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Global population growth, labour shortages, scarcity of agricultural land and the need for sustainable food production will give a tremendous impulse to agricultural robotisation. ABN AMRO estimates current worldwide revenue in the ‘AgriTech market’ at more than EUR 6 billion. The Dutch market holds a share of 11.5% in that market, mainly thanks to milking and feeding robots. If the existing bottlenecks are addressed, the Dutch AgriTech market has the potential to triple in ten years from EUR 715 million to EUR 2.5 billion in 2030; that is an average growth of 13% per year.
Future of agriculture agriculture - technology is a necessity in 2020 and beyondMamoon Ismail Khalid
The pace of change is accelerating with technological advances, innovative business models, and changing consumer preferences. Many of the world’s leading industries are grinding to a halt as governments across the globe attempt to thwart the further spread of Covid-19. Industries that involve bringing large numbers of people together physically are bearing the brunt, including sporting events, restaurants, education, and tourism.
But there are a few that have been deemed essential to everyday life, including healthcare, emergency services, food manufacturing, and farming.
Portugal Cold Chain Market Outlook to 2026F: Ken ResearchKen Research
The report finally concludes with a competitive landscape including the competition scenario, cross comparison, strengths and weaknesses and company profiles of major players in the cold chain market, macroeconomic factors impacting the industry, and analyst recommendations.
Future of agriculture agriculture - technology is a necessity in 2020 and beyondMamoon Ismail Khalid
The pace of change is accelerating with technological advances, innovative business models, and changing consumer preferences. Many of the world’s leading industries are grinding to a halt as governments across the globe attempt to thwart the further spread of Covid-19. Industries that involve bringing large numbers of people together physically are bearing the brunt, including sporting events, restaurants, education, and tourism.
But there are a few that have been deemed essential to everyday life, including healthcare, emergency services, food manufacturing, and farming.
Portugal Cold Chain Market Outlook to 2026F: Ken ResearchKen Research
The report finally concludes with a competitive landscape including the competition scenario, cross comparison, strengths and weaknesses and company profiles of major players in the cold chain market, macroeconomic factors impacting the industry, and analyst recommendations.
Cotton is one of the most widely cultivated crops worldwide. The cotton sector is subject to very unstable prices. This is especially to the disadvantage of African producer countries where cotton is often the only source of revenue for millions of farmers and workers. Moreover, the cotton sector is subject to serious environmental and health risks.
To deal with these, African cotton growers must look for credible alternatives such as fairtrade and/or organic cotton.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Implementing Modern Agricultural Technology a...IJAEMSJORNAL
This study explores the complex and diverse field of modern agricultural technology and development programs, uncovering a contrast between advantages and disadvantages. The responders' wholehearted adoption of sophisticated methods highlights the favorable influence on agricultural output, efficient use of resources, and economic sustainability, demonstrating a shared commitment to sustainability and higher yields. Nevertheless, the utilization of these technologies presents notable challenges, such as concerns regarding the quality of the products, increased vulnerability to pest infestations, and financial constraints on agricultural practitioners. To address these issues, it is crucial to adopt a comprehensive approach that encompasses not only the integration of technology but also the mitigation of related difficulties. When considering the particular situation in Nueva Ecija, the implementation of innovative agricultural technology shows potential for small-scale farmers. This is evident in the establishment of strong agreements about empowerment, market-oriented financial services, equitable pricing, and superior productivity. In contrast, the New Agricultural Technology and Development Program in Nueva Ecija has financial drawbacks, highlighting the limitations of the biosphere, the necessity for cutting-edge technologies, heightened financial burdens, and difficulties in fulfilling program requirements. These issues raise concerns about accessibility and financial stress among members of the agricultural community.
With the news reporting on record-high temperatures, labour shortages, and a growing population to feed, R&D in agriculture offers an opportunity to flourish. A successful R&D claim can provide the financial boost needed to drive the agriculture industry toward improved solutions, processes, and products, ultimately overcoming the industrial challenges. This article will provide comprehensive information on the significance of R&D in addressing challenges faced by the agriculture industry and the advantages industry experts can expect to receive when applying for R&D tax credits.
By 2050 the world’s population will reach 9.1 billion, 34 percent higher than today. Nearly all of this population increase will occur in developing countries. Urbanization will continue at an accelerated pace, and about 70 percent of the world’s population will be urban (compared to 49 percent today). Income levels will be many multiples of what they are now. In order to feed this larger, more urban and richer population, food production (net of food used for biofuels) must increase by 70 percent.
Annual cereal production will need to rise to about 3 billion tonnes from 2.1 billion today and annual meat production will need to rise by over 200 million tonnes to reach 470 million tonnes. This report argues that the required increase in food production can be achieved if the necessary investment is undertaken and policies conducive to agricultural production are put in place.
But increasing production is not sufficient to achieve food security. It must be complemented by policies to enhance access by fighting poverty, especially in rural areas, as well as effective safety net programmes. Total average annual net investment in developing country agriculture required to deliver the necessary production increases would amount to USD 83 billion. The global gap in what is required vis-à-vis current investment levels can be illustrated by comparing the required annual gross investment of US$209 billion (which includes the cost of renewing depreciating investments) with the result of a separate study that estimated that developing countries on average invested USD 142 billion (USD of 2009) annually in agriculture over the past decade.
The required increase is thus about 50 percent. These figures are totals for public and private investment, i.e. investments by farmers. Achieving them will require a major reallocation in developing country budgets as well as in donor programmes. It will also require policies that support farmers in developing countries and encourage them and other private participants in agriculture to increase their investment. In developing countries, 80 percent of the necessary production increases would come from increases in yields and cropping intensity and only 20 percent from expansion of arable land.
But the fact is that globally the rate of growth in yields of the major cereal crops has been steadily declining, it dropped from 3.2 percent per year in 1960 to 1.5 percent in 2000. The challenge for technology is to reverse this decline, since a continuous linear increase in yields at a global level following the pattern established over the past five decades will not be sufficient to meet food needs. Although investment in agricultural R&D continues to be one of the most productive investments, with rates of return between 30 and 75 percent, it has been neglected in most low income countries.
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25 June 2019. Cairo, Egypt. Food Technology in Supporting Entrepreneurs of Food Manufacturing Sectors through the Lens of Egypt Vision 2030. Organised by the National Research Center (NRC) Cairo-Dokki
Our NEW report out now: ‘The Paris Effect’ demonstrates that countries, companies and investors now have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to scale zero-carbon industries in the 2020s, creating prosperous growth, millions of jobs and more resilient economies.
