FUNDACIÓN PRODUCE SINALOA, A.C.

What FUNDACIÓN PRODUCE SINALOA, A.C. does

Fundación Produce Sinaloa, A.C. is a non-profit agricultural research and technology transfer foundation (Asociación Civil) established in 1996 and headquartered in Sinaloa, Mexico. It operates the Centro de Innovación y Transferencia de Tecnología (CITT) and a network of experimental fields (including Campo Experimental la Despensa in the northern zone and a vermicomposting module in Rosario) plus conservation tillage machinery centers distributed across multiple valleys of Sinaloa (Carrizo, Rio Fuerte Sur, Rio Sinaloa Poniente, Evora, Elota, and Angostura/Mocorito). The organization serves small and medium-scale agricultural producers in Sinaloa, validating and disseminating improved crop varieties (Pinto Saltillo bean, Aluyori white bean, Gavatero-203 and Sinaloense-202 sorghum), sustainable farming practices (reduced tillage, vermicompost-based fertilization), and pest and disease management solutions (PROVIVI FAW™ pheromone for fall armyworm control).

The foundation's core outputs include annual 'Acciones de Innovación y Transferencia' publications, field validation projects, technical guides, and recurring events such as Expo Agro Sinaloa and the Semana Estatal de Transferencia de Tecnología. Its technology base is agricultural biotechnology and agroecology coordinated by specialized technicians (Biotechnology, Agroecology, and Grain Park areas), supported by cooperation agreements with regional agricultural associations and academia (Universidad Autónoma Chapingo). The business model is non-commercial: Fundación Produce Sinaloa is funded through the national Fundación Produce system and operates as a public-interest civil association rather than a revenue-generating enterprise, with no publicly disclosed pricing, revenue figures, or equity structure.

Name

FUNDACIÓN PRODUCE SINALOA, A.C.

Legal name

Fundación Produce Sinaloa, A.C.

Website

https://fps.org.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Produce Sinaloa, A.C. is a Sinaloa-based non-profit agricultural foundation that validates and transfers improved crop varieties, sustainable farming practices, and pest management technologies to small and medium-scale farmers across the state. Founded in 1996, it operates the CITT, experimental fields, and conservation tillage machinery centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer Services

NAICS

Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112), Nursery and Floriculture Production (11142)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Harvest Field Operations (Baling Residue, Stalk Shredding, Straw Collection) (AFACAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seed Production & Multiplication (Contract Growing, Foundation/Certified Seed) (AFABAFAK), Plant Propagation & Nursery CEA Equipment (Germination Rooms, Tissue Culture Support) (AFAAAHAJ)

Keywords

• Agricultural technology transfer
• Crop variety validation
• Conservation tillage services
• Agricultural biotechnology research
• Integrated pest management

Headquarters

HQ city

Sinaloa

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fundación Produce Sinaloa, A.C. operates a non-profit agricultural technology transfer foundation that validates improved crop varieties, sustainable farming practices, and agricultural innovations through its Centro de Innovación y Transferencia de Tecnología (CITT), then transfers these technologies to Sinaloa farmers via field demonstrations, machinery cooperatives, and training events. Its portfolio includes improved bean and sorghum varieties, biological pest control products (PROVIVI FAW™), a vermicompost-based fertilizer production model, and conservation tillage machinery centers distributed across multiple Sinaloan valleys.

