Plantpress Sp. z o.o.

What Plantpress Sp. z o.o. does

Plantpress Sp. z o.o. is a Polish specialty publishing company focused on professional agricultural and horticultural content, operating under the parent entity AgroHorti Media Sp. z o.o. since a September 2024 merger with Polskie Wydawnictwo Rolnicze. The company produces a portfolio of 14+ specialist periodicals (including Miesięcznik Praktycznego Sadownictwa SAD, Warzywa, Szkółkarstwo, Jagodowe.pl, top agrar Polska, Tygodnik Poradnik Rolniczy, Profi Technika, and Elita), annual plant protection decision-support programs, monographic book series across orcharding, vegetables, agriculture, and ornamentals, and three language editions of European Fruit Magazine (English, German, Dutch).

Its underlying technology stack includes a digital publishing platform with e-commerce functionality (plantpress.pl), three dedicated mobile applications (Komunikaty Sadownicze, Komunikaty Warzywnicze, Komunikaty Rolnicze) aggregating crop advisories from crop protection companies and fertilizer producers, industry news portals (Sad24.pl, Warzywa.pl, Wrp.pl), and electronic editions (e-wydania) of each title. Subscription tiers span annual, semi-annual, and biennial billing across both print and digital formats, with individual magazine prices ranging from approximately 8.50 PLN to 650 PLN per year.

Revenue is generated through five principal streams: recurring magazine subscriptions (core), one-time book and book-package sales, advertising across print and digital properties, branded merchandise e-commerce, and professional services including training seminars, agronomic courses, and European study trips. The company serves primarily Polish professional fruit growers, vegetable producers, ornamental plant nursery operators, and general farmers, with international distribution via European Fruit Magazine. Customer acquisition is community-led and event-driven, leveraging 30 years of co-organizing the Spotkanie Sadownicze in Sandomierz and active presence at Polish and European agricultural fairs. The company is privately held, founder/owner-managed, with no disclosed institutional investors and no public listing.

Name

Plantpress Sp. z o.o.

Legal name

Plantpress Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://plantpress.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plantpress Sp. z o.o. is a Polish specialty agricultural and horticultural publishing company operating 14+ professional magazines, books, mobile apps, and industry portals serving Polish fruit growers, vegetable producers, ornamental nursery operators, and general farmers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural and Horticultural Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Niche Channel Distribution (Religious, Comic Shops, Specialty Retail) (MPAJAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Religious & Specialty Publishing Distribution (CRAOALAD)

Keywords

• Agricultural publishing
• Specialty magazines
• Horticultural content
• Crop protection programs
• Agricultural mobile apps

Headquarters

HQ city

Poznań

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Recurring subscriptions for 14+ professional agricultural magazines including monthly, bimonthly, and weekly publications. Subscription options include annual, semi-annual, and biennial billing cycles.
2. Book Sales: Sale of specialized books covering orcharding, vegetable growing, agriculture, ornamental plants, and crop protection programs. Includes book packages at discounted prices.
3. Advertising: Advertising space in magazines and on industry portals (Sad24.pl, Warzywa.pl, Szkolkarstwo.pl, Ogrodinfo.pl, Wrp.pl). Volume-based and repetition-based discount systems available.
4. E-commerce Products: Sale of merchandise including branded puzzles, shirts, mugs, and other promotional items.
5. Professional Services: Training seminars, technical/agronomic/economic courses, and educational trips to European countries organized for subscribers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Plantpress Sp. z o.o. is a Polish agricultural and horticultural publishing company that sells specialty magazines, professional books, and digital content to farmers and growers in Poland. Its portfolio includes monthly, bimonthly and weekly publications covering fruit growing, vegetable cultivation, ornamental nursery production, dairy farming, and general agriculture, supplemented by annual plant protection programs, mobile applications that aggregate crop advisories, and industry news portals. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via its own e-commerce store, subscriptions, agricultural supply stores, industry events, and digital editions.