The information and communication is a vital resource for agriculture and may contribute considerably to make sure food security and property by making awareness and talent development through access to information. The initial and most distinguished player of information delivery is public sector extension services that from past few years are sometimes criticized for their ineffective targeting, poor reach and also the vast body value of delivering information. Since past few years, the forceful increase in mobile penetration even in rural areas has result in evolution of ICT-based extension services models to publicize agriculture connected information. The goal of discrimination the mobile phone-enabled info delivery mechanism is to possess inclusive growth by reducing the information gap between enormous and little farmers and by making awareness. With this end, this paper analysis specific objectives excluding distinguishing potential desires of data and also the existing sources, includes the meta analysis of mobile impact studies chiefly in India in terms of up farmers socio-economic conditions by being higher connected to extension services, improved access to markets and higher science info.
Climate smart agriculture and its benefits for ecosystems and food security 2...Alain Vidal
Conference given at University Paris-Saclay / AgroParisTech on 17 November 2020 as part of Master CLUES (Sequence "Everyone Eating Well within Environmental Limits")
ABN AMRO rapport Bouwrobots winnen terrein, maart 2022ABN AMRO
Het gebruik van robots in de bouwsector is noodzakelijk om de enorme bouwopgave het hoofd te bieden, de bouw duurzamer en veiliger te maken en de faalkosten te verlagen. De Nederlandse bouwsector steekt tot 2030 zo’n 306 miljoen euro in robots. Verwacht wordt dat het aantal bouwrobots, van drones tot 3D-betonprinters, met jaarlijks gemiddeld 14,1 procent groeit. Een snelle toename, maar Nederland loopt vanwege een valste start internationaal nog wel achter.
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With the news reporting on record-high temperatures, labour shortages, and a growing population to feed, R&D in agriculture offers an opportunity to flourish. A successful R&D claim can provide the financial boost needed to drive the agriculture industry toward improved solutions, processes, and products, ultimately overcoming the industrial challenges. This article will provide comprehensive information on the significance of R&D in addressing challenges faced by the agriculture industry and the advantages industry experts can expect to receive when applying for R&D tax credits.
By 2050 the world’s population will reach 9.1 billion, 34 percent higher than today. Nearly all of this population increase will occur in developing countries. Urbanization will continue at an accelerated pace, and about 70 percent of the world’s population will be urban (compared to 49 percent today). Income levels will be many multiples of what they are now. In order to feed this larger, more urban and richer population, food production (net of food used for biofuels) must increase by 70 percent.
Annual cereal production will need to rise to about 3 billion tonnes from 2.1 billion today and annual meat production will need to rise by over 200 million tonnes to reach 470 million tonnes. This report argues that the required increase in food production can be achieved if the necessary investment is undertaken and policies conducive to agricultural production are put in place.
But increasing production is not sufficient to achieve food security. It must be complemented by policies to enhance access by fighting poverty, especially in rural areas, as well as effective safety net programmes. Total average annual net investment in developing country agriculture required to deliver the necessary production increases would amount to USD 83 billion. The global gap in what is required vis-à-vis current investment levels can be illustrated by comparing the required annual gross investment of US$209 billion (which includes the cost of renewing depreciating investments) with the result of a separate study that estimated that developing countries on average invested USD 142 billion (USD of 2009) annually in agriculture over the past decade.
The required increase is thus about 50 percent. These figures are totals for public and private investment, i.e. investments by farmers. Achieving them will require a major reallocation in developing country budgets as well as in donor programmes. It will also require policies that support farmers in developing countries and encourage them and other private participants in agriculture to increase their investment. In developing countries, 80 percent of the necessary production increases would come from increases in yields and cropping intensity and only 20 percent from expansion of arable land.
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BN AMRO Nederland na corona in vier scenarios (industrie), juli 2020ABN AMRO
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BN AMRO rapport Raising the bars, oktober 2008ABN AMRO
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Bron: Ondernemingsbelang, editie 02-2017 door Jeroen Kuypers
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De internationale markt voor 3D-printen groeit nog steeds hard. Steeds meer eindproducten worden geprint en vooral metaalprinters produceren op industriële schaal voor de lucht- en ruimtevaart, medische markten, machinebouwers en maakindustrie. In 2015 bedroeg de wereldwijde omzet in de 3D-printing markt 4,9 miljard euro: een stijging van 25,9 procent ten opzichte van 2014. Ook de Nederlandse omzet groeit sneller dan verwacht, concluderen ABN AMRO en Berenschot in een gezamenlijk rapport. In 2016 was de Nederlandse 3D-printing markt goed voor zo’n 100 miljoen euro: een verdubbeling ten opzichte van 2015. ABN AMRO en Berenschot verwachten dat de omzet in 2017 verder zal groeien naar 120 miljoen euro.
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En toch: een groei van ruim 30% per jaar en een disruptief karakter maken 3D-printing tot een ontwikkeling om in
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2. Conclusion 18
Appendix A: main international
manufacturers by robot category 19
Sources 24
Acknowledgements 25
Intoduction 3
1. Growth driver: labour market 5
2. Growth driver: sustainability trend 7
3. Market size: substantial growth expected 9
4. Bottlenecks: how can the Netherlands
benefit from the AgriTech revolution? 15
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3. Global population growth, labour shortages, scarcity of agricultural land and the need for sustainable
food production will give a tremendous impulse to agricultural robotisation. ABN AMRO estimates
current worldwide revenue in the ‘AgriTech market’ at more than EUR 6 billion. The Dutch market holds
a share of 11.5% in that market, mainly thanks to milking and feeding robots. If the existing bottlenecks
are addressed, the Dutch AgriTech market has the potential to triple in ten years from EUR 715 million
to EUR 2.5 billion in 2030; that is an average growth of 13% per year.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis has increased the need for changes in the food chain. Labour
shortages, for instance, arose because migrant workers returned to their home countries due to
the crisis. This affected the harvest of various products. Lack of labour is a structural problem in the
agricultural sector, incidentally. Both agriculture and horticulture have long struggled to find sufficient
skilled and motivated workers to get the work done in time.
In addition, the number of people facing acute food shortages since the COVID-19 crisis can double this
year to 265 million due to growing poverty and logistical problems in the food supply.1
This increases the
urgency of the existing global food challenge; global population growth means that more mouths need
to be fed, while ongoing urbanisation is leaving less land for agriculture.
