What Agroicone does

Agroicone is a privately held Brazilian agricultural economics research and consulting firm founded in 2013 in São Paulo, with operational roots extending to 2003 through ICONE (Instituto de Estudos do Comércio e Negociações Internacionais). The firm serves agribusiness companies, federal and state government agencies, sector associations, and international organizations on agricultural economics, bioenergy, sustainability, land use, climate policy, and international trade topics. Its core technology assets are the BLUM (Brazilian Land Use Model) — a proprietary economic model projecting 10-20 year dynamics across livestock, soy, corn, cotton, rice, beans, wheat, sugarcane, poultry, pork, and planted forests with IBGE micro-region land allocation — and the Agroicone Data platform, which hosts four publicly accessible dashboards covering agricultural production/land use, rural credit sustainability tracking, degraded pasture conversion potential, and the IDR-CAR rural development index. Supporting these assets, Agroicone offers five professional service lines: Sustainability and Territorial Intelligence (GIS-based socioenvironmental monitoring), Public Policy (including BLUM-based policy impact analysis), Business, Markets and Financing (market projections and feasibility), Technologies in Agro Chains (technology portfolio and regulatory assessment), and International Trade and Global Themes (WTO/UNFCCC/CBD advisory).

The firm operates a hybrid go-to-market combining direct consulting engagements with government, private sector, and multilateral clients alongside a self-service data platform. Revenue derives primarily from project-based professional services (research studies, technical analysis, policy consulting) with nascent licensing of data platforms and methodologies. Named clients include the Government of Pará (Sedap, multi-year ABC+ Plan support since 2021), Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA, PNCPD technical support), CNA, Coalizão Brasil, and international organizations; financing partners include BID and Instituto Clima e Sociedade (iCS). Marketing and client acquisition rely on thought leadership — peer-reviewed publications in Nature portfolio journals, media contributions to Valor Econômico and Globo Rural, conference participation at COP/BBEST/IEA events, and an active multi-channel content presence. The firm maintains a talent base of approximately a dozen named senior researchers and partners, with leadership co-leading task forces in Coalizão Brasil and holding deep co-publication ties to MIT, UNICAMP, Dartmouth, Iowa State, Indiana University, and Embrapa.

Name

Agroicone

Legal name

Agroicone

Website

https://agroicone.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agroicone is a São Paulo-based agricultural economics research and consulting firm serving agribusiness companies, government agencies, sector associations, and international organizations on sustainability, bioenergy, land use, and climate policy. It operates the proprietary BLUM economic model and Agroicone Data platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Economics Research and Sustainability Consulting

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support) (AFACAJAG), Supply Chain, Marketing & Contracting Advisory (Grain/Livestock Marketing) (AFACAJAH)

Keywords

• Agricultural economics research
• Rural sustainability consulting
• Bioenergy policy analysis
• Land use modeling
• Carbon market advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

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. Research and Consulting Services: Research studies, technical analysis, policy consulting for agricultural sector, sustainability assessments, and climate policy advisory services for private companies, government agencies, and international organizations.
2. Data and Methodology Licensing: Data platforms and methodologies made available to clients for analysis and decision-making support in agricultural and sustainability topics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Agroicone is a Brazilian agricultural economics research and consulting firm that delivers proprietary data platforms and advisory services in agricultural economics, sustainability, bioenergy, and international trade. Its core deliverables are the Agroicone Data platform — hosting four interconnected dashboards on agricultural production, rural credit sustainability, degraded pasture conversion, and the IDR-CAR rural development index — combined with five advisory service lines covering technology portfolios, business markets and financing, public policy, sustainability and territorial intelligence, and international trade and global themes, all underpinned by the proprietary BLUM economic model projecting Brazilian agribusiness over 10-20 years.

