AGROVAST LIVSMEDEL AKTIEBOLAG

Their core work

Agrovast is a Swedish food and agriculture company based in Skara that focuses on sustainable food production, agro-ecological practices, and digital farming technologies. They bring practical food industry experience to EU research consortia, contributing to projects that test biofertilizers, biopesticides, sensor technologies, and sustainable livestock systems. Their work bridges the gap between agricultural innovation and real-world food supply chains, with particular involvement in digital transformation of farming and circular economy approaches to food production.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Agrovast entered H2020 in 2018 through SmartAgriHubs, focused on digital innovation hubs, smart farming platforms, and business innovation ecosystems. By 2021, their participation shifted sharply toward sustainability — livestock transitions, biodiversity, greenhouse gas reduction, and agro-ecological alternatives like biofertilizers and biopesticides. This evolution mirrors the broader European agricultural sector's pivot from digitization toward sustainability and environmental impact.

Agrovast is moving from digital agriculture infrastructure toward hands-on sustainability — expect future involvement in green transition projects combining digital tools with ecological farming practices.

How they like to work

Agrovast participates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as coordinator, suggesting they contribute applied food industry expertise rather than leading research agendas. With 167 unique partners across 24 countries from just 3 projects, they operate in large, multi-national consortia — typical of Innovation Actions and large-scale Research and Innovation Actions. This makes them an accessible, low-friction partner who integrates well into big EU project teams.

Despite only 3 projects, Agrovast has built a remarkably broad network of 167 partners across 24 countries, a result of participating in large-scale EU consortia. Their reach spans most of Europe with no obvious geographic concentration beyond their Swedish base.

What sets them apart

Agrovast brings a food industry perspective to research consortia — not as a university lab or tech startup, but as an organization embedded in the Swedish food and agriculture sector around Skara, a region with strong agricultural heritage. Their dual competence in both digital farming tools and agro-ecological practices makes them a practical bridge between technology developers and end-users in the food chain. For consortium builders, they offer real-world validation grounds for agricultural innovations in a Northern European context.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PestNu
  Their largest funded project (EUR 327,500), combining an unusually broad technology mix — sensors, blockchain, biopesticides, and aquaponics — for field demonstration.
• PATHWAYS
  A long-running project (2021-2026) addressing livestock sustainability transitions, signaling Agrovast's commitment to long-term food system change.
• SmartAgriHubs
  Their entry point into H2020, connecting them to the European Digital Innovation Hub ecosystem for agriculture.