Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España

What Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España does

Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España is a non-profit cooperative federation founded in 1989 that serves as the apex representative body for Spanish agricultural cooperatives. Headquartered in Madrid with a Brussels office, it channels representation, advisory, and training services to a federated membership that collectively represents more than one million farming families across Spain. Its operational reach spans advocacy with Spanish and EU institutions, member training, and the coordination of cross-sector initiatives including sustainability programs (for example, a coordinated commitment by eight dairy cooperatives to a 30% decarbonization target by 2030).

The federation operates digital tools used across its cooperative membership, including the C3 (Cuaderno de Campo Cooperativo) field-data platform and SIGCEX for trade and export-related workflows, alongside partnerships with technology providers such as Hispatec and ESRI. It also participates as a partner in multiple EU-funded research consortia, including Horizon Europe projects (AGRISOL, ThERBN) and PRIMA projects (WATERMELLON), supporting innovation initiatives in areas such as soil health, herb-related value chains, and Mediterranean water and agronomy systems.

As a member-funded federation, Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España derives its income from cooperative member fees, training and advisory services, and EU project co-financing, without equity funding rounds. Its go-to-market is institutionally oriented, focused on influencing agricultural policy, delivering services to member cooperatives, and convening sectoral events such as its IX Congress held in Palma de Mallorca in March 2025. Leadership continuity was reaffirmed with the re-election of Ángel Villafranca as president in 2026.

Name

Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España

Legal name

Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España, U. de Coop

Website

https://agro-alimentarias.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España is a non-profit federation founded in 1989 that represents Spanish agricultural cooperatives, serving more than one million farming families through advocacy, training, advisory services, and digital tools such as C3 and SIGCEX.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Federation Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support) (BPAGALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative federation
• Cooperative advocacy services
• Agronomic digital tools
• Sustainability training programs
• EU policy representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid, Community of Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España operates as a national cooperative federation that represents and defends the economic and social interests of Spanish agricultural cooperatives before national and EU administrations. It provides training for cooperative governing boards, technical advisory services on sustainability and innovation, and develops digital agronomic tools such as SIGCEX and the Cuaderno de Campo Cooperativo (C3). The confederation also coordinates participation in European research projects and disseminates results through publications, seminars, and sector events.

Product overview

Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España is an agricultural cooperative federation serving as the representative organization for Spanish agricultural cooperatives across all autonomous communities. The organization provides services including technical assistance, training programs (such as the Formación para Consejos Rectores), sustainability and innovation support, and operates digital tools like SIGCEX (a monitoring dashboard for cooperatives' agronomic services) and the Cuaderno de Campo Cooperativo C3 (digital field notebook developed with Hispatec). They promote the 'Producto Cooperativo' brand initiative and publish a quarterly digital magazine. The federation coordinates European projects and maintains academic partnerships through the Cátedra de Cooperativas Agroalimentarias. The organization focuses on agricultural sectors including olives, fruits and vegetables, cereals, wine, livestock, and other crops, while offering services in supplies, insurance, sustainability, equality, and youth support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Producto Cooperativo: A brand initiative to promote cooperative products, inviting consumers to discover authentic Spanish gastronomic culture through cooperative products.
• Cátedra de Cooperativas Agroalimentarias

Products and services

• SIGCEX (Sistema de Gestión de Cooperativas de Extension)
• Cuaderno de Campo Cooperativo (C3)
• Programa de Asistencia Técnica 2026
• Programa de Formación para Consejos Rectores 2026

