Industrias
Tecnología agroalimentaria
Nestled at the epicenter of California’s agricultural heartland, El área metropolitana de Sacramento es innovating across the supply chain, from farming to food processing to food and plant science. En 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
universidad de ciencias agrarias de EE.UU.
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 y agtech solutions are built in Greater Sacramento for use worldwide. Experts across the industry have clustered in the region, facilitating connections and catalyzing innovation.
Insumos agrícolas
International leaders like Bayer Crop Science, BASF, Novenesis and Syngenta host plant science and biotech research and development operations in Greater Sacramento.
Producción alimentaria
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.
Procesado de alimentos
The region is home to 200+ food processing businesses including industry leaders like Pacific Coast Producers, Nippon Shokken, Blue Diamond Almonds and Sunsweet.
Venta al por menor
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.
Sede de UC Davis, la universidad de ciencias agrarias más importante del país
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
1.000 millones de dólares
en financiación de la investigación
Sources: U.S. News & World Report 2025, QS World University Rankings 2025, UC Davis
Competencias agroalimentarias y oportunidades de asociación de UC Davis:
- Transferencia de tecnología y desarrollo económico mediante patentes, licencias y espíritu empresarial
- Investigación y producción de materiales vegetales limpios para la producción agrícola
- Desarrollo de variedades de uva resistentes a los insectos para la industria vitivinícola
- Establecimiento de normas de calidad del aire con la industria láctea del Valle Central de California
- Desarrollo de asociaciones de seguridad alimentaria con productores de hoja verde
- Facilitar el crecimiento de la industria de semillas de California
Instituto Robert Mondavi de Ciencias del Vino y la Alimentación
El Instituto Robert Mondavi de la UC Davis alberga instalaciones de investigación y enseñanza de categoría mundial, incluida la primera bodega, cervecería e instalación de procesamiento de alimentos y productos lácteos del mundo certificada como Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum. El instituto alberga tres centros que facilitan los esfuerzos de la industria, la investigación y la educación relacionados con las aceitunas, la miel y la polinización y la economía del vino.
BioSpace
Capitol Innovation District
Lab@AgStart
Bayer AG LifeHub California
HM.CLAUSE Innovation Center
ThermoGenesis
Parque de Investigación y Tecnología de Woodland
Otros conjuntos de tecnología alimentaria y agrotécnica
Fondo de marzo
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.
Consejo Agroalimentario
GSEC’s Food & Ag Council is comprised of esteemed industry professionals focused on aligning industry assets and resources, providing leadership on policy and initiatives y identifying new sources of capital for the industry.
Central de semillas
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 el commercialization of plant, fungal, fermentation and cell-based alternative meat and proteins to address global food security.
Creadores de biomas
Macro océanos
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