Moreover, climate change threatens to make part of that already limited land unsuitable for agriculture.
Optimal yields, after all, can only be achieved on fertile land with sufficient nutrition, water and sun hours.
The shortage of resources such as fresh water, organic matter and fertilisers presents an extra challenge.
‘Our current method of food production has reached its limits’, says Jakob de Vlieg, Professor in Applied
Data Science and Head of AgriFoodTech at Eindhoven University ofTechnology and Jheronimus Academy
of Data Science (JADS).
Sustainability and the biobased economy
The enormous task resting on agriculture is made even more complicated by the need to protect the
long-term viability of our planet. Sustainably produced food can make a big contribution to this goal and
is high on the agenda of consumers, businesses and governments.
As a consequence, any intensification of agriculture can only take place under strict conditions.
Accordingly, the European Commission’s ambitious Farm to Fork plan requires the livestock farming
sector to reduce its current use of chemical pesticides and antibiotics by 50% by 2030. And the use of
fertilisers must decrease by 20%. Towards that time, 25% of the EU’s agricultural land must also be
organically farmed. With the current state of technology, more sustainable agriculture often requires
more labour, which makes the task even more complicated. Furthermore, the trend towards sustainability
means that the limited agricultural land is not just used for food production, but also for the biobased
economy. Some crops, for instance, serve to make ‘biomaterials’; fibres that are used in composites,
paper, textiles and construction materials. Others, such as sugar cane and maize, are used as ‘energy
crops’ to manufacture fuel. Finally, agricultural land is also being used for solar farms.
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DutchAgriTechmarketcantripleintenyears
Introduction
1 The United Nations
4. Robotisation receives growth spurt
Clearly, pressure on the shrinking agricultural area is mounting. And the enormous productivity increases in recent
decades thanks to advancing technology and better plant varieties have not solved the problem. The reason is that
agricultural intensification has led to a severe deterioration of the quality of the soil across the globe. One cause is
the use of heavy equipment. The wheel load of tractors, harvesters and other machinery has doubled between 1980
and 20102
; that is a major cause of soil compaction.
“Harvesting robots also help against soil compaction.”
About half of the Dutch agricultural soil is excessively compacted.3
This makes it more difficult for water and oxygen
to enter the soil, leading to productivity and revenue loss. Maize yields, for instance, are 10% to 20% lower due to
soil compaction. In addition, compaction negatively affects soil life and biodiversity and undermines the soil’s function
as a water storage reservoir.
In this light, further innovation is vital to produce sufficient food in a sustainable manner. One answer is the larger-scale
use of robots. Small harvesting robots, for instance, can be deployed to prevent soil damage. Wageningen Research
is currently carrying out experiments with such robots in two projects (Nationale Proeftuin Precisielandbouw and
Strokenteelt). Small-scale agricultural and horticultural robots are already being marketed by importers such as
Abemec and via the Ducksize platform.
But robot applications go much further. The dairy sector, for instance, can use robots to milk and feed cows and
remove manure. Drones and ground sensors can provide accurate measurements of soil quality and air humidity.
And advanced monitoring systems can keep track of the health condition of animals and plants. In short: the AgriTech
market is poised for an international growth spurt in the coming years.
Dutch parties can benefit
Dutch suppliers are well-placed to benefit from the robot
revolution, not least thanks to their strong position in
the market for agricultural equipment. But the market is
highly competitive. Companies in countries like the US,
Australia and China are rapidly developing know-how and
technologies and are competing on the world market with
their innovations.
In this publication, ABN AMRO sketches the current state of
the AgriTech market based on market research, interviews
and research analysis. First, we will deal with two key
drivers of the anticipated growth: labour shortages and the
sustainability trend. Next, we look at the global and Dutch
markets and identify existing bottlenecks.
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Introduction
2 Wageningen UR Alterra and Plant Research International
3 Council for the Environment and Infrastructure, ‘De bodem bereikt?’
5. 1.Growthdriver:labourmarket
One prominent growth driver in the AgriTech market is the extreme dependence on agricultural workers.
Seasonal workers in particular are often in short supply. The COVID-19 crisis has made this all too clear:
the harvest of various products stalled when the virus caused migrant workers to return home.
But, as the situation in our own country shows, the problem is more structural. Early in 2020, 18% of Dutch
agricultural firms saw a shortage of labour as an obstacle to their work. The number has now fallen slightly to just
under 14%, but that is still a lot higher than the percentage of just over 3% four years ago. The labour market
indicator of ABN AMRO, which takes account of the willingness of job seekers to travel and their professional
interest, shows that seasonal agricultural workers and employees for dairy farms and tree nurseries are hard to find.
The same applies to operators of agricultural machinery such as tractors, seeding equipment, harvesters and sprayers.
The shortage of labour is expected to become even more pressing in the coming years. Erik Pekkeriet, Programme
Leader of Agro Food Robotics Erik Pekkeriet at Wageningen University Research, sees this as a global problem.
He mentions China as an example. ‘Young people there are migrating to the cities where they can get better paid
jobs in far more pleasant living conditions. They are no longer prepared to labour on the land in the heat.’
Similar problems apply elsewhere. Japan’s agricultural population is ageing and the United Kingdom faces a shortage
of migrant workers for the next harvest period due to COVID-19 (and possibly also Brexit). ‘Harvesting, sorting and
packaging require a huge amount of manual workers and the problem is becoming untenable around the world’, says
Pekkeriet.
One important consequence is the rising cost of labour. In the period from 2010 to 2019 the cost of paid labour in
Dutch agriculture and horticulture averaged 10% of the revenue versus about 8% in the previous decade. Conventional
dairy farming, greenhouse farming and agriculture are among the sectors that have seen an increase in costs
(see Figure 1). The causes are partly specific to certain segments of the market. Tomato growers, for instance, are
increasingly cultivating varieties with smaller fruits, which require more labour.
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6. Figure 1: Rising cost of labour in Dutch agricultural sector
Labour shortages: an opportunity for robot manufacturers
In view of the rising cost of labour, the general scarcity of labour and the decreasing availability and quality of
seasonal workers, investing in automation and robotisation is becoming a better financial option.
Cerescon, a manufacturer of asparagus harvesting robots (‘Sparter’), immediately points to the labour shortages in
the agricultural sector. ‘Various growers are currently facing a 30% shortage of manual pickers. Requests from
growers for the Sparter have doubled since the COVID-19 crisis’, said the Heeze-based company in May of this year.