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million member farmer and rancher families represented across Spain
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• QPL (Quality Performance Lighting / Greek Sustainable Business Consultants)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025QPL is the project coordinator and Greek sustainable business consulting firm leading the AGRISOL project (Horizon Europe), which aims to accelerate agrivoltaic adoption across Europe. Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España is the Spanish country coordinator.
• SAI-Innova (CREDIBLE project coordinator)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAI-Innova coordinates the CREDIBLE project (Horizon Europe), which aims to establish a favorable context for carbon farming in the EU through a network of stakeholders that drives methodological standardization in soil carbon accounting.
• Wageningen University & Research (SUPPORT project coordinator)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWageningen University & Research leads the SUPPORT project (Horizon Europe) focused on integrated pest management in strawberry, grape, and olive crops. Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España coordinates European information for viticulture and collects national data for olive and strawberry sectors.
• CRES - Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Savings (Greece, Watermellon project leader)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRES (Greece) leads the WATERMELLON project (PRIMA program), which aims to improve Mediterranean agriculture resilience to climate change and water scarcity. Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España collaborates with the Federaciones de Andalucía and Islas Baleares.
• AVEBIOM - Asociación Española de la BiomasacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAVEBIOM is the Spanish partner for the ThERBN project alongside Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España. Both organizations launched the Premio Bioeconomía Rural 2025 at Expobiomasa 2025, seeking innovative solutions for valorizing agricultural, livestock, and forestry by-products.
• IDAE - Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la EnergíacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIDAE presented Spain's agrivoltaic incentive program data at the AGRISOL Spanish co-creation event, detailing 62 applications totaling €150.9 million investment and 151.4 MW capacity.
• Universidad de Córdoba (UCO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresented at the AGRISOL Spanish co-creation event as a research institution contributing to agrivoltaic studies.
• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributes research and hosts the agrivoltaic research platform at ETSIAAB fields. UPM representative Emilio Gil analyzed drone technology state of the art in the #SeminariosCoops viticulture seminar.
• IMIDA - Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y AlimentariominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresented at the AGRISOL Spanish co-creation event as a regional agricultural research institution.
• Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMAPA participated in the AGRISOL co-creation event and SUPPORT project. José Antonio Rodríguez (MAPA) participated in the SUPPORT annual meeting in Berlin. The ministry is also a key partner in presenting EU sector policy updates.
• FEGA - Fondo Español de Garantía AgrariaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerParticipated in the AGRISOL Spanish co-creation event and issued technical documentation on extraordinary fertilizer aid.
• UNEF - Unión Española FotovoltaicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish photovoltaic industry association participating in the AGRISOL project as a key market actor in agrivoltaic development.
• ANPIER - Asociación Nacional de Productores de Energía FotovoltaicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association of photovoltaic energy producers participating in AGRISOL project activities.
• European Climate FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society organization participating in the AGRISOL Spanish co-creation event.
• Plataforma por un Nuevo Modelo EnergéticominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society organization focused on energy transition participating in the AGRISOL project.
• HispateccoreTechnology or IntegrationAgricultural technology company collaborating with Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España to develop the Cuaderno de Campo Cooperativo (C3) digital pesticide record book.
• ESRIcoreTechnology or IntegrationGeographic information system (GIS) technology partner collaborating on the SIGCEX system and Cuaderno de Campo Cooperativo (C3) for cooperative agronomic services.
• Koppert Biological SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresented biological solutions (Cerasulfur, Biocuprum) as natural substitutes for conventional fungicides in vineyards during SUPPORT project seminar. Also contributes to sustainable soil management discussions at SOILGUARD events.
• Trinity Natural Capital MarketsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresented carbon credit market tools at the Carbon Farming and Cooperatives seminar, using satellite information to calculate emissions related to consumption.
• Agoro Carbon Alliance (YARA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYARA initiative presenting carbon farming certification approaches at the Carbon Farming and Cooperatives seminar, noting Spain as an important market.
• BASF Global Carbon Farming ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresented the BASF Global Carbon Farming program combining technologies to maximize emission reductions at the Carbon Farming and Cooperatives seminar.
• CEIGRAM (Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch center associated with Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Cajamar that produces the annual Indicadores de Sostenibilidad del Sector Agroalimentario report. Gabriel Trenzado of Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España participated in its presentation.
• CajamarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperativa bancaria that partners with CEIGRAM to produce the annual Indicadores de Sostenibilidad del Sector Agroalimentario report.
• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSIAAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts the SOILGUARD sustainable soils conference and the agrivoltaic research platform at its agricultural engineering school (ETSIAAB). Presents the sustainability indicators report alongside CEIGRAM and Cajamar.
• Universidad de Valencia - Cátedra de Cooperativas AgroalimentariasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic chair partnership with Universidad de Valencia for cooperative research, training, and knowledge dissemination.
• COGECA (Confederación de Cooperativas Agrarias de la UE)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuropean cooperative confederation (Copa-Cogeca) through which Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España represents Spanish agricultural cooperatives at the EU level.
• AgroBankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFinancial institution partner with banner advertising presence on the Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias website, serving the agricultural sector.
• AgropelayominorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgricultural insurance partner with promotional presence on the Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias website.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Coop de France: The French national federation of agricultural cooperatives, the closest international equivalent to Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España. Both organizations perform analogous functions: national representation, member services, training, and sectoral advocacy for their respective cooperative ecosystems.
• Deutscher Raiffeisenverband (DRV): The German national federation of Raiffeisen cooperatives (agricultural, food, and credit cooperatives). Directly comparable in mission and structure to Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España as a national apex organization serving agricultural cooperatives in another major EU agricultural economy.
• Cooperatives UK: The UK trade body for co-operative enterprises including agricultural cooperatives. Provides analogous services (advocacy, training, member support, sectoral development) to Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España, though at a smaller agricultural scale due to UK farming structure differences.
• Confcooperative: The Italian federation of cooperatives with a major agricultural and food cooperative representation. Comparable in structure and function to Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España, providing representation, training, and innovation services to member cooperatives in another major Mediterranean agricultural economy.
• Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS): The Irish national federation representing cooperative businesses across the agri-food sector. Comparable to Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España in providing representation, training, and advisory services to agricultural cooperatives in a national context, with strong EU engagement.
• COGECA (Copa-Cogeca): The EU-level confederation of agricultural cooperatives through which Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España represents its members in Brussels. COGECA is the direct umbrella counterpart at the European tier, providing direct comparability on advocacy, lobbying, and EU project coordination functions.

Others

• International Cooperative Alliance (ICA): The global federation of cooperatives spanning all sectors (agriculture, retail, banking, insurance). While not a direct peer in agricultural focus, ICA is the umbrella global body to which Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España relates through COGECA and provides the international cooperative governance framework.
• Cajamar (Cooperativa de Crédito): A Spanish cooperative bank that is a core partner of Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España, co-producing the annual Indicadores de Sostenibilidad del Sector Agroalimentario report via CEIGRAM. Part of the Spanish cooperative ecosystem serving the same agricultural base with complementary financial and sustainability services.

Regional players

• Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de Andalucía: The Andalusian regional federation, a direct subsidiary-equivalent organization within the broader national confederation. Provides the same cooperative representation and services at a regional level for the largest agricultural region in Spain, making it structurally identical at smaller geographic scope.

Broad incumbents

• ASAJA (Asociación Agraria de Jóvenes Agricultores): One of Spain's three main agricultural representative organizations, operating as a professional farmers' association rather than a cooperative federation. Comparable in advocacy function for Spanish farmers but differs structurally (individual farmers vs. cooperative enterprises), making it a parallel rather than competing representative body.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CoopsAgroES
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coopsagroes

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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