Agro-Transfert Ressources et Territoires

What Agro-Transfert Ressources et Territoires does

Agro-Transfert Ressources et Territoires is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1990 by INRAE and the Chambres d'Agriculture, headquartered in Estrées-Mons, Hauts-de-France, with a secondary office in Saint-Laurent Blangy. It operates as an agronomic R&D accelerator positioned at the interface of public research, agricultural advisory, cooperatives, farmers, and agri-food enterprises, developing decision-support tools, simulation models, and methodologies that help stakeholders address soil fertility, low-input production, climate adaptation, low-carbon agriculture, and territorial bioeconomy challenges. Its work is conducted through 4–6 year multi-partner operational consortia that co-design, validate, and deploy innovations with 45+ member organizations and a broader network of nearly 100 collaborators.

The organization's core technology portfolio centers on agronomic simulation models and decision-support systems, including SIMEOS-AMG (soil organic matter and carbon storage simulation), OdERA (weed management diagnostics), Syst'N (nitrogen loss diagnosis), SCOR3 (crop-livestock system design), ABC'Terre (territorial GHG assessment), and the FILABIOM bioeconomy project methodology. Two public APIs (API SIMEOS-AMG and API CGES) expose the calculation engines for programmatic integration by external platforms. Over 40 multi-year R&D projects have been completed, and more than 100 organizations and companies rely on the resulting tools, methods, training, and operational references.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining tiered annual membership (Access from €50/individual to €2,600/Advantage), training programs (€400–500/day per participant), consulting and advisory services (€900–1,500/day), and tool licensing (€480–1,200/year per license). Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct engagement with agricultural advisors, farmers, cooperatives, local authorities, and agri-food enterprises, amplified through the Chambres d'Agriculture network across Hauts-de-France and national France. The membership structure doubles as a governance mechanism (General Assembly and Board of Directors), aligning revenue capture with client feedback and consortium participation.

Name

Agro-Transfert Ressources et Territoires

Legal name

Agro-Transfert Ressources et Territoires

Website

https://agro-transfert-rt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agro-Transfert Ressources et Territoires is a French non-profit R&D association accelerating agronomic innovation for agricultural advisors, farmers, cooperatives, local authorities, and agri-food enterprises through proprietary decision-support tools, simulation models, training, and APIs, primarily serving Hauts-de-France and France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agronomic Decision-Support Software

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Farm Data Platforms, Integration & APIs (Interoperability/Middleware) (AFAAAFAG), Precision/Variable-Rate Agronomy & Rx Development (AFACABAG), Plant Tissue, Soil & Water Sampling Coordination (Agronomy-Focused) (AFACABAH)

Keywords

• Agronomic R&D services
• Decision-support tools
• Soil carbon modeling
• Agricultural training programs
• Territorial GHG assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Estrées-Mons

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees provide access to public results, R&D project information, participation in AG and seminars, annual needs analysis, and discounted services. Tiers: Access (50€ individual, 220€ TPE, 550€ company), Advantage (2,600€), Booster (1,850€).
2. Training Programs: Training programs delivered to agricultural advisors, farmers, and local authorities on soil fertility, nitrogen management, weed control, and climate adaptation topics. Public rates 500€/day; member rates 400€/day.
3. Consulting and Advisory Services: Strategic consulting, transition advisory, expertise, and project setup assistance services for agricultural stakeholders.
4. Tool Licensing: Licenses for diagnostic and simulation tools including SIMEOS-AMG and OdERA. Public pricing 600-900€ per tool; Access members 480-720€ per license.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Agro-Transfert RT develops and licenses agronomic decision-support tools (SIMEOS-AMG, OdERA, Syst'N, SCOR3, ABC'Terre), exposes calculation engines via public APIs (API SIMEOS-AMG, API CGES), and delivers training programs, consulting engagements, and methodology toolkits to agricultural advisors, farmers, cooperatives, agri-food companies, and local authorities across France, with a territorial base in Hauts-de-France.

