Agritech sector in Catalonia
The agricultural machinery and means of production sector in Catalonia includes 145 companies belonging to the main means of agricultural production. The sector had an aggregate turnover in 2018 of € 3,092 million and employs 5,391 workers.
The Agricultural Production Means sector in Catalonia is made up of a dynamic and innovative ecosystem made up of multinational, small and medium-sized companies, and a network of Knowledge, Technology and University Centers that have positioned Catalonia as one of the main hubs in Europe. in agricultural technologies. On the basis of an important and diversified agriculture, one of the most important in fruit and livestock production, an important technological and business fabric has been created, with a strong innovative vocation, which has facilitated an economic evolution of the entire Catalan agricultural sector. Catalonia has the largest number of companies in the agricultural means of production sector, with a total of 145 companies, representing a turnover of € 3,090 million. By sectors, although in lower turnover, agricultural machinery represents the largest number of companies with a total of 76 companies, and an aggregate turnover of € 171 million. This leads us to draw a sector made up of many small companies.
In Spain, the total turnover of agricultural machinery is 1,322 M €. On the other hand, if we look at the production of agrochemicals - pesticides, it represents a turnover of almost € 3,985 million in Spain, with 109 companies, and € 2,681 million in Catalonia and 28 companies. In this sector, only two companies based in Catalonia, COVESTRO (Bayer Crop Science) and BASF represent 68% with a turnover between the two of € 2,125 million. With regard to the extraction and manufacture of compound and nitrogen fertilizers, Spain produces a value of 2,200 million of which Catalonia represents 10% with a total of € 238 million and 41 companies. The agricultural machinery and means of production sector in Catalonia includes 145 companies belonging to the main means of agricultural production. The sector had an aggregate turnover in 2018 of € 3,092 million and employs 5,391 workers.
Regarding AGTECH companies - technological innovations that seek solutions to the problems and challenges faced by the agriculture and food industry - it is established as a relevant area of undertakings with the potential not only to create innovations, but also to generate transformative changes in the way of producing food with a positive impact on environmental, social and economic aspects. In Catalonia there are 44 companies that make up the ecosystem of companies that offer solutions related to AG TECH.
