Mapping the Agritech Ecosystem in Spain, 2024

MAPPINC THEAGRITECHECOSYSTEMINSPAIM2024 GOVERNMENTOFSPAIN MINISTRY OFECONOMY,TRADEANDENTERPRISE MAPPINCTHEAGRITECHECOSYSTEMINSPAIM2024 GOVERNMENTMINISTRY OFSPAINOFECONOMY,TRADEANDENTERPRISE Content Presentation03 1ICOMTEXTOFTHEAGRITECHSECTORIMSPAIM04 1.1ICharacteristicsandstrengthsoftheSpanishagri-foodsector05 1.2IChallengesoftheagri-foodsectorandtechnology06 1.3IAgritechtechnologiesandareasofspecialization07 2ITHESPAMISHAGRITECHECOSYSTEM08 2.1IIntroduction09 2.2IKeyPlayersintheAgrItechEcosystem11 2.2.1IPublicAdministrations12 2.2.2IUniversities12 2.2.3IResearchcentres13 2.2.4ITechnologycentres16 2.2.5IScienceandtechnologyparks16 2.2.6ITechnologyClustersandPlatforms17 2.2.7IInnovationHubs18 2.2.8IIncubatorsandaccelerators20 2.2.9IAgri-foodcompanieswithopeninnovationprograms23 2.2.10IPartnerships24 2.2.11IMultinationalcompanies25 2.2.12IEventsandfairs26 2.2.13IKnowledgeplatforms27 2.3INationaldistributionofagritechcompanies28 2.4IAgritechcompaniesaccordingtotheirspecialization29 3IIMVESTMEMTS31 3.1IThepotentialoftheagrItechenvironmentinafavourablegeneralcontext31 3.2IPublicagentsandlinesoffinancing32 3.3IPrivatefinancingagentsandfinancing34 3.3.1IVentureCapitalFundsandVentureCapitalCompanies(SCR)34 3.3.2IVentureCapital35 3.4IInvestedstartups36 4IDIAGMOSISOFTECHMOLOGYSUPPLYAMDDEMAMD38 4.1ITechnologicaldemand40 4.1.1IAgriculture40 4.1.2ILivestock42 4.2ITechnologicalsupply44 4.3IFinalreflectionsandsomeexamplesofreferencestartups47 MAPPINCTHEAGRITECHECOSYSTEMINSPAIM2024 ElisaGarcíaGrande DirectoraEjecutivaICEXInvestinSpain GOVERNMENTMINISTRY OFSPAINOFECONOMY,TRADEANDENTERPRISE Presentation TheagriculturalindustryinSpainishighlystrategic.ThisisfirstlybecausethedevelopmentofthisindustryinSpainmakesitakeyplayeringuaranteeingfoodsecurityandtheEU'sstrategicautonomyand,secondly,itdoesalsohaveasignificantimpactontheSpanisheconomy.TheagriculturalindustryinSpainhasahigherrelativeweightthantheEuropeanUnionaverage,withacontributionintermsofvalueaddedtotheUnionasawholeofapproximately12%.Moreover,duetoitshighproductivityandhighlevelofcompetitiveness,theSpanishagri-foodindustryhasthemostpositivetradebalanceofallSpanishindustries. SpainisthesecondEuropeancountryintermsofagriculturalsurfaceareausedandsurfaceareadedicatedtoorganicfarming,aswellasbeingtheleaderintheproductionofvariousagriculturalproducts,suchascitrusfruits,oliveoilandnutsanddriedfruit,aswellaslivestockproductslikepigs. Despitethesefavourabledata,inthecurrenteconomicandgeostrategiccontextcharacterisedbyinstabilitytheindustryalsofacescomplicatedchallenges,includingthoselinkedtoclimatechange,thosederivedfrominternationalgeopoliticalconflicts,regulatoryissuesandotherchallengesofasocialnature,whichareinthecaseofSpaincloselylinkedtothelowlevelofgenerationalreplacementthatisforeseeninthemedium-termonfarms.InnovationandtechnologyareessentialalliesforfacingthesechallengesandmaintainingthehighlevelofcompetitivenessachievedbytheSpanishagriculturalsystem. InitsworktopromoteandencourageforeigndirectinvestmentinSpain,oneofICEX-InvestinSpain'smainchallengesistoidentifythosesegmentsinkeyindustriesfortheSpanisheconomythatrepresentabusinessopportunityforforeigncompaniesandthatalsogenerateapositiveimpactonlocalindustry.Inthisrespect,Spainisundoubtedlyanideallocationfordevelopmentsintheagritechfield. ThroughthisfirstmappingoftheecosystemoftechnologiesandinnovationsintheSpanishagriculturalindustry,wehavesoughttomaptheexistinginnovationecosystem,highlightingitsstrengths,anticipatingpossiblenewneedsandhowtoattractnewinnovativeprojectsasaleverforthenecessarytransformationofSpanishagricultureandlivestockfarmingtowardsamoreresilient,sustainable,digitisedandtechnologicallyadvancedfuturemodel. Atatimeofcontinuousandprofoundchangeintheindustry,wearefullyawarethatitisverycomplicatedtocoverthewholespectruminthefirstmapping,butwetrustthatthisreportisagoodstartingpointtoprovideaninitialdiagnosisandtocontinuemonitoringtheindustryinordertoanticipateitsneedsandhelpcreateconnections,bothnationallyandinternationally,inaparticularlyfragmentedandpoorlystructuredsegment. Finally,wewouldliketothanktheCajamarInnovaFoundationfortheirexcellentandfruitfulcollaboration,andwhoseknowledgeoftheindustryanddailycontactwithithavemadeitpossibletocarryoutthismapping. 03 GOVERNMENTMINISTRY OFSPAINOFECONOMY,TRADEANDENTERPRISE MAPPINCTHEAGRITECHECOSYSTEMINSPAIM2024 —1 COMTEXTOFTHEAGRITECHSECTORIMSPAIM 04 11COMTEXTOFTHEAGRITECHSECTORIMSPAIM Preliminarynote:ThediЛicultyofmappinganemergingsectorinfullexpansion. Thisreportundertakesthechallengeofquantitativelyandqualitativelydescribingasectorthatlacksastrictdefinitionandisrapidlyespanding.Cajamar'sknowledgeofthissectorandthedirectcontactwehavewithmanyofitsagentshasallowedustoacceptthechallengeofdescribingthisecosystemandprovidingthemostcomprehensivedescriptionthathasbeenpossibletodatethroughdataandqualitativeinformation.Itisnotasimpletaskthereforeandwillundoubtedlybeimproved,since,amongotherthings,itwillbeimpossibletoavoidomissions.However,weconsiderthattheresult