Product overview

Agroicone is a Brazilian research and consulting firm offering a combination of proprietary data platforms and advisory services focused on agricultural economics, sustainability, bioenergy, and international trade. Its core data products are delivered through the Agroicone Data platform, which hosts four interconnected dashboards: (1) Painel de Dados sobre Agropecuária, Uso da Terra e Sustentabilidade (agricultural production, Forest Code, land use change, and deforestation data); (2) Painel de Dados sobre Crédito Rural Alinhado à Sustentabilidade (rural credit tracking against sustainability practices); (3) Painel de Dados sobre Pastagens Degradadas e Potencial de Conversão (degraded pasture mapping and conversion potential under PNCPD); and (4) Painel IDR-CAR (rural development index integrating CAR and IBGE data). Supporting these platforms, Agroicone offers five professional service lines: Sustentabilidade e Inteligência Territorial (GIS-based socioenvironmental monitoring and emissions analysis); Políticas Públicas (policy impact analysis including the BLUM economic model); Negócios, Mercados e Financiamento (market analysis and investment mapping); Tecnologias em Cadeias Agro (technology portfolio and regulatory assessment); and Comércio Internacional e Temas Globais (WTO, UNFCCC, CBD advisory). The firm also produces regular publications including the Boletim Crédito Rural em Jornada de Sustentabilidade (quarterly rural credit sustainability bulletin) and peer-reviewed studies in Nature-family journals on bioenergy and land use topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agroicone Data - Painel de Dados sobre Agropecuária, Uso da Terra e Sustentabilidade Interactive dashboard aggregating dispersed data sources on agricultural and forestry production, Forest Code compliance, land use change, and deforestation, providing structured accessible information for strategic decision-making by government, agribusiness, and research clients.
• Agroicone Data - Painel de Dados sobre Crédito Rural Alinhado à Sustentabilidade Data panel presenting results of Agroicone's exclusive methodology tracking rural credit resources from the Plano Safra against the sustainability journey, offering transparency on how resources are directed toward sustainable practices including RenovAgro and Pronaf Bioeconomia.
• Agroicone Data - Painel de Dados sobre Pastagens Degradadas e Potencial de Conversão Data panel presenting results from the National Plan for Conversion of Degraded Pastures (PNCPD), mapping and quantifying potential areas and investments for conversion of degraded pastures into sustainable production systems across Brazilian municipalities.
• Agroicone Data - Painel IDR-CAR (Índice de Desenvolvimento Rural para o CAR) Multidimensional rural development indicator panel integrating georeferenced CAR (SICAR) data with 2022 IBGE Demographic Census data, analyzing socioeconomic dimensions — education, collective infrastructure, housing infrastructure, and income — at state, municipal, and national levels.
• BLUM - Modelo de Uso da Terra para Agropecuária Brasileira (Brazilian Land Use Model) Proprietary economic modeling tool for analysis and projections of Brazilian agribusiness over 10-20 years, covering livestock, soy complex, corn, cotton, rice, beans, wheat, sugarcane complex, poultry and pork meats, with a planted forest module under development. Includes a land use change and expansion allocation sub-model by IBGE micro-region.
• Comércio Internacional e Temas Globais (International Trade and Global Themes) Advisory and analytical services supporting Brazilian market insertion in global trade, covering WTO, UNFCCC, and CBD negotiations, trade barrier analysis, sustainability certification strategies, NDC impact assessments, and global demand projections for agribusiness clients.
• Sustentabilidade e Inteligência Territorial (Sustainability and Territorial Intelligence) Services combining GIS, qualitative and quantitative analyses to monitor socioenvironmental performance, estimate GHG emissions, analyze land use dynamics, conduct certification gap analysis, and prioritize areas for vegetation recovery — for agribusiness, government, and association clients.
• Políticas Públicas e Relações Governamentais (Public Policy and Government Relations) Technical analysis and advisory services on agricultural and environmental policy impacts, rural credit evaluation, family farming analysis, state and regional development plans, and Environmental Compliance Programs (PRA), underpinned by the proprietary BLUM economic model.
• Negócios, Mercados e Financiamento (Business, Markets and Financing) Advisory services covering agricultural market projections, economic and financial feasibility analyses, business planning, sectoral competitiveness, sustainable value chain investment mapping, and financing strategy for agribusiness and financial clients.
• Tecnologias em Cadeias Agro (Technologies in Agro Chains) Services evaluating technology portfolios, environmental and socioeconomic impact assessments, technology roadmaps, and regulatory analysis for agricultural technologies including bioenergy routes, biotechnology, and ICT applications in agriculture.

