CultivAé - Coopérative agroécologique

What CultivAé - Coopérative agroécologique does

CultivAé is a Belgian agricultural cooperative (scrI), founded officially in 2018 from a 2016 farmer-and-agronomist initiative, that aggregates, processes, and certifies regenerative grains and oilseeds from over 120 member farmers across Wallonia and Flanders. From a 4,000-tonne storage and processing hub in Thorembais-les Béguines (Hesbaye region), the cooperative supplies Belgian food and beverage processors — maltsters (Belgomalt, Dingemans), breweries (Duvel Moortgat, Huyghe, Brasserie Dupont, Brussels Beer Project, Lefebvre, Caulier), mills (Moulin Nova), oil presses (Vandeputte, Equilibre Huile Paysanne), mustard makers (Camp's), and artisan bakers (Atelier du Pain, Au Fil du Pain) — within a 160 km radius. Its product portfolio covers malting barley (conventional and organic), bread wheat, organic spelt, rapeseed, mustard seed, and organic oilseed flax, complemented by custom sorting, drying, and dehulling services for member farmers.

The cooperative monetizes through two main streams: B2B grain and oilseed transactions at regenerative-premium, fair-pricing terms with member farmers, and the One Life consumer brand launched in 2025, which sells organic rapeseed oil and flax seeds through bio retailers (The Barn Bio Market) and at events. Its technology base is a proprietary Certification Agriculture Régénérative (RAC) framework for regenerative practices, paired with a Soil Capital partnership delivering ISO/SBTi/TÜV Rheinland-aligned carbon certificates via annual per-farm carbon balances. Go-to-market is community- and event-led: the Foire de Libramont Village de l'Agroécologie stand, the annual BBQ Pure Local gathering, farm visits, the Deep Seed podcast, and active LinkedIn/Instagram presence. With roughly 8 core staff and over 120 member farmers, CultivAé combines agronomic R&D (via the BelgOléo consortium with Vandeputte, CETRAL UCLouvain, and CRA-W) with certification IP to differentiate Belgian regenerative supply chains.

Name

CultivAé - Coopérative agroécologique

Legal name

CultivAé scrl

Website

https://cultivae.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CultivAé is a Belgian agricultural cooperative that aggregates, processes, and certifies regenerative grains and oilseeds from 120+ member farmers for Belgian breweries, maltsters, mills, and oil presses, and sells consumer products through its One Life brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regenerative Agriculture Cooperative Services

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Combination Farming (111191)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

Keywords

• Regenerative agriculture
• Agricultural cooperative
• Malting barley supply
• Grain processing services
• Organic farm products

Headquarters

HQ city

Perwez (Thorembais-les Béguines)

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Grain & Commodity Sales: CultivAé aggregates grains from member farmers, processes (sorts, dries, dehulls) at their facilities, and sells to processors including maltsters, mills, oil presses, and mustard makers. Revenue comes from commodity transactions with fair pricing to farmers.
2. One Life Consumer Brand: Launched in 2025, One Life brand sells consumer products (rapeseed oil, flax seeds) directly through retail partners and events. Products are 100% Belgian, regenerative, and bio-certified.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CultivAé is a Belgian agricultural cooperative that aggregates regenerative grains (malting barley, bread wheat, spelt, rapeseed, mustard, and oilseed flax) from 120+ member farmers, processes them at its 4,000-tonne storage and processing facility, and supplies food processors (breweries, maltsters, mills, oil presses, bakers) within a 160 km radius. It also sells consumer products directly under the One Life brand through retail partners and events.

Product overview

CultivAé is an agricultural cooperative that operates as a unified offering combining grain production and processing services. The cooperative produces and sells agricultural commodities including malting barley (orge brassicole), bread wheat (froment panifiable), spelt (épeautre), rapeseed (colza), mustard (moutarde), and oilseed flax (lin oléagineux) — both conventional and organic varieties. It offers custom processing services (triage, décorticage, séchage) to its member farmers and has launched a consumer-facing brand called One Life selling organic rapeseed oil and flax seeds. The cooperative works with transformer and malt house partners including Boortmalt, Belgomalt, Dingemans, Camp's, and Vandeputte.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• One Life. Consumer brand launched by CultivAé offering Belgian regenerative agricultural products including organic rapeseed oil and flax seeds. Products are local, healthy, and derived from farmers practicing regenerative agriculture.