Product overview

Plantpress Sp. z o.o. operates under AgroHorti Media Sp. z o.o. as a Polish agricultural and horticultural publishing company offering a multi-format content portfolio. The core offering consists of specialty magazines (Miesięcznik Praktycznego Sadownictwa SAD, Jagodowe.pl, Warzywa, Szkółkarstwo, Szklarnie Tunele Osłony), agricultural publications (top agrar Polska, Tygodnik Poradnik Rolniczy, Profi Technika, Elita), and professional books covering orchard fruit, vegetables, agriculture, and ornamental plants. Digital products include mobile apps (Komunikaty Sadownicze, Komunikaty Warzywnicze, Komunikaty Rolnicze) that aggregate advisories from agricultural companies, decision support tools (Programy Ochrony), and industry news portals (Sad24.pl, Warzywa.pl, Wrp.pl). The company also publishes European Fruit Magazine in three language editions and offers bundled book packages for cost savings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sad24.pl: Agricultural news portal for fruit growers
• Warzywa.pl
• Wrp.pl

Products and services

• Miesięcznik Praktycznego Sadownictwa SAD (MPS SAD) Monthly magazine published since 2006 covering fruit tree cultivation, variety selection, plant protection, fertilization, mechanization, pruning, and storage. Distributed nationwide to professional orchard producers in Poland.
• Jagodowe.pl Bimonthly magazine for berry fruit producers covering berry cultivation protection, fertilization, agrotechnics, and economics. Rebranded in 2026 from 'Truskawka, Malina, Jagody'.
• Warzywa Monthly magazine covering field vegetable and edible potato cultivation, including economics, varieties, protection, mechanization, and storage. Sold with 10 issues (12 numbers) per year including Vegetable Plant Protection Program and Potato Protection Program.
• Szkółkarstwo Bimonthly magazine published since 1993 dedicated to professional ornamental plant nursery production, floriculture, landscape architecture, and urban greenery. Includes protection program for nursery stock and ornamental plants.
• Szklarnie Tunele Osłony Bimonthly magazine for greenhouse and tunnel vegetable producers covering greenhouse technologies, cultivation trends, varieties, and crop protection. 2 issues per year.
• European Fruit Magazine (EFM) Monthly magazine for professional fruit growers published since 2009 in Dutch, German, and English editions. Since 2023 also available digitally. English version annual subscription 650 PLN.
• top agrar Polska Monthly magazine for farmers covering farm management, agricultural technology, renewable energy, international agriculture, crop cultivation, and law. Includes specialized supplements (top świnie, top bydło, top agroszef, Ziemniaki, Bydło mięsne i opasy), electronic version, free delivery, agrarsklep.pl discounts, and fuel discounts at Orlen stations.
• Tygodnik Poradnik Rolniczy Weekly agricultural newspaper, the largest in Poland, providing current agricultural news, crop prices, agricultural advice, livestock information, health tips, and TV listings. Individual issue 8.50 PLN; subscription saves 46.50 PLN vs kiosk prices.
• Profi Technika Bimonthly magazine for agricultural technology enthusiasts covering latest farm equipment solutions, technical and technological innovations, and machinery preparation. Electronic version included in print subscription.
• Elita Bimonthly magazine for dairy cattle breeders and milk producers covering cattle breeding, nutrition, milk production economics, herd management, and disease prevention. 6 issues per year.
• Gospodyni Bimonthly magazine for modern rural women covering beauty, cooking, family life, and home gardening.
• Sadownictwo (Books) Monographic book publications dedicated to fruit tree cultivation including cultivation guides, protection manuals, and specialty publications on strawberry, apple, pear, cherry, grape, currant, and fruit storage.
• Warzywnictwo (Books) Detailed, richly illustrated book publications on vegetable cultivation, vegetable crop protection programs, and variety selection guides.
• Rolnictwo (Books) Book publications on agricultural crop cultivation, farm machinery, agricultural pest atlases, and farming guides.
• Rośliny Ozdobne (Books) Book publications on ornamental plant cultivation, landscape architecture, and protection of ornamental plants including trees, shrubs, perennials, and conifers.
• Programy Ochrony (Plant Protection Programs) Annual plant protection programs providing crop-specific protection recommendations for potato, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, currant, vegetables, orchard fruits, berry fruits, and nursery stock. Used as daily professional decision tools by producers.
• Komunikaty Sadownicze (Mobile App) Android and iOS app aggregating orchard advisories from multiple agricultural companies, crop protection product manufacturers, and fertilizer producers for professional fruit growers.
• Komunikaty Warzywnicze (Mobile App) Android and iOS app aggregating vegetable crop advisories from multiple agricultural companies, crop protection product manufacturers, and fertilizer producers for professional vegetable producers.
• Komunikaty Rolnicze (Mobile App) Android and iOS app aggregating agricultural advisories from multiple agricultural companies, crop protection product manufacturers, and fertilizer producers for general farmers.
• Sad24.pl Portal Agricultural news portal providing latest orchard and fruit production industry news for Polish fruit growers.
• Warzywa.pl Portal Agricultural news portal for vegetable producers covering market news, cultivation advice, and industry updates.
• Wrp.pl Portal Agricultural news portal covering farming news, market prices, and agricultural advice for Polish farmers.
• Gadżety (Branded Merchandise) Branded merchandise including puzzles, shirts, mugs, and other promotional items sold through the plantpress.pl e-commerce store.
• Pakiety Książek (Book Packages) Bundled book packages offering savings on related publications: sadowniczy (orchard), jagodowy (berry), szkółkarski (nursery), warzywa pod osłonami (protected vegetables), warzywa gruntowe (field vegetables), cebulowy (bulb).
• Professional Training and Educational Services Training seminars, technical/agronomic/economic courses, and educational trips to European countries organized for subscribers of Plantpress publications.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Polskie Wydawnictwo Rolnicze (Polish Agricultural Publishing)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Parent companies of Plantpress and Polskie Wydawnictwo Rolnicze signed a letter of intent in June 2024. From September 1, 2024, the joint venture AgroHorti Media Sp. z o.o. began operations to provide comprehensive multimedia information, advisory, and substantive support for the agricultural and horticultural sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Farmers Weekly (UK): UK-based flagship agricultural newsweekly and digital platform. Comparable as a long-established professional farmer publication with multi-format monetization (print, digital, events) — a structural analog, though serving UK rather than Polish growers.
• Landwirt (landwirt.com): Austrian agricultural media platform with used-machinery marketplace and news. Comparable as a Central European agricultural media business serving professional farmers, though it primarily operates in Austria rather than Poland.