An asparagus harvesting robot, which uses underground detection to harvest asparagus before it rises above the
ground, can replace up to 25 asparagus pickers. In the meantime, 400 growers have expressed an interest in
the robot.
Robotisation will receive a further impulse when manufacturers are able to offer their products at an acceptable
price. Cerescon worked closely with tech firm MTA to enhance its asparagus harvesting robot and make it suitable
for serial production. As a result, the robot now works twice faster and its cost has been cut by no less than 40%.
‘The grower’s revenue model is essential in the development of agricultural robots. Everything must be right’, says
Commercial Director Patrick Geerts of MTA.
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1. Growth driver: labour market
Costs of paid labour and work by third parties relative to revenue (in %)
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pickers.”
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2.Growthdriver:sustainabilitytrend
The other prominent growth driver for the AgriTech market is sustainability. This subject is rising on the
agenda of consumers, businesses and governments.
One consequence is that the limited agricultural land is no longer exclusively used for the cultivation of food. Some
crops serve to produce ‘biomaterials’; fibres that can be used in composites, paper, textiles and construction
materials as an alternative for less sustainable materials. Other crops are cultivated for the production of organic
fuels. Sugar cane, for instance, can be turned into bioethanol.
Table 1: Relatively little agricultural land per inhabitant in the Netherlands
At the same time, more and more mouths need to be fed. The global population is now 7.8 billion inhabitants and,
according to the United Nations, is set to grow to 9.6 billion in 2050. Agricultural production levels must clearly be
stepped up, particularly as the available agricultural land will shrink further due to urbanisation and nature development.
The PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency estimates that almost 6,000 square metres of agricultural
land is necessary to sustain current Dutch consumption levels, including clothing, wood and papers. That is six times
more than the land available in the Netherlands itself (see Table 1).
7777
(ha) Area Land area Agricultural land % agricultural land Population (2020) m2
per inhabitant
World 51,000,000,000 14,900,000,000 5,100,000,000 34.2% 7,793,923,000 6,544
EU-28 447,600,000 399,676,457 172,967,400 43.3% 513,000,000 3,372
Netherlands 4,154,300 3,388,300 1,796,260 53.0% 17,800,000 1,009
Source: FAO 2015
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2. Growth driver: sustainability trend
But the efforts to improve efficiency must be subject to restrictions. The EU is aiming for a 50% reduction in
chemical pesticides and antibiotics by 2030, and a 20% reduction in fertilisers.
And the EU also wants 25% of the agricultural land to be organically farmed towards that time. These objectives
make it much more difficult to boost agricultural productivity. After all, if you use less pesticides, fertilisers and
antibiotics, you need a lot more manual labour to work the fields and tend to the animals. And, as we saw in the
previous chapter – even if sufficient workers can be found – their wages are likelier to rise than fall.
Robotisation essential to guarantee food security
Clearly, simply using even more traditional mechanisation is not enough to resolve the growing scarcity.This equipment
is still labour intensive and also has a heavy impact on the soil. Fertiliser applicators, combine harvesters, beet harvesters
and tipping trailers, for instance, place a heavy burden on the soil during the cultivation of maize, corn and root crops.
This results in severe soil compaction.
According to the Council for the Environment and Infrastructure, half of the Dutch agricultural area is too compacted
to let in sufficient oxygen and water. This leads to loss of productivity and revenue: maize yields, for instance, are
10% to 20% lower due to soil compaction. In addition, compaction is harmful to soil life and biodiversity and undermines
the soil’s function as a water storage reservoir.
Robotisation is therefore imperative. ‘There are robots
that can pull out weeds and fight pests and disease’,
says Corné Rispens, founder of the robot comparison
platform Ducksize. He also asserts that field robots can
replace heavier mechanisation to reduce soil compaction.
HWodKa, an agricultural association, holds the same view.
It started to advocate more robotisation as early as 2016.
Robots and AgriTech are also increasingly being used to
keep crops weed-free. The German seed improvement
company Strube has teamed up with a robot manufacturer
(NaïoTechnologies) and research centre (Fraunhofer EZRT).
Its aim is to use weeding robots in order to cultivate
sugar beets without pesticides.
Another German manufacturer, Lemken, sees similar opportunities. Five years ago it opened a factory for the
production of field pesticide sprayers. This factory will be closed at the end of this year, partly due to growing
regulatory and consumer opposition to chemical pesticides. Lemken, together with its Dutch subsidiary Steketee,
will now focus on sustainable mechanical weeding and selective crop protection. The company’s machines are
equipped with smart cameras and automated control systems and, as such, belong to the AgriTech market.
9. 3.Marketsize:substantialgrowth
expected
AgriTech, as defined for this report, comprises diverse types of field robots, drones, milking and feeding
robots. It also includes related hardware, such as field pesticide sprayers, weather stations and services
(e.g. data analysis software).
Based on our own research, interviews with market parties and analysis of various research reports, we estimate the
global revenue of this market at EUR 6.2 billion. Driven by the aforementioned labour shortages and sustainability
requirements, this market will double in five years time, with annual global growth averaging 15%.
Major manufacturers and suppliers tend to be large multinationals, such as John Deere and AgLeader (both US),
Bosch and GEA (both Germany), XAG and DJI (both Chinese drone manufacturers) and Lely (Dutch milking and
feeding robot manufacturer). Numerous start-ups and scale-ups can also be found in countries with large home
markets such as the US, Australia, France and Germany.
Competition is growing strongly in the AgriTech sector. Producers around the world are keen to tap into the vast
growth potential of this market. The Chinese government has launched an ambitious plan: ‘Made in China 2025’.
The aim is to make China the world leader in agricultural technology. Other formidable competitors include tech
giants with strong track records in software, hardware and data processing. ‘Companies like DELL, Google, Intel,
Microsoft and IBM are looking to serve the agrifood market’, says Pekkeriet of WUR. IBM, for instance, owns The
Weather Company, which delivers hyperlocal weather forecasts to help farmers plan their seeding, irrigation and
harvesting.
Dutch market share over 11%
With a revenue of EUR 715 million, Dutch manufacturers hold a market share of no less than 11.5%, but that
figure is deceptive. The high percentage rests mainly on the Netherlands’ very strong position in milking and
feeding robots; its market share in other segments is significantly lower. However, we see the strongest
growth potential in less mature markets, where Dutch manufacturers still have a relatively weak presence.
Table 2 shows the global revenue of Dutch manufacturers by type of activity. The rest of this chapter deals with
this aspect in more detail.