Products and services

• Orge brassicole (Malting Barley) Regenerative malting barley produced for Belgian breweries and malt houses.
• Orge brassicole bio (Organic Malting Barley) Organic regenerative malting barley meeting BE BIO 01 organic certification standards.
• Froment panifiable (Bread Wheat) Regenerative bread wheat varieties supplied to mills for flour production.
• Épeautre bio (Organic Spelt)
• Colza (Rapeseed)
• Moutarde (Mustard)
• Lin oléagineux bio (Organic Oilseed Flax) Organic oilseed flax developed to rebuild Belgian flax sector and produce flax oil, seeds, and omega-3 enriched products.
• One Life Consumer Brand Consumer brand offering organic rapeseed oil (75cl glass bottles) and flax seeds sold through retail partners such as The Barn Bio Market and at events.
• Services à façon (Triage, Décorticage, Séchage) Custom grain processing services including sorting (triage), dehulling (décorticage), and drying (séchage) provided to member farmers at the cooperative's processing facility.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80 farmers currently growing regenerative barley; 150+ total barley farmers for Belgian beers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• RegenacterrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgronomic advisory partner providing independent advice and support for regenerative agriculture practices. Frédéric Muratori serves as agronomy coordinator. Founded in 2016 alongside the CultivAé project to promote regenerative agriculture in Belgium.
• Soil CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon certification partner performing annual carbon balance calculations for each farm. Certification meets ISO, SBTi, and TÜV Rheinland standards. Enables farmers to generate carbon certificates for buyers.
• GAL Culturalité en Hesbaye brabançonnecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal action group partner for awareness, communication, and citizen engagement. Collaborates on events, farm visits, and promoting regenerative agriculture in Wallonia. Quentin Triest handles sensitization and animation.
• VandeputteflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's largest flax oil mill and partner in BelgOléo research project. Collaborating to develop Belgian regenerative flax sector for producing flax oil, seeds, and omega-3 enriched products.
• CETRAL (UCLouvain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch center partner in BelgOléo project working on developing Belgian regenerative flax sector with focus on nutritional, ecological, and economic viability.
• CRA-W (Centre de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies Agronomiques de Walonnie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural research center partner in BelgOléo project contributing to flax sector development research in Wallonia.
• BelgomaltflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary malting partner since 2018. Located 15km from cooperative in Gembloux. Transforms regenerative barley into malt for Belgian brewing industry including Duvel Moortgat.
• DingemansflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFamily malt house partner since 2017 for organic barley chain. Key partner for organic 'Prix Juste' certification barley supply to organic Belgian brewers.
• Nova (Moulin)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrusted mill partner for processing spelt and wheat into flour for artisan bakers. Converts grains into quality flour for Belgian bakery sector.
• Equilibre Huile PaysannecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner oil press producing Belgian organic flax oil from regenerative crops in collaboration with CultivAé. Key partner for BelgOléo flax sector development.
• Camp'sminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFamily mustard maker in Oudenaarde, Flanders producing Belgian mustard using regenerative mustard seeds from CultivAé farmers.
• Duvel MoortgatflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor Belgian brewery group investing in regenerative barley supply chain. Leaders visited CultivAé fields in 2025 to strengthen collaboration throughout beer value chain.
• The Barn Bio MarketcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBio market retail partner selling One Life products (rapeseed oil in 75cl glass bottles, flax seeds) in bulk. Organized Festibarn festival featuring CultivAé products.
• One LifeflagshipOthersConsumer brand created by CultivAé in 2025 to sell regenerative Belgian products (rapeseed oil, flax seeds) directly to consumers. Connects farmers to end buyers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Puratos: Belgian-headquartered global ingredients group supplying bakeries, patisseries and chocolatiers. Comparable as a Belgian B2B food company serving many of the same artisan bakery customers CultivAé supplies with regenerative flour (Moulin Nova, Atelier du Pain).
• Greenyard: Belgian-headquartered food company supplying fruits, vegetables and plant-based products across Europe. Comparable as a Belgium-rooted B2B food supplier with similar cooperative-adjacent heritage and downstream customer overlap, though operating in fresh produce rather than grains/oilseeds.

Broad incumbents

• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global agricultural commodity trader with growing sustainable and regenerative sourcing programs across grains and oilseeds. Relevant as a large incumbent competing for the same enterprise buyers and increasingly for regenerative premium contracts.
• Cargill RegenConnect: Global grain trader's regenerative agriculture program connecting North American farmers to buyers with sustainability premiums. Represents the large-incumbent version of CultivAé's model, with the capital and scale to compete for the same enterprise brewing and food customers.
• Bayer Carbon Initiative: Bayer Crop Science's regenerative agriculture and carbon farming program for European and global farmers. Competes at the certification/aggregation layer where CultivAé's RAC operates, but with input-supply and digital-agronomy bundling that CultivAé cannot match.
• ADM re:generations: ADM's global regenerative agriculture program sourcing sustainably-grown grains and oilseeds from farmer networks. Comparable breadth of ambition and buyer relationships to CultivAé but at global commodity scale rather than cooperative Belgian scale.

Direct peers

• Agreena: Denmark-headquartered carbon farming platform helping European farmers transition to regenerative practices and monetise verified carbon credits. Closely comparable in combining European regenerative agriculture with carbon-certification revenue, though operating at a more digital/fintech layer than CultivAé's physical grain model.
• Soil Capital: UK/Belgian carbon certification company that performs CultivAé's per-farm carbon balance work. Operates a directly comparable service — certifying European farms for carbon outcomes and connecting them to credit buyers — and shares CultivAé's Belgian market footprint.
• Indigo Agriculture: US-based regenerative agriculture marketplace that aggregates farmer supply and sells sustainability-premium grain to food and beverage buyers. CultivAé executes the same farm-to-processor-with-carbon-premium model at cooperative scale in Belgium.
• Regrow Ag: US-based platform providing measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) for regenerative agriculture and crop sustainability outcomes. Comparable as a tech-enabled enabler that monetises verified regenerative practices for farmers and downstream buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cultiva%C3%A9-scrl

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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