Industrie
Agrar- und Lebensmitteltechnologie
Nestled at the epicenter of California’s agricultural heartland, Der Großraum Sacramento ist innovating across the supply chain, from farming to food processing to food and plant science. Die region’s industry is fueled by an ever-growing pipeline of plant and food scientists from UC Davis—the #1 agricultural sciences university in the U.S.
#1
Universität für Agrarwissenschaften in den USA.
2x
U.S. average concentration of biological scientists
1.8x
U.S. average concentration of life scientists
Sources: World University Rankings 2025, JobsEQ
Global leaders in the region
Agri-food tech specialties
- Plant and seed research
- Microbiome and enzyme research
- Alternative and cultivated proteins
- Farm robotics
Expertise across the supply chain
From discovery to distribution, foodtech und agtech solutions are built in Greater Sacramento for use worldwide. Experts across the industry have clustered in the region, facilitating connections and catalyzing innovation.
Landwirtschaftliche Betriebsmittel
International leaders like Bayer Crop Science, BASF, Novenesis and Syngenta host plant science and biotech research and development operations in Greater Sacramento.
Nahrungsmittelproduktion
Greater Sacramento is home to renowned producers like FRC, Muller Ranch and Morning Star. The region’s millions of acres of farmland produce billions in agricultural value. Top crops include wine grapes, processed tomatoes, walnuts, almonds and rice.
Lebensmittelverarbeitung
The region is home to 200+ food processing businesses including industry leaders like Pacific Coast Producers, Nippon Shokken, Blue Diamond Almonds and Sunsweet.
Einzelhandel
Two grocery retail leaders, Raley’s and Nugget Markets, have their headquarters in Greater Sacramento, offering companies a direct line to bring their products to market.
Sitz der UC Davis, der besten Universität für Agrarwissenschaften des Landes
UC Davis is among the most published and cited U.S. research universities in agricultural, environmental, food and soil sciences. UC Davis has more than 2,300 acres devoted to agricultural research and teaching. The university is also home to the world’s largest and most productive academic research program in the study of grapes and wine.
#2
for plant and animal sciences in the world
1 Milliarde Dollar
in der Forschungsförderung
Sources: U.S. News & World Report 2025, QS World University Rankings 2025, UC Davis
Kompetenzen der UC Davis in den Bereichen Lebensmittel und Landwirtschaft sowie Möglichkeiten für Partnerschaften:
- Technologietransfer und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung durch Patente, Lizenzvergabe und Unternehmertum
- Erforschung und Erzeugung von sauberem Pflanzenmaterial für die landwirtschaftliche Produktion
- Entwicklung von insektenresistenten Rebsorten für die Weinindustrie
- Festlegung von Luftqualitätsstandards mit der kalifornischen Milchwirtschaft im Central Valley
- Entwicklung von Partnerschaften für Lebensmittelsicherheit mit Erzeugern von Blattgemüse
- Erleichterung des Wachstums der kalifornischen Saatgutindustrie
Robert Mondavi Institut für Wein- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften
Das Robert Mondavi Institute der UC Davis beherbergt Forschungs- und Lehreinrichtungen von Weltrang, darunter die weltweit erste Weinkellerei, Brauerei und Lebensmittel- und Molkereiverarbeitungsanlage, die nach dem LEED-Standard (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) in Platin zertifiziert ist. Das Institut beherbergt drei Zentren, die Industrie, Forschung und Bildung in den Bereichen Oliven, Honig und Bestäubung sowie Weinwirtschaft fördern.
BioSpace
Capitol Innovation District
Labor@AgStart
Bayer AG LifeHub California
HM.CLAUSE Innovation Center
ThermoGenesis
Woodland Forschungs- und Technologiepark
Zusätzliche Foodtech- und Agtech-Assets
Der März-Fonds
The March Fund is an early-late stage foodtech venture capital fund headquartered in Greater Sacramento that focuses on transformative biotechnologies, machine intelligence and nutrition product businesses.
Rat für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft
GSEC’s Food & Ag Council is comprised of esteemed industry professionals focused on aligning industry assets and resources, providing leadership on policy and initiatives und identifying new sources of capital for the industry.
Seed Central
Seed Central is a public-private partnership that facilitates communication and research between UC Davis and the seed and ag-biotech industry (including some 100 seed-related companies surrounding the university) to bring science to market faster.
iCAMP
UC Davis’ iCAMP (Integrative Center for Alternative Meat & Protein) is the first center of excellence dedicated to accelerating die commercialization of plant, fungal, fermentation and cell-based alternative meat and proteins to address global food security.
Biome Makers
Makro Ozeane
Business services
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