Agrico Nordic

What Agrico Nordic does

Agrico Nordic AB is a Swedish seed potato producer and distributor headquartered in Jönköping, Sweden, established in 2009. The company operates as the Nordic distribution arm of the Dutch parent cooperative Agrico, coordinating a pool of Swedish contract growers that produces approximately 200 hectares of seed potatoes annually. Its primary markets are Sweden and Finland, with additional export volumes distributed to the rest of Europe.

The company's product offering spans conventional seed potato lines plus the Next Generation variety line — including Jacky, Twister, and Carolus — developed through Agrico Research and positioned for stacked disease resistance in retail and processing applications. End-customer segments explicitly served include retail, the peeling industry, processing/chips, and organic, providing segmentation across both conventional and organic value chains.

Agrico Nordic's business model is built on one-time seasonal sales of seed potatoes to growers and processors, with no recurring or subscription revenue component. Production is coordinated through a contract-grower pool that absorbs agronomic and capital intensity away from the corporate entity itself. The company is small — between 1 and 10 employees — and depends structurally on the broader Agrico cooperative for breeding pipeline, licensing, and inter-company logistics, with limited standalone management disclosure (Sjoerd van der Schaar identified as a named principal).

Name

Agrico Nordic

Legal name

Agrico Nordic AB

Website

https://agriconordic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agrico Nordic AB is a Swedish seed potato producer headquartered in Jönköping, operating a contract-grower pool that produces ~200 hectares of seed potatoes annually for retail, peeling, processing, and organic customers in Sweden, Finland, and broader Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seed Potato Production

NAICS

Potato Farming (111211)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Starch Potato Farming (Industrial Potatoes) (AFAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Organic Sugar & Starch Crop Farming (Sugar Crops, Starch Potatoes) (AFAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Seed potatoes
• Potato breeding
• Potato varieties
• Agricultural cooperative
• Contract growing

Headquarters

HQ city

Jönköping

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Seed Potato Sales: Agrico Nordic cultivates approximately 200 hectares of seed potatoes annually for the Swedish and Finnish markets through a cooperative pool system with contract growers. They sell high-quality seed potatoes with 100% Swedish origin to customers throughout the Nordic region and export to the rest of Europe.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Agrico Nordic AB cultivates and supplies high-quality seed potatoes with 100% Swedish origin, growing approximately 200 hectares annually through a cooperative pool system of contract growers for the Swedish and Finnish markets, with export to the rest of Europe. The company distributes proprietary Next Generation potato varieties (such as Jacky, Twister, Carolus) developed by Agrico Research in the Netherlands, featuring high resistance to late blight and brown rot. It handles administration, sales, and logistics on behalf of growers and provides pre-season, in-season, and post-season advisory services, variety selection assistance, and on-site meetings.

Product overview

Agrico Nordic is a seed potato company offering a unified product portfolio centered on high-quality seed potatoes cultivated in Sweden with 100% Swedish origin. The core offering consists of seed potatoes across multiple market segments (retail, traditional/peeling, processing, and organic), featuring Next Generation varieties developed by Agrico Research in the Netherlands. The company operates through a pool system for contract growers, providing variety-specific advisory services, seasonal support, and variety selection assistance. The main products include the seed potato line and the Next Generation variety portfolio featuring Jacky, Twister, and Carolus potato varieties.

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Products and services

• Utsädespotatis (Seed Potatoes) High-quality seed potatoes cultivated in Sweden with 100% Swedish origin, serving the Swedish and Finnish markets. Approximately 200 hectares are grown annually through a network of contract growers in the cooperative pool system.
• Next Generation Potato Varieties A product line of potato varieties developed by Agrico Research in the Netherlands, bred for high resistance to late blight (bladmögel) and brown rot (brunröta). Suitable for packing, peeling, chips, fries, and starch production, and adapted for both conventional and organic cultivation. Includes named varieties such as Jacky, Twister, and Carolus.
• Jacky (potato variety) Medium-early, high-yielding Next Generation potato variety with a large proportion of tubers and high resistance to late blight and brown rot. Slightly mealy, cooking type B, with very high tuber set and good tolerance to mechanical damage and bruising.
• Twister (potato variety) Early fresh-potato Next Generation variety suitable for long-term storage, with resistance to late blight and brown rot. Suitable for both organic and conventional cultivation, with attractive appearance, good storability, and firm-cooking characteristics.
• Carolus (potato variety) A mealy, multifunctional Next Generation potato variety positioned as an eco-friendly alternative to King Edward, with high resistance to late blight and brown rot. Drought tolerant and suitable for retail, peeling and fries, and for both conventional and organic cultivation.
• Poolsystem (Cooperative Pool System for Contract Growers) A service arrangement for contract seed potato growers under which Agrico Nordic handles administration, sales, and logistics, while providing variety selection assistance and pre/in/post-season advisory and on-site meetings so that growers can focus on cultivation.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Agrico ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgrico Research is the breeding company that develops Next Generation potato varieties with high resistance to late blight and brown rot. These proprietary varieties are developed in the Netherlands and made available through Agrico Nordic for the Nordic market.
• Agrico BVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgrico Nordic is a part of the Dutch cooperative Agrico, which delivers seed and table potatoes of the best quality to customers worldwide. The cooperative conducts annual research to develop the best potato varieties for different climates and purposes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Norika: Norika is a German potato breeding company that develops and licenses varieties globally. It competes with Agrico Nordic in the breeding and supply of disease-resistant and specialty varieties.
• Solana: Solana is a German seed potato breeder and supplier offering a broad variety portfolio across Europe. It competes directly with Agrico Nordic in the table, processing, and organic seed potato segments.
• Danespo: Danespo is a Danish seed potato company that supplies varieties to Nordic and European growers. It directly competes with Agrico Nordic in the Nordic seed potato market.
• HZPC: HZPC is the world's largest seed potato company, headquartered in the Netherlands. It directly competes with Agrico Nordic in developing and supplying proprietary potato varieties across European markets, including Nordic regions.
• Europlant Pflanzenzucht: Europlant is a German potato breeding and distribution company serving table, processing, and starch segments across Europe. It directly competes with Agrico Nordic in supplying seed potatoes to growers.
• Meijer Potato: Meijer Potato is a Dutch seed potato company focused on variety development and global distribution. It directly competes with Agrico Nordic in supplying proprietary varieties for chips, fries, and table markets.
• Böhm Nordkartoffel: Böhm is a German seed potato producer and breeder with extensive variety licensing. It competes directly with Agrico Nordic in supplying seed potatoes to European growers across multiple end-use segments.

Emerging players

• Sativa: Sativa is a Swiss organic-focused seed company with a potato variety portfolio. It overlaps with Agrico Nordic's organic seed potato segment and competes for organic growers in the DACH/Nordic region.

Broad incumbents

• Syngenta: Syngenta is a global agricultural inputs company with crop protection and seed businesses. As a broad incumbent, it represents indirect competition through crop protection adjacencies and agronomic services that compete with disease-resistant variety strategies.
• KWS Saat: KWS is a major global seed company with a potato seed segment. As a broad incumbent with significantly larger resources, it competes with Agrico Nordic across the seed potato value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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