Table 2: Dutch AgriTech revenue is growing fast
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in millions of euros 2020 2030 Annual growth (CAGR)
Agridrones services 8 30 14%
Precision agriculture (hardware)* 60 250 15%
Field robots 1 15 31%
Barn robots (e.g. milking, feeding and manure removal robots) 630 1050 5%
Software, sensors, data analysis, platforms services 16 1155 53%
Total Dutch AgriTech market 715 2500 13%
Source: Estimate and forecasts ABN AMRO
*e.g. field pesticide sprayers, manure spreaders and irrigation systems
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3. Market size: substantial growth expected
Data analysis, software and milking and
feeding robots
The strongest-growing AgriTech segment comprises suppliers
of data analysis, software and related services. In 2030, this
segment alone will generate a revenue over EUR 1 billion,
driven partly by advances in Artificial Intelligence technology.
Start-ups operating under the umbrella or with the assistance
of technical universities and European subsidies are benefiting
from this trend. Together with these firms, Dutch livestock
farmers are experimenting within the ‘Connecting Agri Food’
platform with sensors that keep track of air humidity, temperature
and CO2
values.
The market for milking robots is dominated by about ten large machine builders that operate all over the world.
Netherlands-based Lely is market leader and achieved 50% revenue growth in 2019, largely thanks to the success
of the Astronaut A5 milking robot. DeLaval, GEA, SAC, Fullwood and Boumatic also jointly sell hundreds of milking
robots worldwide.
Dutch manufacturers of milking and feeding robots already hold an extremely strong market position, so their potential
for further annual growth is limited. This is understandable, as milking robots were the first robots to become
commonplace on farms all over the world. The Dutch home market is leading this trend: one in three milking parlours
have at least one milking robot, according to Stichting KOM. And this percentage will rise further as over three
quarters of farmers invest in new milking robots when they build, renovate or expand their barns.
Some milking robot manufacturers sell feeding robots as a logical complementary activity. In addition, there are
about ten specialised manufacturers of feeding robots. Examples are the Dutch companies Trioliet, Boreco, Peecon
and Schuitemaker. Connecting the data of milking and feeding robots is an exciting option that can lead to new
insights, higher milk yields and better animal welfare.
Field robots in the air: agricultural drones
Agricultural drones are the biggest sellers worldwide in terms of numbers. Large Chinese, Japanese and US
manufacturers (DJI, XAG, Nileworks, AgEagle, Yamaha and SenseFly) sell thousands of drones every year. These
agricultural drones start at five thousand euros each, excluding cameras, sensors and data analysis services. These
services are provided by companies like DroneDeploy and PrecisionHawk. Agricultural firms with extensive areas
of land (typically in the US, Canada, China and Australia) make daily use of drones to collect data and spray crops
(if permitted) against weeds and disease.
The Netherlands is a very big player in the market for
milking and feeding robots.
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3. Market size: substantial growth expected
Estimates for the global market for agricultural drones vary widely. The calculations often include the expected
revenues from drone-related data analysis services. The MarketsandMarkets report ‘Agriculture Drones, global
forecast to 2025’ expects the market to grow from USD 1.2 billion in 2020 to USD 5.7 billion in 2025. The expected
annual growth is 36%.
Apart from several start-up drone builders (e.g. Drone4Agro, PATS, Atmos and Avular), most Dutch companies active
in this area (e.g. DroneWerkers) specialise in services such as drone operation, scanning and data analysis. With
this input, farmers can make field maps to plan their work in a more targeted manner. Current Dutch production is
estimated at just under EUR 8 million. However, this is expected to grow strongly to about EUR 30 million in 2030.
Dutch players are well-placed to experiment in their home market. Because up-to-date crop and soil data are becoming
increasingly important in the Netherlands. One reason is the high population density and the abundance of water in
the Dutch countryside. Another is the need to reduce nitrogen and other emissions.
Field robots on the ground
Field robots on the ground still play a minor role within AgriTech. The use of robots on fields is not yet common in the
Netherlands. Legal restrictions pose a major obstacle. Most experts, however, see a big future for field robots. Major
robot manufacturers such as DeLaval, which is also active in milking and feeding systems, foresee an adoption curve
of five to ten years. Thereafter, the market will really undergo significant growth. So it is a promising market for the
long term.
According to cautious estimates, over 400 ground robots (with a total value of about EUR 40 million) are currently
active on agricultural fields around the world. This includes 115 autonomous tractors that are mainly found in Asia.
Most robots are purchased. Some are leased, rented via a contractor or used via the manufacturer’s ‘as-a-service’
proposition.
Based on our expectations, field robots in the Netherlands will still be far from reaching their full potential in 2030.
But in 2030, sales will be worth no less than fifteen times more than today. The breakthrough of this type of robots
is crucial for the enormous growth market of software and data analysis. One key selling point is their ability to solve
the labour shortage problem in the agricultural sector. We distinguish between weed control robots, multi-purpose
robots, crop inspection robots, autonomous tractors and seeding robots. Appendix A contains a more extensive list
of international and Dutch players within the various product categories.
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Growth market for field robots in close up
Figure 2 illustrates the various phases of maturity of the seven categories of field robots and drones.
The green circle is the estimated relative worldwide market size by category in 2030. The estimates are based on
global sales data, trade exhibition presentations, annual reports, professional literature and interviews.
The text boxes contain a brief market description for each field robot category, including the largest players,
estimated sales numbers, the Dutch position and the worldwide growth potential.
Figure 2: Product life cycle and market potential of agricultural field robots
Weed control robots
The biggest category concerns weed control robots, including mechanical weeders and chemical sprayers.
The industry giant is French manufacturer Naïo Technologies, which has sold some 150 to 200 units of its three
types of weeding robots (Oz, Ted and Dino) in France, Germany and California. Naïo expects about one thousand of
its robots to be active on the fields by the end of 2021.
Danish manufacturers FarmDroid and AgroIntelli have, respectively, 60 and 20 active seeding and weeding robots.
The biggest manufacturer of autonomous sprayers, costing about EUR 285,000 each, is US company GUSS.
Swiss-based ecoRobotix is now poised to enter the market, backed by chemical giant BASF. In Australia SwarmFarm
Robotics is putting its name on the map. It offers lease solutions for about ten autonomous sprayers. US-based
FarmWise has so far delivered twelve as-a-service weeding robots: the farmers pay according to usage.
