Agrocinco

What Agrocinco does

Agrocinco is a privately held Brazilian agribusiness company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Monte Mor, São Paulo, specializing in the production, commercialization, and research of new hybrid vegetable seeds. The company has been a subsidiary of the Dux Company holding group since 2011, alongside Arion Forests and Research Station. Agrocinco serves commercial vegetable farmers across Brazil and export markets in Latin America and Africa, offering a portfolio of more than 70 hybrid cultivars across 16+ crop categories including tomatoes, onions, papaya, passion fruit, peppers, melons, watermelons, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, radish, arugula, eggplant, and broccoli.

The company's core technology is conventional hybrid vegetable seed development with emphasis on multi-disease tolerance — genetic resistance to Brazilian pathogens including Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV), Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV, locally known as Vira-Cabeça), Fusarium, Verticillium, Geminivirus, and nematodes. The flagship product program is a 10-year co-development partnership with Embrapa Hortaliças (the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation's horticultural crops unit in Brasília), which has produced the BRS-branded tomato line including BRS Nagai, BRS Zamir, BRS Iracema, BRS Portinari, BRS Couto, and others. Agrocinco also distributes international genetics through technology partnerships with Nirit Seeds (Israel), Rijk Zwaan (Netherlands), Starke Ayres (South Africa), and Emerald Seeds (USA), bringing globally developed hybrids such as Topaz pepper, Tytanium tomato, Zeppo beet, Gold tomato, and Colorado purple cabbage into the Brazilian market.

Agrocinco generates revenue through one-time seed sales, with a dual go-to-market model combining direct B2B field sales to agricultural producers and a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at www.agrocinco.com.br/loja. Pricing is unit-based in Brazilian Reais (R$) with volume discounts across package sizes (e.g., Tomate BRS Nagai F1 priced at R$80/100 seeds, R$320/500 seeds, R$595/1000 seeds). Digital marketing channels include a corporate website, Facebook, Instagram, and email newsletter subscription. The company employs 11-50 staff and is led by Commercial Director Luís Galhardo and Technical and Marketing Director Flávio Pagnan, both agronomists. There is no disclosed revenue, no evidence of external institutional investment, and no public listing.

Name

Agrocinco

Legal name

Agrocinco

Website

https://agrocinco.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agrocinco is a privately held Brazilian agribusiness company that develops and commercializes hybrid vegetable seeds for commercial farmers across Brazil, with co-development partnerships with Embrapa Hortaliças and international seed companies. It sells 70+ hybrid cultivars across tomatoes, onions, peppers, and other crops via direct sales and e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vegetable Seeds

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (11121)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid Seed Production (AFAGAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vegetable Seeds (Open-Pollinated & Hybrid) (AFABAFAE)

Keywords

• Hybrid vegetable seeds
• Disease-resistant cultivars
• Agricultural seed production
• Horticultural crop breeding
• Vegetable seed commercialization

Headquarters

HQ city

Monte Mor

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Seed Sales: Agrocinco generates revenue through the sale of hybrid vegetable seeds including tomatoes, onions, papaya, passion fruit, peppers, melons, watermelons, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, radish, arugula, eggplant, and broccoli. Products are sold in various package sizes (100, 500, 1000 seeds) at unit pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Agrocinco develops, produces, and commercializes hybrid vegetable seeds for Brazilian commercial farmers across 16+ crop categories including tomatoes, onions, papaya, passion fruit, peppers, melons, watermelons, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, radish, arugula, eggplant, and broccoli. The company conducts its own R&D in partnership with Embrapa Hortaliças, focusing on multi-tolerant hybrids with genetic resistance to major Brazilian crop diseases and viruses, sold in standardized package sizes via direct sales and e-commerce.

