Intent to promote sustainable agriculture and digital farm management in Saudi Arabia.
- NoMy Japan and Kagome Co. initiated collaboration on mycoprotein-based food product development.
- Enko Capital secured US$100 million in the first close of its private credit fund targeting African mid-market sectors including agriculture and manufacturing.
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