Product life cycle and market potential of agricultural field robots
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13. Dutch parties such as Odd.Bot and Steketee will also launch commercial robots in the coming years. Differences in
growing systems and track and crop row widths still pose challenges. But the high costs of manual weeding and the
large number of prospective customers give this market high growth potential.
Multi-purpose robots
The second-largest field robot category concerns the multi-purpose robot: an equipment carrier that acts as a platform
to which multiple modules and sensors can be attached. As a result, one and the same robot can be used to seed,
weed, harvest and inspect crops.
Industry heavyweights are Danish-based AgroIntelli and US-based DOT, which claims to have sold some twenty
to twenty-five robots for USD 250 to 300 thousand each. The AgroIntelli robot - called Robotti - is available from
EUR 100,000. Four are already active in the Netherlands. Looking to the future, the Dutch start-ups Pixelfarming
Robotics and Ruvu also hope to bring a multi-purpose robot onto the market.
Autonomous tractors
The autonomous tractor category is dominated by large international manufacturers such as John Deere and AGCO
(both US), CNH (American-Italian) and Kubota (Japan). They see the light self-driving vehicles as the next step in the
evolution of their GPS-controlled tractors.
Asian parties are currently less restricted by regulations and can therefore grow faster than their US and European
competitors. Kubota has already delivered at least sixty autonomous tractors in its own country. Yanmar (also Japan)
has delivered fifty YT01 robot tractors for prices ranging from EUR 95,000 to EUR 120,000. Moreover, this Osaka-
based company also offers a ‘conversion set’ for EUR 10,000 for making conventional tractors autonomous.
Outside of Asia, autonomous tractors are still a thing of the future, as the necessary legislation is not yet in place.
However, prototypes showcased at trade exhibitions attract a lot of interest. Producers such as Farmertronics and
AgXeed will present their 0-series soon.
Harvesting robots
Harvesting robots possibly hold the biggest promise. In the US, Australia and France they are used to pick strawberries,
apples, tomatoes and wine grapes. Manufacturers include Root.ai and Octinion. These machines save labour costs
and reduce labour-related complaints.
For these reasons, a lot of research is being carried out into this sub-segment. But the practical implementation remains
difficult. Fruit and vegetables vary enormously in shape and ripening stages and visual inspection is impeded by foliage
or underground growth. In addition, soft fruit is very delicate and therefore difficult to harvest at speed without
damaging the fruit. The market potential for the coming years is therefore still expected to be relatively small.
Dutch manufacturers are focusing on crops such as asparagus (Cerescon, AvL Motion) and cucumber, bell peppers,
broccoli, chicory and sprouts (Tumoba, Sweeper, Rolan, Saia and Crux Agribotics).
Crop inspection robots and seeding robots
The final categories are crop inspection and seeding robots. Crop inspection robots are mainly being tried out
in vineyards in France, Italy and Spain to help control disease and assess the ripeness of grapes. Examples are
Vinescout, Vinbot, CEOL and VitoScanner.
Most crop inspection robots are prototypes based on joint university research financed with European subsidies.
In the Netherlands, experiments are being carried out in greenhouses with the Plantalyzer of Berg Hortimotive and
the IRIS scout of Metazet.
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14. The supply of seeding robots remains limited as yet. Building universal robots for seeding different crops is a complex
challenge. Fendt, part of multinational AGCO, has been experimenting for years with its Xaver and Mars robots. Possible
solutions include the integration of a seeding robot into a multi-purpose robot or the attachment of a seeding module to
an autonomous tractor.
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15. To help drive the global AgriTech revolution and benefit from the growth potential, businesses, governments
and knowledge institutes must resolve several bottlenecks that are characteristic of such a young sector.
Bottleneck: legislation
The first bottleneck concerns Dutch and European regulations, which still restrict the use of robots in the home market.
Field robots, in particular, run into regulatory obstacles. When active in open cultivation settings, they are usually
required to be kept under continuous supervision. Such continuous supervision immediately eliminates the big
advantage of a robot for crop growers and livestock farmers. It also puts them at a competitive disadvantage, as
farmers in Australia, the US and Japan are allowed to use autonomous tractors without supervision.
The Dutch orchard sprayer manufacturer H.S.S. is one example of a company suffering from regulatory restrictions.
It is exploring new and sustainable technologies, but is running up against restrictive dosage rules.
A review and adjustment of the regulations is vital in various areas of the AgriTech market. Business users of drones,
for instance, need a licence where the maximum permitted distance and altitude depend on the weight of the drone.
From the end of this year, Dutch drones will come under European rules.
Bottleneck: fragmentation of knowledge
AgriTech is still very young and much of the acquired knowledge fails to find its way to the practitioners in ‘the field’.
Crop and bulb growers complain that many experiments and projects are carried out within their own narrow,
demarcated strategy. Machine manufacturers recognise this problem. ‘It is important that the current fragmentation
within experiments and research is replaced with a broader strategic approach’, says Director Marcel van Haren
of GMV, the industry association for agrifood machinery suppliers.
Despite some interesting partnerships, there is still insufficient exchange of knowledge between researchers,
businesses and users.
4.Bottlenecks:howcanthe
Netherlandsbenefitfromthe
AgriTechrevolution?
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4. Bottlenecks: how can the Netherlands benefit from the AgriTech revolution?
‘We need to connect more with the business community’, says De Vlieg of TU Eindhoven, who sees opportunities for
improvement. ‘We’re still working too much inside our own silos.’ One important aspect, for instance, is to offer training
to agricultural workers and new students so that they can put AgriTech into practice. Because using robots, sensors
and data analysis calls for an entirely different way of working. And a smooth-functioning home market also helps
manufacturers who want to export.
Van Haren (GMV) agrees. ‘Businesses and knowledge institutes are insufficiently able to translate partnerships into
good business models - particularly in a complex domain such as agricultural robots’, he says.
Fragmentation of knowledge also means fragmentation of data. Due to the use of robots, sensors and software, we
now collect far more data than before, but sharing this information with colleagues in the sector remains a sensitive
matter. Nobody, after all, wants to reveal key company information to a competitor. This is a missed opportunity.
‘Collecting and sharing data is essential to take innovation further’, says De Vlieg.
That’s why it is important to draw up protocols where
farmers can share data in a manner that protects their
ownership as well as the safety and privacy of the data.