Product overview

Agrocinco Vegetable Seeds is a Brazilian seed company specializing in the production, commercialization, and research of new vegetable hybrids. The company operates as a platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of hybrid seeds developed through partnerships with Embrapa Hortaliças and international seed companies. The product portfolio includes tomato hybrids (BRS Nagai, BRS Zamir, BRS Iracema), onion varieties (Irati F1, Xavante F1, Terena F1), passion fruit (BRS Gigante Amarelo, BRS Sol do Cerrado, BRS Rubi do Cerrado), papaya (Bela Nova F1, Fortuna F1), peppers (Topaz F1, Canario F1), lettuce (BRS Mediterrânea, BRS Leila), cabbage, eggplant, corn, watermelon, melon, cucumber, radish, arugula, broccoli, cauliflower, and pumpkin varieties. The company emphasizes disease-resistant, multi-tolerant hybrids adapted to Brazilian climate and soil conditions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tomate BRS Nagai F1 Indeterminate saladete tomato hybrid for commercial vegetable farmers, tolerant to TYLCV (Ty), TSWV, and nematodes, with average fruit weight of 180-200g.
• Tomate BRS Zamir F1 Indeterminate grape-type tomato hybrid with high lycopene content (160 micrograms/gram) recognized for disease prevention functional properties.
• Tomate BRS Iracema F1 Indeterminate cherry tomato hybrid with extreme sweetness, nematode resistance, and high lycopene content.
• Cebola Irati F1 Long shelf-life onion hybrid with 4 skins, approximately 4 months of storage without refrigeration, tolerant to early bolting.
• Cebola Xavante F1
• Mamão Bela Nova F1
• Maracujá BRS Gigante Amarelo F1
• Pimentão Topaz F1
• Alface BRS Mediterrânea
• Repolho Megaron F1
• Berinjela Ciça F1
• Milho BRS Vivi
• Melancia Dakar F1
• Melão BRS Anton F1
• Pepino Medici F1
• Rabanete Flash F1
• Pimenta BRS Moema
• Maracujá BRS Sol do Cerrado F1
• Cenoura BRS Planalto

Quantifiable outcome

• Hybrid tomatoes BRS Zamir contain lycopene content of 160 micrograms per gram - functional properties for disease prevention

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Dux CompanycoreOthers · 1 January 2011Agrocinco has been incorporated into the Dux Company holding since 2011. The Dux group brings together market expertise, sustainable practices, and R&D for the business. Dux Company also includes Arion Forests and Research Station.
• Embrapa HortaliçascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 201110-year partnership with Embrapa Hortaliças (National Center for Research in Horticultural Crops) in Brasília to develop multitolerant disease-resistant hybrids adapted to Brazilian climate and soil conditions. Multiple contracts signed for different horticultural species. Developed successful BRS tomato line hybrids.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rijk Zwaan: Dutch global vegetable seed specialist and direct Agrocinco technology partner; serves Brazilian growers with competing hybrid vegetable varieties including tomato, onion, cucumber, and pepper, overlapping closely with Agrocinco's core categories.
• Sakata Seed Corporation: Japanese-origin global vegetable seed company with strong Brazilian subsidiary; competes in hybrid broccoli, cabbage, tomato, pepper, and melon categories that overlap with Agrocinco's portfolio.
• Takii & Co. Japanese vegetable and flower seed breeder with global reach; competes in hybrid tomato, onion, carrot, and cucurbit segments where Agrocinco has active Embrapa-developed lines.
• Syngenta (Syngenta Group): Global agribusiness major with a sizeable hybrid vegetable seed portfolio (Seminis brand) operating in Brazil through field vegetables; competes in the same hybrid tomato, onion, and pepper categories served by Agrocinco's e-commerce and field sales motion.
• Bayer Crop Science (including formerly Nunhems vegetable seeds): Multinational seed and crop protection major with a dedicated vegetable seeds division; one of the largest direct competitors in hybrid tomato, melon, watermelon, onion, and cucurbit categories across Brazil.
• Vilmorin-Mikado (Limagrain): Vegetable seed subsidiary of French cooperative Limagrain; global breeder with active Brazilian operations in tomato, onion, carrot, and cucurbit hybrids that overlap with Agrocinco's multitolerant hybrid positioning.

Emerging players

• East-West Seed: Tropical-focused hybrid vegetable seed specialist active across Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia; addresses smallholder and commercial growers with overlapping crop categories (tomato, pepper, cucurbits) and a comparable small-company, R&D-led model.

Direct peers

• Feltrin Seeds: Brazilian seed company headquartered in Rio Grande do Sul with a broad vegetable, forage, and grain hybrid portfolio; competes directly with Agrocinco for Brazilian growers' hybrid vegetable seed spend.
• Isla Sementes: Brazilian specialty seed company focused on horticultural crops including tomato, lettuce, onion, and herbs; competes in Brazil's hybrid vegetable seed channel with overlapping product breadth and small-company positioning.
• Enza Zaden: Dutch family-owned hybrid vegetable seed breeder with strong tomato, onion, pepper, and melon lines; sells in Brazil and competes head-to-head with Agrocinco's high-yield hybrid positioning for commercial vegetable growers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookpt-br.facebook.com/agrocincoseeds
• Instagraminstagram.com/agrocincosementes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agrocinco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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