Product overview

Agro-Transfert RT operates as an agricultural R&D accelerator offering a portfolio of decision-support tools and methodological frameworks for agronomic innovation. The core tools include SIMEOS-AMG (soil organic matter and carbon simulation) and OdERA (weed management diagnostics), complemented by two public APIs (API SIMEOS-AMG and API CGES) enabling programmatic access to their calculation engines. The portfolio also includes thematic tools such as GAZELLE (nitrogen management animation), SCOR3 (crop-livestock system design), ABC'Terre (territorial GHG assessment), and FILABIOM (bioeconomy project methodology). Additional offerings encompass the Coll'Innov collaborative innovation methodology, the Cultivons les Couverts knowledge platform on intercrop covers, and training programs. All offerings are oriented toward the agroecological and climate transition of agriculture in the Hauts-de-France region and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SIMEOS-AMG Simulation tool for predicting soil organic matter evolution and carbon storage dynamics, enabling farmers and advisors to model the long-term impact of agricultural practices on soil fertility and carbon sequestration.
• OdERA Diagnostic and decision-support tool for weed management in agricultural systems that helps advisors and farmers identify weed issues and evaluate management strategies.
• API SIMEOS-AMG Public API providing programmatic access to the SIMEOS-AMG soil organic matter simulation engine, enabling external systems to integrate carbon storage and soil organic matter calculations.
• API CGES API for environmental impact assessment calculations that enables integration of the Collective GHG Balance (Bilan GES Collectif) calculation engine into external platforms.
• Syst'N Evaluation and diagnostic tool for nitrogen losses, used in training programs for nitrogen management mastery and to help optimize nitrogen use in agriculture to reduce losses and environmental impact.
• SCOR3 Decision-support tool for designing and evaluating crop-livestock systems, helping farmers and advisors imagine new complementary farming systems aligned with specific territorial objectives.
• ABC'Terre – Bilan GES Territoire Territorial greenhouse gas assessment tool that enables evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage at the territorial scale, supporting local authorities and agricultural stakeholders in climate planning.
• GAZELLE Animation Toolbox Interactive toolkit (boîte à outils d'animation GAZELLE) for facilitating collective farmer workshops on nitrogen management and nitrate loss reduction, including dashboard interpretation tools, role-playing activities, and an escape game for training purposes.
• FILABIOM Methodology and toolkit for accompanying bioeconomy projects on territories, providing an 8-step approach and tools for structuring agricultural biomass supply chains for bioeconomy sectors (biogas, plant proteins, etc.).
• STRAT&CO Resource center providing access to tools and methodologies developed within the STRAT&CO project for accompanying innovation projects, freely available for consultation.
• Cultivons les Couverts Multi-partner website dedicated to intercrop cover management, providing technical dossiers, practice sheets, trial reports, and dashboard tools for optimizing cover crop services.
• Coll'Innov Methodology Collaborative innovation approach for accompanying groups of farmers through the 5 stages of agricultural innovation adoption (Rogers 2003 model), developed within the Crop-Livestock Complementarities project.
• Membership Program (Access / Booster / Advantage) Tiered annual membership offering (Access €50–€550, Booster €1,850, Advantage €2,600) that provides access to public results, R&D project information, participation in General Assembly and seminars, annual needs analysis, training days, tool licenses, and discounted rates on services.
• Training Programs Training programs delivered to agricultural advisors, farmers, and local authorities on soil fertility, nitrogen management, weed control, and climate adaptation topics, with public rates of €500/day and member rates of €400/day.
• Consulting and Advisory Services Strategic consulting, transition advisory, expertise, and project setup assistance services for agricultural stakeholders, with day rates of €900–€1,500 for non-members and discounted rates for members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ organizations and companies rely on Agro-Transfert's consulting methods, training programs, diagnostic tools, and simulation models
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• INRAEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990Founding partner of Agro-Transfert RT. INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) provides scientific grounding and research partnerships through scientific committees involving French and European researchers.
• Chambres d'AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990Co-founding partners alongside INRAE. Multiple Chambres d'Agriculture across Hauts-de-France (Somme, Aisne, Oise, Nord-Pas-de-Calais) collaborate on projects and deployment of innovations.
• ArvaliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArvalis Institut du Végétal is a technical institute for arable crops that collaborates on research projects, particularly involving soil organic matter modeling (SIMEOS-AMG) and crop management.
• Terres InoviacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical institute for oilseeds and protein crops collaborating on projects involving carbon balance evaluation and cropping system performance assessment.
• UniLaSallemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering school (formerly ISA Beauvais) that is both a network member and partner. Provides access to talent and collaborates on research projects.
• CérésiamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural cooperative network member that participates in the organization's projects and deployment activities.
• JUNIAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education and research institution (formerly ISA Lille) that is part of the network and collaborates on agronomic research.
• EarthwormmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization working on soil health and sustainable agriculture, collaborating on projects related to soil fertility and conservation.
• RoquetteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgri-food company and network member collaborating on bioeconomy and biomass valorization projects.
• BonduelleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVegetable processing company and network member involved in agricultural value chain projects.
• TereosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural cooperative group and network member participating in bioeconomy and agricultural innovation projects.
• La Coopération AgricolemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization representing agricultural cooperatives, serving as a network member for collaboration on agricultural innovation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ACTA (Association de Coordination Technique Agricole): Head network coordinating France's agricultural technical institutes. As the umbrella under which Arvalis, Terres Inovia, IDELE, CTIFL, ITB and similar bodies operate, ACTA sits one level above Agro-Transfert's positioning and competes for the same consortium, training and R&D project funding.

