Sociedad de Agricultores de Colombia

What Sociedad de Agricultores de Colombia does

Sociedad de Agricultores de Colombia (SAC) is Colombia's maximum national agricultural guild association, founded in 1871 and headquartered in Bogotá. It functions as a private, non-profit federation that integrates 22 production-sector associations — including coffee (FEDECAFÉ, 336,000+ farmers), rice (FEDEARROZ), palm oil (FEDEPALMA), poultry (FENAVI), pork (PORKCOLOMBIA), sugarcane (PROCAÑA, ASOCAÑA), flowers (Asocolflores), bananas (AUGURA, ASBAMA), and regional societies such as SAG Valle — together covering more than 580 municipalities across 20 departments. Affiliated associations and companies pay membership dues to fund SAC's operations.

SAC delivers three core products. SISAC (Sistema de Información del Sector Agropecuario Colombiano) is a sector-information system distributing specialized reports, express reports, agricultural situation analyses, and statistical series. EOEAS (Encuesta de Opinión Empresarial Agropecuaria) is a recurring business opinion survey covering innovation and science/technology, commercialization and markets, sectoral performance, and financing. The Revista Nacional de Agricultura, published since 1906, is the oldest agricultural magazine in Colombia and analyzes political, economic, and social topics for food producers and decision-makers. Supplementary offerings include educational cartillas and the "Los Rostros de Mi Tierra" interview series.

SAC's commercial model is membership-fee-based, with revenue flowing from dues paid by affiliated sectoral and regional associations, institutions, and agribusiness companies representing the majority of Colombian agricultural and livestock producers. The organization monetizes its institutional position through advocacy in legislative processes (e.g., Ley 2219 of 2022, Decreto 902 of 2017, Acto Legislativo 03 of 2023, Resoluciones 052 and 2057 of 2025), public-policy representation before bodies such as the Corte Constitucional, multi-channel communications via website, Revista, X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and earned media, and capacity-building partnerships with entities including Harvard Business Publishing Education, Crehana, and FAO Colombia.

Name

Sociedad de Agricultores de Colombia

Legal name

Sociedad de Agricultores de Colombia

Website

https://sac.org.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1871

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sociedad de Agricultores de Colombia (SAC) is a private national agricultural guild association, founded in 1871, that federates 22 production-sector and regional associations representing the majority of Colombian agricultural and livestock producers. It provides policy advocacy, sectoral information systems (SISAC, EOEAS), and the country's oldest agricultural magazine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD), Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support) (BPAGALAL)

Keywords

• Agricultural guild association
• Agricultural information systems
• Sectoral policy advocacy
• Agricultural statistics publishing
• Producer association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership dues from affiliated associations: SAC generates revenue through membership fees from its affiliated associations, institutions, and agribusiness companies representing the majority of Colombian agricultural and livestock producers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SAC is a national agricultural guild association founded in 1871 that federates more than 20 production-sector associations and agribusiness companies representing the majority of Colombian agricultural and livestock producers. It delivers sectoral representation, policy advocacy, and a suite of information products including the SISAC information system, the EOEAS business opinion survey, the Revista Nacional de Agricultura magazine (published since 1906), educational cartillas, and the Los Rostros de Mi Tierra interview series.

Product overview

SAC operates as an agricultural association offering a suite of information products and publications. The core products include SISAC (an information system providing specialized reports and agricultural statistics), EOEAS (a business opinion survey covering sectoral performance and financing), and the Revista Nacional de Agricultura (a magazine published since 1906). Additional offerings include educational cartillas and the Los Rostros de Mi Tierra interview series. The organization functions as Colombia's maximum national agricultural guild association, integrating 22 production sectors representing most agricultural producers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SISAC – Sistema de Información del Sector Agropecuario Colombiano: Information system for the Colombian agricultural and livestock sector providing specialized reports, express reports, agricultural situation analysis, and statistics.
• EOEAS – Encuesta de Opinión Empresarial Agropecuaria
• Revista Nacional de Agricultura (RNA)