Broad incumbents

• Bayer Crop Science: Global crop protection and seed company with significant agronomic content and advisory output. Comparable as a major agricultural information provider targeting the same Polish growers, though from an input supplier rather than independent publisher perspective.
• Syngenta Group: Global agricultural inputs company producing advisory content and crop protection programs for growers. Comparable as a major advertiser and content producer in Plantpress's domains, with overlapping distribution channels to Polish farmers.

Direct peers

• Farmer.pl: Leading Polish agricultural news and information portal targeting Polish farmers. Directly comparable as a digital-first agricultural news destination competing with Plantpress's Wrp.pl and Sad24.pl.
• Landwirtschaftsverlag Münster (Top Agrar): German agricultural publisher that licenses the top agrar Polska brand to Plantpress. Directly comparable as a multi-title agricultural publisher targeting professional farmers and growers in the DACH region.
• Hasło Ogrodnicze: Polish horticultural magazine covering nursery, ornamental, and fruit production. Comparable as a niche horticulture publication competing for the same Polish grower reader and advertiser base.
• Owoce i Warzywa: Polish trade magazine dedicated to fruit and vegetable production. Directly comparable as a niche B2B publication targeting the same Polish horticultural producers Plantpress serves via MPS SAD and Jagodowe.pl.
• Polskie Wydawnictwo Rolnicze (PWR): Polish agricultural publisher that merged with Plantpress in September 2024 to form AgroHorti Media. Pre-merger, it was the closest direct competitor in Polish agricultural magazine publishing with overlapping titles and audiences.

Emerging players

• Agrofakt (Agra Today): Polish agricultural news portal giving daily news, market prices, and farmer advice. Comparable as a digital-native agricultural information outlet competing for the same Polish farmer audience and digital ad budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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