Initiatives in this direction are under way; various European
parties have signed a ‘Code of Conduct’ for sharing
agricultural data. Within the Netherlands, the province of
Noord-Brabant, the municipality of Den Bosch and the
universities of Tilburg and Eindhoven have set up a data
science structure named JADS. Other Dutch examples are
JoinData, an initiative of Agrifirm, FrieslandCampina, CRV,
Rabo Frontier Ventures and LTO Netherlands, and Glas 4.0
within the greenhouse sector.
Bottleneck: Better access to subsidies and private capital
Another bottleneck for Dutch parties is the access to capital and subsidies that is vital for upscaling the development
of robots. AgriTech companies feel insufficiently supported in their innovation programmes. Van Haren (GMV) confirms
this. ‘Many subsidies go to longer-term projects, but businesses must be able to innovate faster and in smaller steps’,
he says. ‘This receives insufficient attention when subsidies are awarded.’
Fragmentation is also an issue that affects access to subsidies, says Pekkeriet of WUR. He is involved in the European
Horizon 2020 project, which awards EU subsidies to innovative sectors, including AgriTech manufacturers. ‘Project
validation is usually limited because there are about sixty European precision agriculture projects that are all carried
out separately from each other’, he says.
Private money is also not widely available, says Pekkeriet. ‘We at WUR have managed to secure support from innovation
centres of large manufacturers such as Kubota, Lely and CLAAS, but it is still difficult to raise sufficient private capital
to finance this.’ An additional factor is that the Netherlands does not have a venture capital culture like other AgriTech
regions such as California. As a consequence, Dutch start-ups lose a lot of time finding capital. ‘You hardly get round
to developing your actual business’, says founder Martijn Lukaart of weeding robot manufacturer Odd.bot.
Connect knowledge clustering with training in working with
robots and data.
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4. Bottlenecks: how can the Netherlands benefit from the AgriTech revolution?
Such cultural differences are deep-rooted and will continue to exist. Even so, businesses can join forces with government
agencies and knowledge institutes to improve their chances of raising capital. Cooperation between businesses,
government agencies and knowledge institutes is crucial. Pekkeriet mentions RoboCrops in Naaldwijk as an example
of a small-scale demonstration project that showcases the great potential of robots.
‘Our Farm of the Future innovation project in Lelystad also falls in that category, but we still have to arrange the
funding. In this case I think that tractor manufacturers should stand up and do more. All they’re doing now is
demonstrating the concept; they don’t actually build it.’ Other examples of similar projects can be found in e.g. the
UK (HandsFreeHectare), France (Challenge Centénol) and Austria (Innovation Farm).
Revenue model
If parties in the AgriTech market jointly manage to resolve the above bottlenecks, robots will become cheaper to
develop. And that will make it more attractive for agricultural businesses, which usually have low profit margins, to
invest in these robots. In other words: the revenue model will become a lot stronger if the bottlenecks surrounding
legislation, access to capital and knowledge fragmentation are removed.
A relatively simple step for overcoming most of the bottlenecks would be to organise ‘short chains’, so that the
machine makers can involve farmers more closely in the development process. A short chain makes it easier for all
parties to share information and invest together.
Moreover, Dutch manufacturers have an important competitive advantage here: the robot manufacturers have a large
home market comprising livestock and dairy farming, meat processing, greenhouse farming, mushroom growing,
fruit growing, potato growing and flower bulb cultivation. This makes it easier for parties to find each other and
perform experiments with different types of robots in a short chain.
‘Once an innovation proves successful in a short chain, the larger investments from farmers will follow automatically.
This, in turn, will offer Dutch manufacturers a springboard for exporting their innovations’, says De Vlieg. Finally, the
barrier to investing can be lowered through the large-scale use of as-a-service models, where the user does not
become the owner of the product but only pays for the usage.
Short chains can reinforce business case.
18. The ‘AgriTech market’, the market for robots and related products and services in the agricultural sector, is
poised for strong growth in the coming years. One key driver is the scarcity of agricultural workers, which is
inflating the cost of labour.
Another major driver of robotisation in the sector is the accelerating trend towards sustainability. The challenge for
the agricultural sector is to use less pesticides and fertilisers, which will require the use of more labour, and, at the
same time, produce much more efficiently. The strong growth of the global population means that there are more
and more mouths to feed, while agricultural land is limited and shrinking further due to urbanisation, climate change
and the cultivation of fibres for textiles and biofuels.
ABN AMRO estimates the current worldwide revenue in the ‘AgriTech market’ at more than EUR 6 billion. Dutch
manufacturers account for more than 11%, or EUR 715 million, of this. The expectation is that the Dutch contribution
can triple to a revenue of EUR 2.5 billion in 2030, which represents 13% growth per year.
The growing importance of robots in the agricultural sector presents enormous growth opportunities to Dutch
manufacturers. To achieve this growth in the AgriTech sector, it is vital to remove several bottlenecks, namely
restrictive legislation, knowledge fragmentation and limited access to subsidies. The development of short chains,
in which machine builders and farmers can innovate together, would significantly strengthen the revenue model.
