Agrarmarkt Austria

What Agrarmarkt Austria does

Agrarmarkt Austria (AMA) is a legal entity under public law (juristische Person öffentlichen Rechts) established in 1992 under § 2 AMA-Gesetz 1992, operating as Austria's designated agricultural market agency under the supervision of the Federal Minister for Agriculture. The agency administers European Union agricultural subsidies — including direct payments, ÖPUL (Österreichisches Programm zur Förderung einer umweltgerechten, extensiven und den natürlichen Lebensraum schützenden Landwirtschaft) environmental measures, the compensatory allowance program, and rural development funds — with annual program disbursements of approximately 300 million EUR sourced from EU, federal, and provincial budgets. Beyond subsidy administration, AMA operates market reporting, price monitoring, quality assurance (AACS/AACSplus sustainability certification), agricultural statistics, and import/export licensing functions.

The agency's core technology platform is the eAMA internet service portal, supplemented by two mobile applications (AMA RinderNET mobil for cattle notifications and AMA MFA Fotos for area monitoring and photo documentation) and a suite of market data analysis tools (Agrar-Marktdaten, Flächenauswertungstool, AMA Marktdaten Vergleich). The portal integrates with federal data systems under a joint controller arrangement with the Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management (BML) under Article 27(1) of the Market Organization Act 2021. AMA maintains WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility compliance and EMAS environmental management certification.

AMA's revenue model is government-funded rather than transaction-based: it administers public budgets and collects mandatory agricultural marketing contributions from producers and traders to fund industry promotion. Its primary customer segments are Austrian farmers and agricultural producers (who receive subsidies and certifications) and agricultural traders and processors (who require licensing and market transparency). The agency is governed by a two-member Vorstand (Management Board) — Vorstandsvorsitzender Dipl.-Ing. Günter Griesmayr and Vorständin Mag. Lena Karasz — with no parent company and no equity funding.

Name

Agrarmarkt Austria

Legal name

Agrarmarkt Austria

Website

https://ama.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Agrarmarkt Austria (AMA) is a statutorily mandated Austrian government agency that administers EU agricultural subsidies, market reporting, quality certification, and digital services for Austrian farmers and agricultural businesses through its eAMA portal and mobile applications. It operates under federal supervision with no commercial revenue model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Policy Administration

NAICS

Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities (92614)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain, Marketing & Contracting Advisory (Grain/Livestock Marketing) (AFACAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commodity Market Data, Pricing & Benchmark Administrators (Commodity Indices/Assessments) (FSAFAMAJ)

Keywords

• EU agricultural subsidy administration
• Agricultural market reporting
• Farm data management
• Sustainability certification services
• Agricultural policy compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EU Agricultural Subsidy Administration: AMA administers European Union agricultural subsidies including direct payments, rural development funds, and market support measures under CAP regulations. Funding is sourced from EU, federal, and provincial budgets.
2. Agricultural Marketing Contribution: Collection of mandatory agricultural marketing contributions from producers and traders to fund industry promotion and marketing activities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Agrarmarkt Austria (AMA) is the Austrian federal agricultural market agency responsible for administering EU agricultural subsidies (direct payments, rural development funds, market support measures under CAP), delivering agricultural market and price reporting, and issuing sustainability certifications (AACS/AACSplus) for biomass and agricultural products. It operates the eAMA internet service portal and mobile applications that enable farmers to submit subsidy applications, manage livestock registrations, perform area monitoring with photo documentation, and access market data and analytics tools. It also handles import/export licensing and quality assurance programs for agricultural trade.

Product overview

Agrarmarkt Austria operates a unified service ecosystem comprising the eAMA internet service portal as the central platform for farmers, supplemented by mobile applications (AMA RinderNET mobil for cattle management and AMA MFA Fotos for area monitoring), and market intelligence tools for agricultural data analysis and visualization. The eAMA portal serves as the primary channel for subsidy applications, farm data management, and regulatory compliance, while specialized market data tools provide market information and analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eAMA: Internet service portal of the AMA for online services and applications
• AMA RinderNET mobil
• AMA MFA Fotos App

Products and services

• eAMA Internet Service Portal
• AMA RinderNET mobil App
• AMA MFA Fotos App
• Agrar-Marktdaten (Agricultural Market Data Tool)
• Flächenauswertungstool (Area Evaluation Tool)
• AMA Marktdaten Vergleich (Market Data Comparison)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• France AgriMerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026French agricultural market agency with which AMA conducts cooperation meetings for international agricultural market intelligence exchange.
• BLE (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026German Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food with which AMA conducts cooperation meetings for international agricultural market intelligence exchange.
• Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management (BML)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint controllers with AMA for data processing related to CAP strategy plan measures under Article 27(1) of the Market Organization Act 2021.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture): The US equivalent overarching authority that combines farm program administration, agricultural market reporting, and sustainability/quality programmes analogous to those AMA runs, but at a vastly larger national scale.
• DG AGRI (European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development): The European Commission's policy directorate that designs CAP and oversees national paying agencies including AMA. Acts as the supranational umbrella under which AMA and all paying-agency peers operate.

Direct peers

• ARiMR (Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa): Poland's CAP paying agency responsible for direct payments, rural development programme administration, and agricultural market interventions, operating the same EU framework as AMA.
• RPA (Rural Payments Agency, UK): UK agency administering agricultural subsidies, livestock identification, and land-based scheme payments, providing a directly comparable paying-and-regulation operating model outside the EU framework.
• RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency): The Netherlands' implementing agency for agricultural subsidies and rural development measures, performing CAP paying-agency and agricultural market regulation functions equivalent to AMA on a national scale.
• Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE): Germany's federal agency for agriculture and food, performing CAP paying-agency functions, market reporting, and quality programme administration that closely mirror AMA's mandate. Already a named AMA cooperation partner.
• France AgriMer: France's national agricultural market and paying agency, established under similar EU CAP implementation logic. Directly comparable to AMA as a counterpart paying/regulatory body, and already a named AMA cooperation partner for cross-border market intelligence.
• AGEA (Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura): Italy's national paying agency for CAP funds, providing nearly identical subsidy-disbursement and agricultural market oversight functions as AMA at a larger national scale.
• FEGA (Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria): Spain's national paying agency for CAP funds and agricultural market regulation. Operates the same EU-mandated paying-agency model as AMA, including direct payments, rural development co-financing, and market measures.
• SZIF (Státní zemědělský intervenční fond): Czech Republic's state agricultural intervention fund, a CAP paying agency with subsidies administration, market regulation, and agricultural marketing programme functions structurally analogous to AMA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agrarmarkt-austria

Compliance2 records

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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