Products and services

• SISAC – Sistema de Información del Sector Agropecuario Colombiano Information system providing specialized reports, express reports, agricultural sector situation analysis, and statistics for affiliated Colombian agricultural and livestock associations, institutions, and agribusinesses.
• EOEAS – Encuesta de Opinión Empresarial Agropecuaria Periodic business opinion survey covering innovation, science and technology, commercialization and market, sectoral performance, and financing topics, used by affiliated agricultural sector associations and producers.
• Revista Nacional de Agricultura (RNA) Colombia's oldest agricultural magazine, published since 1906, analyzing political, economic, and social topics relevant to food producers and decision-makers in the agricultural sector.
• Cartillas Educational publications and guides produced by SAC covering agricultural sector topics, aimed at producers and sector stakeholders.
• Los Rostros de Mi Tierra Interview content series featuring stories, trajectories, and knowledge of rural producers, leaders, and workers who sustain Colombian agriculture.

Quantifiable outcome

• Representing 20+ agricultural production sectors in Colombia
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and key.

• Harvard Business Publishing EducationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirtual training program provider for Colombian agricultural sector workers, offering access to world-class business education through online platforms.
• CrehanasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline learning platform partner providing professional development courses to agricultural sector participants under the virtual training initiative.
• FAO ColombiakeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - SAC engages with FAO on agricultural policy, rural development, and gender equality initiatives including the International Year of the Rural Woman 2026.
• Corte Constitucional de ColombiakeyOthersSAC was invited to participate in a Public Hearing before the Constitutional Court regarding the future of agrarian processes, contributing legal and technical arguments on property rights.
• Agencia de Reincorporación (ARN)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency working on reincorporation - FAO mentions collaboration with ARN on projects benefiting women peace signatories through agricultural programs.
• Agencia de Renovación del Territorio (ART)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency for territory renewal - FAO collaborates with ART operating in nearly 80% of PDET territories with social and economic inclusion projects.
• EcopetrolsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerColombian state oil company - FAO has established public-private alliances with Ecopetrol for supply network initiatives benefiting women producers.
• Tetra PaksupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood processing and packaging company - FAO partnered with Tetra Pak to establish supply networks generating benefits for women producers in Colombia.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• AGROSAVIA (Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria): Colombia's public agricultural research corporation. Adjacent to SAC — both serve the Colombian agricultural ecosystem, but AGROSAVIA focuses on research and technology transfer rather than policy representation.
• Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FEDECAFÉ): SAC's affiliate representing 336,000+ Colombian coffee growers. Directly tied to SAC through membership; while not a direct competitor, it operates as a powerful single-commodity federation within SAC's umbrella.
• UPRA (Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria): Colombia's government agricultural planning unit that develops rural land-use policy. Adjacent to SAC — SAC advocates for producers while UPRA plans rural policy; both interact on land, cadastral, and sectoral planning issues.
• International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP / World Farmers' Organisation): The global peak body for national farmer organizations. Adjacent to SAC — SAC is a candidate participant and the WFO provides the international governance forum analogous to SAC's domestic federating role.

Direct peers

• American Farm Bureau Federation: The largest US general farm organization, federating state-level agricultural associations across commodity sectors. Highly comparable to SAC as a national, cross-commodity, membership-funded agricultural guild association with policy advocacy and member-service roles.
• National Farmers' Union (UK): The UK's largest farming representative body, advocating for farmers across sectors with policy and member-service functions. Directly comparable to SAC's national guild role and cross-sectoral representation model.
• Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil (CNA): Brazil's leading agricultural and livestock confederation, representing producers across sectors and states in policy and market forums. Comparable to SAC as a Latin American cross-commodity agricultural guild.
• National Farmers' Federation (Australia): Australia's peak national body representing farmers and agricultural producers across commodities. Comparable to SAC in its cross-commodity federated structure and policy advocacy mandate.
• Copa-Cogeca: The united voice of European farmers and agricultural cooperatives at EU level. Comparable to SAC as a federating body representing diverse national and sectoral agricultural associations for policy advocacy and sectoral intelligence.
• Canadian Federation of Agriculture: Canada's largest farmer-funded national farm organization, unifying provincial and commodity groups for advocacy. Mirrors SAC's federated guild model and policy-driven mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SAColombia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@sacgremio
• Facebookfacebook.com/SACAgroColombia
• Instagraminstagram.com/sacgremio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sociedad-de-agricultores-de-colombia

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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