Asociación Gremial de Riego y Drenaje (AGRYD)

Name

Asociación Gremial de Riego y Drenaje (AGRYD)

Legal name

Asociación Gremial de Riego y Drenaje de Chile

Website

https://agryd.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Irrigation Industry Association

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFACABAC

Yield Optimization & Crop Performance Consulting

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Crop Consulting & Agronomy Services (Soil Health, Nutrient Planning, Yield Consulting)

SECONDARYAFAAAHAE

Irrigation, Fertigation & Nutrient Delivery Systems (Dosing, Injectors, Sensors)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Equipment & Technology/Controlled Environment Agriculture (Greenhouses, Hydroponics/Aeroponics Systems)

Keywords

• Irrigation industry association
• Agricultural water management
• Irrigation training programs
• Irrigation trade events
• Gremial sector representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: AGRYD operates as a trade association funded primarily through annual membership fees paid by companies and professionals in the irrigation and drainage sector.
2. Online Course Sales: The association generates revenue through paid online irrigation training courses. Each training module costs $150,000 CLP (~$100,000 for members), and the Riego y Energía course costs $300,000 CLP. For groups of 5 or more, live online sessions are included.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AGRYD is a Chilean trade association (gremial) that represents companies and professionals manufacturing, commercializing, installing, and using irrigation and drainage equipment. It delivers paid online irrigation training courses through a TalentLMS platform, organizes the annual ExpoAgryd trade event with regional editions, conducts international commercial missions, and engages in regulatory advocacy before Chilean authorities on irrigation policy (Law 18.450).

Product overview

AGRYD's core offerings consist of online education and professional training programs focused on irrigation and drainage technology, delivered through its own e-learning platform hosted on TalentLMS. The primary products are the Programa de Entrenamiento en Sistemas de Riego Online (a three-module training program on technified irrigation systems) and the Curso Riego y Energía (a self-paced course on irrigation-energy efficiency relationships developed with AHK Chile). In addition, AGRYD organizes ExpoAgryd, an annual event combining technical seminars and exhibitions for the irrigation industry. AGRYD does not develop or sell its own software products, AI platforms, or SaaS offerings — its products are education and events services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ExpoAgryd: Annual trade event for irrigation industry featuring technical seminars, exhibitions, and networking, with regional editions in agricultural areas.
• Programa de Entrenamiento en Sistemas de Riego Online
• AGRYD NEWS

Products and services

• Programa de Entrenamiento en Sistemas de Riego Online Three-module online training program covering technified irrigation systems, including installation of pressurized irrigation systems, irrigation emitters, and design and implementation. Targeted at irrigation technicians, farmers, students, and industry professionals in Chile.
• Curso Riego y Energía Self-paced e-learning course covering the relationship between irrigation and energy, including irrigation systems (sprinkler, pivot, micro-sprinkler, drip), conduction systems, filtration technology, irrigation heads, pumping efficiency, and control and automation. Duration: 2.5 months, 36 hours, 10 units. Price: $300,000 CLP.
• Plataforma de Cursos Online AGRYD Online learning platform hosted on TalentLMS providing AGRYD's irrigation optimization and systems courses via video tutorials, interactive modules, and instructor support for students across Chile.
• ExpoAgryd Annual trade event combining technical seminars, panel discussions, exhibition booths, and networking spaces that connect irrigation technology providers with agricultural producers and regional stakeholders. Focuses on water efficiency, irrigation technology, climate adaptation, and internationalization.