Quantifiable outcome

• Study shows corn ethanol can reduce emissions by 19% by 2030
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Government of Pará (Sedap)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Since 2021, Agroicone has supported the state of Pará in developing the State ABC+ Plan, in partnership with Sedap. This includes cooperation agreement formalized in 2022, institutional sensitization, committee formation, and workshops in six municipalities. In 2024-2025, with BID financing, continued support for implementation strategy development.
• Coalizão Brasil Clima, Florestas e AgriculturacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgroicone is an active member contributing to climate policy development for Brazilian agriculture. Leila Harfuch serves as co-leader of the Green Finance Task Force. Laura Antoniazzi co-leads the Restoration Task Force.
• CNA (Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgroicone provided technical support for carbon market guide development and participated in COP positioning events. Collaboration on producer outreach and market access issues.
• Embrapa (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research on land use, corn ethanol, and sustainable agriculture. Embrapa Meio Ambiente collaborated on corn second-crop study published in npj Sustainable Agriculture.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Angelo Gurgel from MIT on sugarcane ethanol and sustainable bioenergy studies published in Nature journals.
• UNICAMP (Universidade Estadual de Campinas)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with Joaquim E. A. Seabra and Rosana Galindo from UNICAMP on bioenergy and land use studies.
• Dartmouth CollegemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Lee R. Lynd on multiple studies including corn ethanol life cycle assessment and bioenergy with carbon capture (BECCS).
• Iowa State UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Amani Elobeid on corn second-crop study published in Agricultural Economics journal.
• Indiana University IndianapolismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Jerome Dumortier on corn second-crop study for Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
• Universidad de la República (Montevidéu, Uruguay)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Miguel Carriquiry on corn ethanol sustainability study.
• FGV (Fundação Getulio Vargas)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized Rural Insurance Workshop addressing climate change impacts and agricultural risk management integration.
• CONCITO (Denmark's Green Climate Think Tank)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of policy briefs on EUDR implementation challenges and opportunities in Brazilian context.
• BBEST Conference (FAPESP/IEA Bioenergy/SBE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as key participants at BBEST 2024 conference, presenting on bioenergy sustainability and land use topics.
• IEA (International Energy Agency)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participation in IEA Bioenergy TCP activities and presentations at international conferences.
• Nature4Climate / TNC / UNEPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in Belém Desk media briefing initiative, contributing to climate and agriculture dialogue.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Celeres: Brazilian agricultural market intelligence and consulting firm focused on commodity outlooks, supply/demand modeling, and producer sentiment. Comparable in providing specialized Brazilian ag market and policy advisory.
• Kynetec: Global agricultural and animal health market research firm offering data, analytics, and insights across crop protection, seed, fertilizer, and biotech. Directly comparable as a specialized agricultural market research provider.
• AgroConsult: Brazilian agribusiness consulting firm providing market intelligence, commodity outlooks, and policy advisory to agribusiness clients. Directly comparable business model and customer segments in the Brazilian ag advisory market.
• Kleffmann Group: Global agricultural market research firm serving agrochemical, seed, and fertilizer industries with farmer panel data and market intelligence. Comparable in providing specialized agricultural market research methodology and crop-input insights.
• ICONE: Instituto de Estudos do Comércio e Negociações Internacionais, the predecessor organization from which Agroicone's founders emerged. Operates in the same research and policy-advisory space with overlapping topic areas in international trade, agribusiness economics, and Brazilian policy.

Others

• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project): Global environmental disclosure system covering climate, water, and deforestation impacts. Operates in adjacent sustainability-disclosure space with direct relevance to EUDR compliance and corporate sustainability reporting that Agroicone supports for Brazilian agribusiness clients.

Emerging players

• Climate Bonds Initiative: International organization working to mobilize debt capital for climate action with growing focus on agriculture and land use. Comparable in developing sustainability frameworks and certification methodologies for emerging climate finance markets, including the kinds of standards Agroicone tracks in Brazil.

Broad incumbents

• S&P Global Commodity Insights: Large-scale commodity analytics and consulting platform providing global agricultural, energy, and metals intelligence. Comparable in delivering agribusiness market intelligence and policy-relevant research, but at much larger scale and broader geographic coverage.
• Embrapa: Brazilian public agricultural research corporation with thousands of researchers across crops, livestock, and sustainability. Overlaps significantly with Agroicone's land-use, sustainability, and bioenergy research, but at much larger scale and broader mandate including technology development.
• Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research: Global food and agribusiness research arm of Rabobank producing sector outlooks, commodity analyses, and thematic research. Comparable in producing high-credibility agricultural research for industry and policy audiences, with deeper global coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

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