What Céréopa does

Céréopa (Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur l'Economie et l'Organisation des Productions Animales) is a French non-profit association founded in 1969 within AgroParisTech, operating as a specialized consulting bureau (bureau d'études) focused on agricultural economics, environmental performance, and food systems analysis. The firm serves professional actors across agricultural production chains — including dairy groups, cooperatives, feed manufacturers, and farms — helping them understand and manage the economic, environmental, and nutritional determinants of competitiveness and sustainability.

Its core offering is a portfolio of proprietary analytical tools and methodologies. PilotAgro© provides farm-level monitoring of dual performance (energy, climate, nutritional) built on ADEME's AGRIBALYSE© environmental accounting database. PerfAgro P3 extends this to triple performance (economic, environmental, nutritional) optimization. Prospective Aliment delivers annual scenario modeling for food and agricultural systems, while Horizon 360° is a global farm diagnostic tool deployed through enterprise clients such as Groupe Savencia for milk supplier assessment. Additional tools include Perfalim (feed/livestock performance), Vigie MP (raw materials monitoring), and Grignon Énergie Positive. The firm's differentiator is its transversal (cross-disciplinary) methodology integrating production systems knowledge, environmental accounting, and nutritional analysis.

Céréopa operates as a professional services firm on an engagement-based pricing model, generating revenue through commissioned studies, consulting engagements, and tool deployment. Distribution is direct to enterprise clients and partner organizations, supported by content publication (market reports, articles on cereopa.fr), press contributions (e.g., Patricia Le Cadre's columns in Paysan Breton and appearances on France Culture), and presentations at industry events such as SPACE and the Journées de la Recherche Porcine. The organization is headquartered at the AgroParisTech Grignon campus, has 7 employees, and serves a domestic French market with no disclosed international operations.

Name

Céréopa

Legal name

Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur l'Economie et l'Organisation des Productions Animales

Website

https://cereopa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Céréopa is a French non-profit consulting bureau founded in 1969 within AgroParisTech that serves agricultural production-chain actors with proprietary tools and advisory services spanning economic, environmental, and nutritional performance assessment of farms and food systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grignon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Research Services: As a non-profit association (association à but non lucratif), Céréopa operates as a consulting bureau providing economic research and advisory services to agricultural sector actors. Revenue is generated through commissioned studies, consulting engagements, and tool deployment for partners and clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Céréopa is a non-profit consulting bureau providing economic research, advisory services, and proprietary analytical tools to actors of agricultural production chains. Its core service is helping clients understand and master the determinants of competitiveness and sustainability of agro-activities across economic, environmental, and nutritional dimensions. It commercializes a portfolio of named tools (PilotAgro©, PerfAgro P3, Prospective Aliment, Horizon 360°, Vigie MP, Perfalim, Grignon Énergie Positive) deployed to enterprise clients and partners.

Product overview

Céréopa is a non-profit consulting firm and research center created in 1969 within AgroParisTech. It offers a portfolio of analytical tools and advisory services for the sustainable competitiveness of agri-businesses. The product suite includes PerfAgro P3 for triple performance optimization, PilotAgro© for dual performance monitoring of farms, Prospective Aliment for food scenario modeling, Grignon Énergie Positive for energy sustainability, Perfalim for feed/livestock operations, and Vigie MP for raw materials monitoring. Céréopa also publishes market news, research reports, and agricultural maps as part of its knowledge-sharing activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PilotAgro©: An analysis and monitoring tool for double performance (energy, climate, and nutritional) adapted to all types of agricultural holdings. Uses AGRIBALYSE© methodology developed by ADEME.
• PerfAgro P3©
• Prospective Aliment©
• Horizon 360°©
• Perfalim©
• Vigie MP©
• Grignon Énergie Positive©

Products and services

• PilotAgro©

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Groupe SavenciamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Savencia Group deployed the Horizon 360° global farm diagnostic tool developed by Céréopa, making it available to their milk suppliers as part of a sustainable sourcing initiative.
• AgroParisTechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCéréopa was created in 1969 within AgroParisTech and maintains its institutional home at the Grignon campus. This long-standing academic partnership provides research continuity and access to academic expertise in agricultural sciences.
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCéréopa's PilotAgro© tool uses AGRIBALYSE© methodology and data developed by ADEME. This environmental accounting database provides the foundational references for Céréopa's environmental performance assessment tools.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IDELE (Institut de l'Élevage): French livestock production research institute providing technical studies, economic analyses, and diagnostic tools for cattle, sheep, and goat farmers. Directly comparable as a French agricultural economics and applied research organization focused on animal production, with overlapping advisory and tool-deployment capabilities.
• IFIP (Institut du Porc): French technical institute for the pork sector delivering economic studies, market analysis, and farm performance tools. Comparable as a non-profit applied research body serving a specific animal production value chain with a similar consulting-plus-tools model.
• ITAVI: French applied research institute for poultry, rabbit, and aquaculture sectors, providing economic and technical references for filière actors. Directly comparable as a French animal-production-focused research association with a similar consulting and tools portfolio.
• Arvalis: French arable crop research institute providing economic studies, agronomic tools, and farm advisory services. Comparable as a French filière-focused applied research organization with a similar consulting-plus-tools business model and academic linkages.

Others

• FranceAgriMer: French national agency providing market data, economic studies, and analysis for agricultural sectors. Comparable as a publisher of authoritative French agricultural market intelligence and economic reports, complementing rather than competing with Céréopa's consulting tools.

Regional players

• Agroscope: Swiss federal agricultural research institution delivering economic and sustainability research across livestock and crop value chains. Comparable as a neighboring-country applied research body focused on competitiveness and sustainability of agricultural systems.
• CTIFL: French technical institute for fruit and vegetable production providing economic studies, market intelligence, and diagnostic tools to filière actors. Comparable as a French applied research association with a similar consulting-plus-tools model, though focused on produce rather than animal production.
• Wageningen Economic Research: Dutch applied economic research institute covering agri-food chains, farm economics, and sustainability. Comparable in mission and tool orientation (e.g., farm performance monitoring) but operating in a different national context with greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• INRAE: France's national public research institute for agriculture, food, and environment. Comparable as a much larger institution conducting agricultural economics and sustainability research, with far broader scope and headcount than Céréopa but overlapping thematic coverage.

Emerging players

• Agri-Consulting (independent agribusiness consultancies): Boutique French agribusiness consultancies offering sustainability diagnostics and farm performance advisory. Comparable in scale and target clientele to Céréopa, representing the closest pure commercial peers that could compete on consulting engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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