Conclusion
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19. AppendixA:
Appendix A: main international manufacturers by robot category
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Milking and feeding
robots
Company name Parent company Name of robot Country
Blue Ocean Robotics HG RoboFeeder DK
Boreco Shuttle NL
BouMatic Robotics B.V. Gemini NL
DeLaval B.V. Tetra Laval Group (CH) VMS V300, OptiDuo, Optimat CH
Fullwood Packo (Mewitec bv) Fullwood Packo Group (GB) M2erlin GB
GEA Milking Dairy Farming GEA Group AG (DE) DairyRobot R9500, Mixfeeder DE
Hokofarm Group Astrea NL
Jeantil FR
JOZ Moov Pro, JT200 Evo NL
Lely Industries N.V. Astronaut A5, Vector, Juno NL
Peecon Peeters Landbouwmachines MixMeister 3000 NL
Rovibec Agrisolutions Crysta Mix DEC DP CA
SAC Nederland bv SAC Group (DK) RDS Futureline Elite DK
Schuitemaker Machines B. V. SVgroup, Wadinko Innovado NL
TKS Agri AS samenwerking met Kuhn K2 1600 NO
Trioliet Mullos B.V. Triomatic T40/T30 NL
Wasserbauer Shuttle Eco, Butler AU
Multi-purpose robots
Company name Parent company Name of robot Country
Agrointelli Robotti DK
Augean Robotics, Inc. Burro US
Clearpath Robotics CN
Continental AG Contadino DE
DOT Farming reimagined Raven Industries (VS) CA
Harvest Automation HV-100 US
Instar Robotics FR
Korechi RoamIO CA
Maka Autonomous Robots Maka-ARS US
Octinion Technology Group Rubion, Titanion BE
Pixelfarming Robotics Robot One NL
Ruvu NL
Saga Robotics Thorvald NO
VitiBot Bakus FR
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Appendix A: main international manufacturers by robot category
Drones
Company name Parent company Name of robot Country
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc NYSE: UAVS Agribotix US
Avular bv NL
Delair US
DJI Agriculture DJI (CN) T16, Matrice, Phantom CN
Drone4 OEM Group (NL) NL
Kiwi Technologies US
Lehmann Aviation Ltd FR
Nileworks Inc. o.a. Sumitomo Corp Nile T19 JP
Panasonic Corp. JP
PATS Indoor Drones Solutions NL
Percepto o.a. Hyundai US
Pyka US
senseFly (eBee AG) Parrot Group (CH) CH
Volocopter GmbH DE
Wingtra AG CH
XAG Co. Ltd. Xplanet CN
Yuneec o.a Intel CH
Crop inspection robots
Company name Parent company Name of robot Country
A green culture CEOL FR
ACFR RIPPA, VIPPA en Ladybird AU
Berg Hortimotive Royal Brinkman Meto, Plantalyzer NL
Cambridge Consultants Altran (FR) Mamut GB
Deepfield Robotics Bosch grow platform GmbH Aquilla DE
Dynium Robot CropScout GB
EarthSense, Inc TerraSentia US
ecoRobotix SA AVO, ARA CH
Grape IT
GreenPatrol GreenPatrol robot NL/ES
HayBeeSee Crophopper GB
Meropy SentiV FR
Metazet Formflex IRIS NL
Polariks VitoScanner, OUVA FR
Small Robot Company (SRC) Tom (scout), Dick (weed), Wilma GB
Vinbot ES
Vinescout FR
Vision Robotics Corp. US
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Appendix A: main international manufacturers by robot category
Harvesting robots
Company name Parent company Name of robot Country
Abundant Robotics, Inc. US
Advanced Farm Technologies, Inc o.a. Yamaha, Kubota US
Agerris SwagBot AU
Agrobot Soluciones Roboticas Agricolas (ES) E-series ES
AvL Motion bv Compact S1560 NL
Cerescon bv Sparter NL
Codian Robotics Codian (US) TD-4 NL
Crux Agribotics One of A Kind Technologies NL
Denso Faro JP
Dogtooth Technologies US
Energid Teradyne (US) US
FFRobotics IL
Harvest Croo Robotics Berry 5 US
Iron Ox US
Metomotion GRoW IL
Octinion Technology Group Rubion, Titanion BE
Pellenc S.A.S. Optimum FR
Raussendorf GmbH Casar DE
Robotics Plus NZ
Rolan Robotics NL
Root AI, Inc Virgo US
Saia Agrobotics NL
Syha FR
Tomoba NL
Tortuga AgTech Spero Ventures (US) US
Traptic US
Seeding robots
Company name Parent company Name of robot Country
AutoSatum AR
Dawn Equipment US
FarmDroid ApS FarmDroid FD20 DK
Fendt AGCO International Ltd. (US) Xaver, Mars DE
RowBot Systems US
22. Weed control robots
Company name Parent company Name of robot Country
ACFR RIPPA, VIPPA en Ladybird AU
Adigo Asterix NW
AgTech Carbon-bee SmartStriker FR
Amazone Bonirob DE
Berthoud Agricole SAS FR
BlueRiver Technologies John Deere US
Braun Maschinenbau DE
Carré SAS Anatis FR
Deepfield Robotics Bosch grow platform GmbH Aquilla DE
ecoRobotix SA AVO, ARA CH
Etarob DE
F.Poulson Engineering ApS. Robovator DK
FarmBot Genesis US
FarmDroid ApS FarmDroid FD20 DK
FarmWise US
Franklin Robotics Tertill US
Garford Farm Machinery Ltd Zürn Harvesting GmbH Co. KG VK
GUSS Automation LLC GUSS VS
HayBeeSee Crophopper GB
Hortibot US
Ibex Automation Ltd GB
IdaBot VS
Naio Technologies Dino, OZ, TED FR
Odd.bot Weed Whacker NL
Rometron bv NL
Small Robot Company (SRC) Tom (scout), Dick (weed), Wilma GB
Steketee LEMKEN GmbH (DE) NL
SwarmFarm Robotics AU
TartanSense IN
Trabotyx NL
Vitirover FR
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Appendix A: main international manufacturers by robot category
Autonomous tractors
Company name Parent company Name of robot Country
AGCO Netherlands B.V. AGCO International Ltd. (US) US
AgXeed NL
Autonomous Tractor Corporation Spirit (demo) US
AutoSatum AR
Avrora Robotics AgroBot RS
Bear Flag Robotics John Deere (US) US
Case IH Case IH CNH Industrial, Exor Agnelli Magnum NL
Elatec E-tract FR
Escorts/Farmtrac ID
Farmertronics Engineering bv eTrac-20 NL
Hyliion US
John Deere Nederland bv John Deere (US) NL
Kubota Farm Pilot JP
Mahindra IN
Precision Makers Alamo Group (US) GreenBot NL
Renu Robotics Corp. US
Rhoban System eTract FR
Rostselmash RS
Sabi Agri Alpo FR
Sitia Trektor FR
SwarmFarm Robotics AU
Yanmar Agribusiness Co. Ltd. Yanmar Holdings Co. (JP) Concept YT01 JP
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25. Disclaimer
The views presented in this publication are based on data and information that ABN AMRO considers to be reliable and which have been carefully processed into our analyses and
forecasts. Neither ABN AMRO, nor employees of the bank, can be held liable for any inaccuracies set out in this publication. The views and forecasts as presented only represent our
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ABN AMRO, August 2020
Acknowledgements
This is a publication of ABN AMRO in conjunction with FME Cluster Agri Food and GMV.
Commercial contact
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Authors
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Sonny Duijn, David Kemps, Jan de Ruyter and Alexander Goense, ABN AMRO Sector Advisory
Interviews
Erik Pekkeriet, WUR
Jacob de Vlieg, TU Eindhoven and JADS
Corné Rispens, Ducksize
Patrick Geerts, MTA
Marcel van Haren and Maureen de Haan, GMV
Theo Vulink, Fedecom
Thijs van de Ven, Abemec
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Vincent Vidal, SYHA
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