Quantifiable outcome

• Members project and install more than 90% of Chile's irrigation infrastructure
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ProChilecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 November 2024AGRYD conducts international commercial missions with the backing of ProChile, Chile's export promotion agency. These missions connect member companies with international agricultural stakeholders and explore export opportunities for Chilean irrigation technologies. Notable missions include the trip to Paraguay in November 2024.
• Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (SNA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRYD collaborates with the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (SNA) on shared advocacy for sustainable agriculture and efficient water use. Both organizations co-endorse the 'Chile, Potencia Ecoalimentaria' (Chile, Food Eco-Power) vision and participate together in industry events and policy discussions.
• Cooperativas Unidas (Paraguay)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs part of the AGRYD commercial mission to Paraguay in November 2024, the delegation met with executives of Cooperativas Unidas at the 28th Agrodinámica Fair in Hohenau, exploring opportunities for Chilean irrigation technologies in Paraguayan agriculture.
• FECOPROD (Paraguay)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuring the November 2024 commercial mission to Paraguay, AGRYD representatives held meetings with FECOPROD (Federación de Cooperativas de Producción) to discuss water distribution channel development and weather station network usage.
• Comisión Inter Cooperativas de Agua (Paraguay)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRYD held meetings with the Comisión Inter Cooperativas de Agua during its Paraguay commercial mission, addressing topics related to water distribution and irrigation infrastructure development.
• Comisión Nacional de Riego (CNR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRYD maintains an ongoing relationship with the Comisión Nacional de Riego (CNR), Chile's National Irrigation Commission. The association participates in regulatory discussions on Law 18.450 (Irrigation Law), presents proposals to Senate committees, and engages in policy development for Chile's irrigation sector.
• Confederación de Canalistas de Chile (CONCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRYD collaborates with CONCA on irrigation regulatory matters. In May 2026, AGRYD, CONCA, and SNA jointly met with CNR to review the new Irrigation Law (Law 18.450) regulations and address observations from the Comptroller General of the Republic.
• WiseconncoreOthersWiseconn is an AGRYD member company (socio de AGRYD). The Chilean agtech firm provides intelligent irrigation management technology (DropControl platform) and represents one of the association's most internationally successful member companies, having raised Series B funding from Morningside Group.
• CooprimsemcoreOthersCooprimsem is an AGRYD member company (empresa socia de AGRYD) that supplied the central pivot irrigation system for the southernmost irrigation project in the world at Estancia Chañarcillo in Tierra del Fuego. The system uses technology of Austrian origin.
• AHK Chile (Cámara Chileno-Alemana de Comercio)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRYD collaborated with AHK Chile (the Chilean-German Chamber of Commerce) and specialist companies from its membership to develop the Riego y Energía (Irrigation and Energy) online course, ensuring updated, practical, and relevant content.
• Centro de Investigación y Transferencia en Riego y Agroclimatología (CITRA) - Universidad de TalcaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRYD partners with CITRA at the University of Talca, which provides research and expertise on smart irrigation and climate adaptation. CITRA director Samuel Ortega participates in AGRYD events (ExpoAgryd) and contributes to the association's technical programming.
• Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRYD collaborates with INIA (Chile's Agricultural Research Institute), whose regional directors and researchers participate in AGRYD events and panels, contributing research on climate-smart agriculture and water-efficient crop varieties.
• Yerba Mate Pajarito (Paraguay)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuring the November 2024 commercial mission to Paraguay, the AGRYD delegation visited Yerba Mate Pajarito facilities to analyze production processes and explore opportunities to incorporate irrigation technologies in yerba mate cultivation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Irrigation Association (US): US-based trade association for the irrigation industry, offering certification, training, and advocacy. It is a comparable industry association model to AGRYD, but at a much larger scale with a more developed certification and education franchise.
• International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID): Global intergovernmental body for irrigation and drainage, with national committees in many countries. ICID is comparable to AGRYD as a higher-level industry association, but operates internationally with a broader mandate and longer institutional history.

Direct peers

• Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (SNA): Chile's principal agricultural trade association, representing producers across the country. SNA is a direct peer to AGRYD in the trade association model, both serving Chilean agriculture with overlapping advocacy and event activities; AGRYD and SNA jointly co-endorse the 'Chile, Potencia Ecoalimentaria' vision.
• Confederación de Canalistas de Chile (CONCA): Chilean association of canal users managing irrigation infrastructure at the basin level. CONCA is a direct peer in the irrigation sector, collaborating with AGRYD on Law 18.450 regulatory matters and jointly meeting with CNR, leading to overlapping membership and policy influence.

Regional players

• Aapresid (Asociación Argentina de Productores en Siembra Directa): Leading Argentine agricultural association promoting no-till farming and sustainable practices. Aapresid is a regional analogue to AGRYD, with a similar member-driven model, training programs, and event platform, but serving Argentine row-crop agriculture rather than Chilean irrigation.

Others

• ProChile: Chile's government export promotion agency. While not a peer in the traditional sense, ProChile is a key ecosystem partner that backs AGRYD's international trade missions, making it comparable as an adjacent export-enabling institution.
• Comisión Nacional de Riego (CNR): Chile's National Irrigation Commission responsible for administering Law 18.450 irrigation subsidies. CNR is an institutional counterparty rather than a peer, but is materially comparable as the central node of Chile's irrigation policy ecosystem that AGRYD engages with.
• AHK Chile (Cámara Chileno-Alemana de Comercio): Chilean-German Chamber of Commerce that co-developed the Riego y Energía course with AGRYD. AHK is an institutionally adjacent trade and training organization, comparable in mission but not in sector focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RiegoyDrenaje
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@agrydchile
• Facebookfacebook.com/agryd.cl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asociaci%C3%B3n-gremial-de-riego-y-drenaje-agryd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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