Direct peers

• Terres Inovia: French technical institute for oilseeds, protein crops and hemp. Listed as an Agro-Transfert partner on carbon balance and cropping system projects, Terres Inovia operates the same applied-R&D accelerator model for its crop scope that Agro-Transfert does regionally.
• CTIFL (Centre Technique Interprofessionnel des Fruits et Légumes): French technical center for fruits and vegetables, conducting applied research, tool development and training to support growers and advisors — directly comparable to Agro-Transfert's agronomic R&D and territorial innovation model.
• IFV (Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin): French technical institute for viticulture. Same applied-R&D accelerator archetype serving a specific crop's advisors and value chain with decision-support tools, training and consortium projects.
• IDELE (Institut de l'Élevage): French technical institute for ruminant livestock production. Closely comparable as an applied R&D body delivering tools, references and advisor training for an agricultural transition — Agro-Transfert addresses a parallel need for cropping systems and territories.
• Arvalis: French technical institute for arable crops (cereals, maize, potatoes, fodder). Both a partner and direct peer, Arvalis conducts applied R&D, decision-support tools and advisor training — the same role Agro-Transfert plays for Hauts-de-France's broader agronomic transition.
• ITB (Institut Technique de la Betterave): French technical institute for sugar beet. Operates an analogous institute-style R&D model producing decision-support tools, agronomic references and advisor training for a specific French crop sector.
• Solagro: French non-profit engineering firm focused on energy, environmental and agricultural transitions in territories. Highly comparable in mission and structure, producing tools, diagnostics and territorial assessments (energy, GHG, agroecology) for local authorities and agricultural stakeholders.

Emerging players

• Agrosolutions (InVivo group): Agricultural consulting subsidiary of France's largest agricultural cooperative group (InVivo). Provides sustainability diagnostics, environmental assessment and agronomic advisory — overlapping with Agro-Transfert's territory-focused offering but backed by cooperative distribution.

Others

• Earthworm Foundation: International environmental NGO working on soil health and sustainable agriculture supply chains. Already an Agro-Transfert partner on soil fertility projects, Earthworm represents an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competitor, but increasingly brings corporate supply-chain funding into the same agronomic transition space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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