The document outlines 18 agricultural business ideas for entrepreneurs, organized into 6 challenges: health and demographic change, energy and climate action, inclusive and reflective societies, smart agriculture, consumer behavior, and food security. Some of the opportunities discussed include berries, superfruits, functional foods, minimally processed foods, organic foods, urban farming, vertical farming, crop management using sensors, efficient irrigation, using robots and drones in agriculture, and recommender systems. The document provides an overview of potential business opportunities in agriculture.

1. More than fifteen
Agricultural Business Ideas
for Entrepreneurs
Lecture for students of the Royal Agricultural University (UK)
Huelva, February 24, 2016
Juan Diego Borrero Sánchez
jdiego@uhu.es
University of Huelva (Spain)

2. Berries in the world

3. Berries in the province of Huelva (Spain)

4. Six challenges:
18 agricultural opportunities

5. Health and demographic change
Functional foods
1

6. Health and demographic change
Superfruits
2

7. Health and demographic change
New products
3 Áloe

8. Health and demographic change
New products
3 Stevia

9. Health and demographic change
New products
3 Alga

10. Health and demographic change
Healthy vending
4

11. Minimally processed food
Health and demographic change
5

12. Packaging
Health and demographic change
6

13. Health and sustainable agriculture
Organic food, no pesticides, no pesticide waste
7

14. Health and sustainable agriculture
8

15. Health and Food security
Traceability
9

16. Energy and climate action
Healthy cities – green roofs
10

17. Energy and climate action
Healthy cities – vertical green
10

18. Energy and climate action
(plastics) Recycling
11

19. Energy and climate action
12

20. Inclusive and reflective societies
Urban farming
13

21. Inclusive and reflective societies
Urban farming
13

22. Inclusive and reflective societies
Urban farming
13

23. Inclusive and reflective societies
Vertical farming
14

24. Inclusive and reflective societies
Vertical farming
14

25. Inclusive and reflective societies
By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth’s population will reside in
urban centers (FAO)
Vertical farming
14

26. Smart agriculture
Crop management
Sensors15

27. Smart agriculture
Water management - Efficient irrigation
Sensors15

28. Smart agriculture
Robots
16

29. Smart agriculture
Crop productivity
UAVs17

30. Smart agriculture
Crop productivity
Micro-UAVs17

31. Smart agriculture
Pollinating Crops
Robobees17

32. Smart agriculture
Collaborative work
Drones and robots17

33. Smart agriculture
Consumer behaviour
Recommender systems18

34. Smart agriculture
Consumer behaviour
Near Fiel Communication (NFC)18