Organization

AGRO-KNOW

Belgian SME building big data platforms and AI-driven food safety intelligence tools for the European agri-food sector.

Technology SMEdigitalBESMENo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)

H2020 projects

As coordinator

Total EC funding

€683K

Unique partners

What they do

Their core work

Agro-Know is a Belgian SME specializing in data technologies for the agri-food sector. They build platforms and tools that aggregate, integrate, and analyze large-scale agricultural and food safety data, making it accessible and actionable. Their work bridges big data infrastructure with real-world applications in food threat detection and environmentally-sound land management. Their own product line (Foodakai) focuses on AI-driven food safety intelligence for consumers and industry.

Core expertise

What they specialise in

Agricultural data integration and big data platformsprimary

3 projects

All three projects (BigDataEurope, Foodakai-1, CAPSELLA) involve integrating and processing large datasets for agri-food applications.

Food safety intelligence and early warning systemsprimary

1 project

Foodakai-1 was their own coordinated SME Instrument project, assessing feasibility of an intelligent food threat warning app.

Environmental and land management data platformssecondary

1 project

CAPSELLA focused on collective awareness platforms for environmentally-sound land management, their largest funded project at EUR 422,500.

Big data architecture for societal challengessecondary

1 project

BigDataEurope addressed cross-domain big data integration infrastructure for European societal challenges.

Evolution & trajectory

How they've shifted over time

Early focus

Big data integration infrastructure

Recent focus

Agri-food data applications

Agro-Know's H2020 activity was concentrated in a short 2015-2018 window, making it difficult to identify a strong evolution. Their early work focused on general big data integration infrastructure (BigDataEurope), while their later project (CAPSELLA) applied these capabilities specifically to agricultural land management. The Foodakai-1 SME Instrument project signals an attempt to commercialize their data expertise into a standalone food safety product.

Agro-Know appears to be moving from general big data infrastructure work toward proprietary food safety intelligence products, suggesting future collaborations would likely center on applied agri-food data analytics.

Collaboration profile

How they like to work

Role: active_partnerReach: European11 countries collaborated

Agro-Know operates mostly as a project partner (2 of 3 projects) but demonstrated leadership ambition by coordinating their own SME Instrument feasibility study. With 23 unique partners across 11 countries from just 3 projects, they integrate into large, diverse consortia rather than working in tight, repeated clusters. This suggests they are adaptable and comfortable joining new teams, though the small sample size limits certainty.

Despite only three projects, Agro-Know has built a broad network of 23 partners across 11 countries, indicating they participate in large European consortia with wide geographic diversity rather than concentrating on a few repeat collaborators.

Why partner with them

What sets them apart

Agro-Know occupies a niche at the intersection of big data technology and agri-food domain expertise — a combination that is relatively rare among SMEs. Their Foodakai product line demonstrates they are not just a services company but are building their own IP in food safety intelligence. For consortium builders, they offer the technical depth of a data engineering firm combined with genuine understanding of agricultural and food sector needs.

Notable projects

Highlights from their portfolio

Foodakai-1
Their own coordinated SME Instrument Phase 1 project, signaling a commercialization effort around AI-driven food safety consumer intelligence.
CAPSELLA
Their largest funded project (EUR 422,500), applying data technologies to collective environmental land management awareness.

Cross-sector capabilities

Food safety and food chain monitoringAgriculture and precision farmingEnvironmental monitoring and land managementOpen data and public awareness platforms

Analysis note: Profile based on only 3 H2020 projects spanning a narrow 2015-2018 window. Keywords were sparse (only 2 of 3 projects had keywords assigned). The company name and Foodakai product strongly suggest agri-food data specialization, but the limited project count means this profile should be treated as indicative rather than definitive. No recent H2020 activity detected after 2018.