Name

Agence BIO

Legal name

Agence française pour le développement et la promotion de l'agriculture biologique

Website

https://agencebio.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreuil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding / Government Subsidies: Agence BIO is a public interest group (GIP) under the French Ministry of Agriculture. Its operations are funded through government budget allocations and public funds, including the Plan de Relance (recovery plan). In 2024, 8 million euros TTC (6.4M HT) was allocated to promotion and information actions, including 5 million euros TTC under the Planification écologique.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Agence BIO is the French public-interest group (GIP) under the Ministry of Agriculture responsible for developing and promoting organic agriculture in France. It operates the official national observatory on organic farming data, manages the Bio operator notification system and the official directory of approximately 80,000 organic professionals, and administers the Fonds Avenir Bio financial fund. It also runs national consumer awareness campaigns (Bio Réflexe, C'est bio la France) and inter-professional coordination across the organic sector.

Product overview

Agence BIO operates as a unified platform offering multiple interconnected products and services focused on developing and promoting organic agriculture in France. The core offerings include the Annuaire Bio (official directory of 80,000+ organic professionals), the Notification Bio system (for certifying organic operators), Cartobio (territorial mapping visualization), the National Observatory with key statistics (Les Chiffres Clés), and the Fonds Avenir Bio (financing fund). Communication products include the national Bioréflexe campaign, Cuisinons Plus Bio restaurant campaign, and short films 'De la Terre à l'Assiette'. Events include BioTour (mobile bus tour), Printemps Bio, and European Organic Day. Research products include the Baromètre Bio (annual consumer survey) and EU/global publications on organic farming. The organization also runs the Trophées de l'Excellence Bio competition and the Territoire Bio Engagé labeling program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annuaire Bio (Official Directory) The official national directory of certified organic producers, processors, distributors and other operators in France, referencing approximately 80,000 organic professionals. Accessible to the public to locate certified organic operators.
• Notification Bio (Online Notification System) Online platform allowing organic operators to register and notify their organic activity to Agence BIO. Manages the official notification records of producers, processors, distributors and other certified companies in the French organic sector.
• Cartobio Territorial mapping and data visualization tool allowing users to view organic agriculture statistics, producer locations, and production data by territory across France.
• Fonds Avenir Bio Financial fund managed by Agence BIO providing grants to support and finance organic agriculture projects, including modernization, development initiatives, and sector structuring. Endowed with 13 million EUR per year through the Plan de Relance for 2021-2022.
• Les Chiffres Clés (Organic Sector Key Statistics)

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of French consumers recognize the AB label, with 91% expressing trust in it (according to the 2022 Bio Reflexe campaign barometer)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• French Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of EnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 April 2024Government partners involved in selecting and funding regional organic promotion projects. A restricted committee including Agence BIO, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Environment reviews project applications for the Bio Reflexe territorial campaign calls for projects.
• Interprofessions Bio and Natexbio - Maison de la BIOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2022Agence BIO partnered with all organic interprofessions (Cniel, Interfel, INTERBEV, Cnpo, Synalaf, Cnipt, Intercereales, Terres Univia) and Natexbio - Maison de la BIO to create the 'Equipe de France du Bio' (Team of France of Organic), a collective initiative to promote organic agriculture and coordinate sector actions.
• FranceAgriMerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with FranceAgriMer (French agricultural development institute) to launch the first out-of-home catering barometer based on real data, combining Agence BIO's organic expertise with FranceAgriMer's monitoring capabilities.
• Chambres d'agriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chambers of Agriculture (APCA and regional) co-organize the Tech&Bio salon every two years with Agence BIO, showcasing organic and alternative farming techniques.
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe short films program 'De la Terre a l'Assiette' and other communication campaigns are co-financed by the European Union. Agence BIO represents French organic interests in EU-level organic policy consultations.
• Les Eco Maires and KissKissBankBankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Les Eco Maires (association of eco-mayors) and KissKissBankBank (crowdfunding platform) to run the Trophees BIO des Territoires, rewarding local initiatives for organic development with crowdfunding support.
• Credit AgricoleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCredit Agricole co-organizes the Trophies de l'Excellence Bio with Agence BIO, rewarding innovative organic sector projects with prize money and supporting organic sector development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Chambres d'agriculture (APCA): National assembly of French agricultural chambers covering all farmers. Co-organizes the Tech&Bio salon with Agence BIO. Broader agricultural scope but intersects on organic farming advisory and training.
• European Commission DG AGRI – Organic Farming Unit: EU-level authority overseeing EU organic regulation and the European Organic Day that Agence BIO coordinates in France. Provides the supranational policy framework within which Agence BIO operates.
• FranceAgriMer: French national agricultural and seafood products establishment under the Ministry of Agriculture. Sister agency to Agence BIO with broader scope across all agricultural sectors; current partner on the out-of-home catering barometer.

Regional players

• DEFRA Organic Farming / UK Organic Action Plan: UK government program for organic agriculture under DEFRA. Comparable public-sector mandate for organic sector development and data, but operating in a different regulatory and market environment.
• USDA National Organic Program (NOP): US federal regulatory program governing organic standards under USDA. Most direct functional equivalent to Agence BIO outside France — both serve as national reference authorities for organic labeling and sector data — but geographically distinct.

Direct peers

• FiBL (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture): Switzerland-based research institute producing The World of Organic Agriculture annual statistics and operating organic farming research/data programs. Comparable to Agence BIO's observatory function and reference-data role for the sector.
• IFOAM Organics International: Global umbrella organization for the organic agriculture movement. Highly comparable mission (organic sector development and promotion) but operating at international rather than national level, with membership-based governance similar in spirit to Agence BIO's interprofessional board.
• FNAB (Fédération Nationale d'Agriculture Biologique): French national federation of organic farmers. Closely intertwined with Agence BIO (past presidents came from FNAB). Comparable mission in French organic sector structuring, though FNAB is a producer association rather than a state agency.
• SYNABIO: National syndicate of organic agrofood businesses in France. Provides the current Agence BIO president. Operates in the same French organic value chain and coordinates with Maison de la BIO on the Equipe de France du Bio initiative.
• Maison de la BIO / Natexbio: Federation of French organic value-chain interprofessions. Direct strategic partner with Agence BIO on the Equipe de France du Bio collective. Overlapping mission in French organic sector structuring and promotion.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/agencebio
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3uGR-GkvK6yTJ9GtDiiJFA
• Facebookfacebook.com/AgricultureBIO
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agence-bio
• Instagraminstagram.com/agencebio

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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