Product overview

Fundación Produce Sinaloa, A.C. is a non-profit agricultural research and technology transfer organization that operates primarily through its web portal to disseminate agricultural innovations for Sinaloa, Mexico. The organization offers a portfolio of products and services including publications (Acciones de Innovación y Transferencia), technological packages, field validations, and a Centro de Innovación y Transferencia de Tecnología (CITT). Key offerings include improved crop varieties (Pinto Saltillo bean, Aluyori white bean, Gavatero-203 and Sinaloense-202 sorghum), biological pest control products (PROVIVI FAW™), and sustainable technologies like the Lombricomposta production model. The organization conducts annual technology transfer events including Expo Agro Sinaloa and the Semana Estatal de Transferencia de Tecnología.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centro de Innovación y Transferencia de Tecnología (CITT) Innovation and Technology Transfer Center that hosts agronomy students, researchers, and producers for agricultural training and demonstration of horticultural parks, biotechnology, agroecology, and grain production areas. Operated for Sinaloa farmers, students, and academic partners.
• Variedad Pinto Saltillo (Pinto Saltillo Bean Variety) Improved pinto bean variety with high productive potential, recommended for irrigated spring-summer conditions in Mexico's Altiplano and fall-winter in northern Sinaloa. Average yield of 2,668 kg/ha with superior shelf life commanding a market premium because the grain does not darken as quickly as other varieties.
• Variedad Aluyori (Aluyori White Bean Variety) New variety of white bean (alubia) developed for Sinaloa with improved characteristics suited to regional cultivation conditions.
• Variedad Gavatero-203 (Gavatero-203 Sorghum Variety) New forage sorghum variety developed for Sinaloa, adapted to regional growing conditions for forage production.
• Variedad Sinaloense-202 (Sinaloense-202 Sorghum Variety) New sorghum variety developed specifically for the state of Sinaloa with improved yield characteristics suited to local conditions.
• PROVIVI FAW™ (Fall Armyworm Pheromone) Sexual confusion pheromone product for biological control of fall armyworm (gusano cogollero) in corn crops, an advanced integrated pest management technology for maize producers.
• Lombricomposta Production Model (Vermicompost Module) Production model for liquid and solid fertilizers derived from vermicompost using red Californian earthworms (Eisenia fétida), deployed as a module with six beds to produce humus and earthworm lixiviate. Available to producers at the experimental field in Rosario, Sinaloa.
• Conservation Tillage Machinery Center Service Shared-use agricultural machinery service providing conservation tillage equipment including pneumatic seeders, wheat seeders, clod crushers, fertilizer applicators, sprayers, and Strep Till equipment to farmers across multiple Sinaloan valleys. Operated through partnerships with local agricultural associations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pinto Saltillo bean variety achieved average yield of 2,668 kg/ha under irrigation with fertilizer
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad Autónoma ChapingocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2024Collaboration with agronomy students from Universidad Autónoma Chapingo visiting the Centro de Innovación y Transferencia de Tecnología (CITT) for hands-on training in biotechnology, agroecology, and crop production. Faculty members Dr. Esaú Moreno Pérez and Dr. Natanael Magaña Lira accompanied students.
• Comité Municipal Campesino del Valle del CarrizominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural machinery cooperative providing conservation tillage equipment including pneumatic seeders, wheat seeders, clod crushers, fertilizer applicators, sprayers, and Strep Till equipment for reduced-tillage farming in the Carrizo Valley region.
• Asociación de Agricultores del Rio Fuerte SurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural association providing conservation tillage machinery services for farmers in the southern Rio Fuerte region.
• Asociación de Agricultores del Rio Sinaloa PonienteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural association operating machinery center for conservation tillage in the western Sinaloa River area.
• Junta Local de Sanidad Vegetal del Valle del EvoraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal plant health board providing agricultural equipment and technical support for farmers in the Evora Valley region.
• Centro de Innovación de Fundación Produce Sinaloa en AguarutominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation center in Aguaruto providing fertilizer equipment and agricultural technology transfer services for the southern Sinaloa region.
• Grupo de Trabajo Agrícola de Labranza de Conservación del Valle Sur de Angostura y MocoritominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural working group providing pneumatic seeders and fertilizer equipment for conservation tillage farming in the Angostura and Mocorito southern valley region.
• Asociación de Agricultores del Rio ElotaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural association providing machinery services for conservation tillage farming in the Elota River region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas): International CGIAR center focused on dry-area crops including chickpea (garbanzo) — directly comparable to FPS's chickpea validation work in northern Sinaloa, though operating globally rather than at the state level.
• CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center): Global nonprofit maize/wheat improvement center headquartered in Mexico that develops improved varieties and disseminates them through partnerships with national programs — overlaps with FPS's work on maize and bean variety validation but at international scale.
• EMBRAPA (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária): Brazilian public agricultural research corporation conducting crop variety development, validation, and producer extension at national scale — a much larger analogue of FPS's state-level research and technology transfer mandate.
• Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture: Nonprofit arm of a global seed/agrochemical company running smallholder technology transfer and validation programs in emerging markets — comparable mission (producer-facing agricultural innovation) with deeper commercial backing.

Others

• Universidad Autónoma Chapingo: Mexico's leading agronomy university and an active research partner of FPS (Chapingo agronomy students visited CITT in Nov 2024); comparable in applied agronomic research and variety development but academic rather than producer-facing.

Direct peers

• Fundación Produce Jalisco, A.C. Another Produce Foundation with the same Asociacion Civil structure, performing field validation, agricultural publications, and technology transfer for Jalisco producers; a direct structural and operational peer.
• Fundación Produce Guanajuato, A.C. A sibling Produce Foundation in another Mexican state running crop validation projects, technology transfer events, and producer training — identical nonprofit model and value proposition, just operating in a different state.
• INIFAP (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias): Mexico's national agricultural research institute conducting crop variety validation, technology transfer, and producer extension services — closely comparable to Fundación Produce Sinaloa's mandate as a public-interest agricultural R&D foundation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ProduceSinaloa
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/sinaloaproduce
• Facebookfacebook.com/FundacionProduceSinaloa
• Instagraminstagram.com/fps_producesinaloa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci%C3%B3n-produce-sinaloa-a.c.

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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