Terra Mea

Name

Terra Mea

Legal name

SAS Terra Mea Holding

Website

https://terra-mea.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Soil Analysis Services

NAICS

Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112), Support Activities for Crop Production (1151)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Agricultural Services (700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Soil Health & Biological Testing Services (Microbial Activity, Organic Matter, Respiration) (AFACAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Soil Testing & Nutrient Analysis Services (AFACAKAA), Soil Testing, pH Adjustment & Soil Amendments (Lime/Gypsum/Organic Matter) (HSAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Soil biological analysis
• Soil microbiome testing
• Agronomic consulting services
• Physico-chemical soil analysis
• Agricultural laboratory testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Montredon-Corbières

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Soil Analysis Services: Terra Mea generates revenue through providing soil analysis services including 3-Biom microbiological analysis, Soil Essential, Soil Expert, and Ecotoxicity analyses. These are sold as bundled service packages (3F Essentiel, 3F Expert, 3F Global) with individual analysis options also available.
2. Agronomic Consulting Services: The company offers individualized consulting and advisory services alongside their analysis products, providing personalized interpretation and support for farmers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Terra Mea provides soil biological analysis services using its patented 3-Biom high-definition flow cytometry method, which directly measures bacteria, fungi, and protists in soil and distinguishes active, dormant, and dead cells. The service is bundled with FTIR-based physico-chemical soil analyses (Sol Essentiel, Sol Expert) into packages (3F Essentiel, 3F Expert, 3F Global), and complemented by ecotoxicity, plant tissue, and fertilizer analysis services, along with individualized agronomic consulting for farmers, wine growers, and agricultural cooperatives.

Product overview

Terra Mea is an agro-environmental analysis laboratory offering a modular menu-based portfolio of soil analysis services. The core offering centers on 3-Biom, a patented flow cytometry technology for microbiological soil analysis, which can be bundled with physico-chemical analyses (Sol Essentiel, Sol Expert) into packages called 3F Essentiel, 3F Expert, and 3F Global. Additional standalone services include ecotoxicity testing (heavy metals and pesticide residues), plant tissue analysis for nutrient monitoring, and fertilizer composition analysis. The company operates under COFRAC accreditation and is a subsidiary of the Dubernet laboratory group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3-Biom Fast, accurate soil microbiological analysis using patented high-definition flow cytometry to directly measure bacteria, fungi, and protists while distinguishing active, metabolically inactive, and dead cells. Designed for farmers, wine growers, agricultural cooperatives, and researchers.
• Sol Essentiel Physico-chemical soil analysis using FTIR technology measuring organic carbon, total nitrogen, C/N ratio, organic matter fractionation, granulometry, CEC, pH, limestone, and estimated necromass. Targeted at farmers and agronomists seeking baseline soil fertility indicators.
• Sol Expert Extended physico-chemical soil analysis including all Sol Essentiel parameters plus exchangeable calcium, potassium, magnesium (Olsen), phosphorus (Olsen), and EDTA trace elements (Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn). Built for in-depth fertility and trace-element diagnosis in agricultural plots.
• Ecotoxicity Analysis Soil pollution assessment measuring heavy metals and phytosanitary (pesticide) residues to evaluate the contamination status of agricultural soils. Used as an add-on to assess environmental risk in fields.
• Plant Analysis Dynamic monitoring of essential element assimilation for crops, analyzing macronutrients and trace elements to adapt agronomic practices in real time. For farmers and agronomic consultants managing crop nutrition.
• Fertilizer Analysis Analysis of fertilizer composition including carbon levels, organic matter, C/N ratio, macroelements, and trace elements to help match fertilizer products to agro-ecological plot needs. Targets fertilizer users, distributors, and advisors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Direct measurement of microorganisms, bacteria, fungi, protists with distinction of active, dormant and dead cells
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered contributing.

• 4 pour 1000 InitiativecontributingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Terra Mea contributes to the 4 pour 1000 initiative, which focuses on soil carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation.
• Pour une Agriculture du VivantcontributingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Terra Mea contributes to the work of this organization promoting living agriculture and agro-ecological practices.
• Association Française pour l'étude du sol (AFES)contributingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Terra Mea contributes to the work of the French association for soil study, supporting scientific research in soil science.
• Agri Sud-Ouest InnovationcontributingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Terra Mea contributes to Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation, supporting agricultural innovation in the South-West region of France.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Intertek Agriculture Services: Intertek provides agricultural commodity, soil, and fertilizer testing globally. It overlaps with Terra Mea on physico-chemical soil analysis and represents another major testing incumbent with the scale to expand into biological diagnostics.
• Indigo Ag: Indigo Ag offers soil health and microbiome-driven agronomy services to North American growers, including carbon credit programs. It is comparable as a broader incumbent that bundles soil biology with agronomic consulting and carbon market access.
• ALS Global: ALS provides environmental and agricultural soil testing services globally. It competes with Terra Mea on physico-chemical soil analysis and would be a natural competitor if it added biological testing to its menu.
• Bureau Veritas Agri-Food: Bureau Veritas offers agricultural testing and certification services across Europe. As a major testing incumbent, it competes with Terra Mea for soil analysis contracts from cooperatives and large agricultural buyers.
• SGS Agriculture & Food: SGS provides agricultural soil, fertilizer, and crop testing globally, with extensive accreditations and laboratory footprint. It competes with Terra Mea on physico-chemical soil analysis and represents a likely incumbent that could expand into biological soil diagnostics.
• Eurofins Agri Testing: Eurofins operates one of the largest agricultural testing laboratory networks globally, including soil physico-chemical analysis. While it does not yet offer Terra Mea's specific flow cytometry method, it is the most likely broad incumbent competitor or potential acquirer in soil testing.

Emerging players

• Aphea.Bio: Aphea.Bio is a Belgium-based agtech developing microbial seed treatments and biological solutions using soil microbiome understanding. It overlaps with Terra Mea in the soil biology domain, though its business model is bioproduct commercialization rather than analytical service.
• Celesta-lab: Celesta-lab is a France-based analytical laboratory serving the wine and agricultural sectors. It is comparable to Terra Mea's viticulture orientation and to its parent Dubernet's SRDV subsidiary, competing for French winegrower analytical contracts.

Direct peers

• Trace Genomics: Trace Genomics provides soil microbiome and pathogen analysis using metagenomic sequencing for ag input companies and growers. It is a direct competitor in soil biological testing, offering an alternative technology approach to Terra Mea's flow cytometry-based 3-Biom.
• Biome Makers: Biome Makers offers BeCrop soil microbiome analysis using DNA sequencing and AI, directly comparable to Terra Mea's 3-Biom flow cytometry service. Both target farmers and agronomists seeking biological soil diagnostics and farm-level recommendations, competing for the same emerging soil-biology testing market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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