46° 45' 37.0692”N
6° 44’ 48.5124”E

Agropole Swiss

The only Vaud-based Technopôle dedicated to sustainable food, the campus brings together an active community of players from field to plate with innovators, and promotes sustainable solutions.

campus

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The Agropole campus

Joining the campus to develop one's company means benefiting from dedicated rental spaces, adequate support services, fields for trials and also numerous events. Together, let's develop the sustainable food of tomorrow.

Whether you are an industrial company, a manufacturer, a service provider or an agri-food innovator, the Agropole allows you to evolve within an active community. 


In addition to rental space, the campus offers numerous shared spaces, supports multi-stakeholder projects and communicates actively about its tenants and partners.  

Vision

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Acting for tomorrow

Accelerating the development of sustainable food to have a positive impact on the environment, the economy and society is at the heart of our vision. As a real demonstrator, the Agropole links innovators and stakeholders from field to fork.

Whether we are talking about water, soil preservation, new models for short circuits or alternatives to animal proteins, the agri-food sector has a notorious impact. However, new solutions, whether technological or a return to more ancestral practices, are moving too slowly in the industry.


In order to fill this development gap, the campus brings together innovators with farmers, processing professionals and service providers on a unique campus. All of this is embedded in strong sustainability values.


Together they develop and demonstrate new solutions to produce, process and distribute the sustainable food of tomorrow. 

The agri-food sector act on 14 of the 17 the sustainable development goals

#ONU

Soils: a solution for the climate

Nearly 14% of the world’s food production is thrown away before it reaches the consumer.

#FAO

70% of fresh water is consumed by the agri-food sector. We must act, solutions do exist.

The agri-food sector is the 2nd most greenhouse gas emitting sector.

24% of food growing businesses globally are women-led.

Many events such as the visit of Mr. Guy Parmelin are organized by Agropole

Demonstration of the ecoRobotix treatment robot

Demonstration by the crop protection drone of Aero41

CleanGreens Solutions mobile aeroponics R&D greenhouse

Chocolate factory by Ecuacao Swiss

Mission

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Agri-food campus of excellence

With the mission of promoting the implementation of sustainable food, the Agropole encourages networking and helps create projects. Born of a family agricultural legacy, the campus is a site based on expertise and strong sustainable values.

Together for sustainable food of tomorrow.

Joining the campus means benefiting from dedicated rental spaces in current or future buildings. But it also means joining an vibrant community of future-oriented players.


Run by the Agropole team, the campus promotes the awareness of tenants' and partners' activities, in particularly through the organization of events and the promotion of new solutions, thanks to a vast communication campaign aimed at consumers.


Campus tours, coffee mornings, round tables: together it is time to democratize sustainable food, from the field to the plate.  

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The Agropole's success is made possible thanks to the support of our partners: they have been with us for years, with common values and spirit.

They make tomorrow's food possible

Innovaud
Dolci Architectes
Authentic Djindja
E4S : Entreprise For Society
Fresh Cube
Swiss Food Research
Novaton
Cluster Food Fribourg
Masschallenge Switzerland
Quatra International
World Alliance for 1000 Solution by Solar Impulse Foundation
EPFL
HEIG Vaud
Orange
CleanGreens
EHL
SA partners
Losinger Marazzi
Bouygues Construction
Cogiterre
Etat de Vaud
Fondation Fit
ADNV
EIT Food
MeduSoil
Insolight
FoodHack
Agropro
Niels Rodin
La Pettie Epicerie
Bühler
Ecuacao

L'Agropôle occupe une place encore inoccupée. Il est un intégrateur aux nouvelles solutions durables. 

Christian Nils Schwab
Executive Director, Integrative Food & Nutrition Centre

As a farmer, we have a responsibility on our resources, on how we grow the Earth. It is our duty to take care of it for our future generations.

Victor Fankhauser
Farmer and father of the founder

The challenges we will face are major and will require us to fundamentally rethink our vision of the world and our way of consuming. To do this, it is necessary to create a constructive dialogue between innovation and business. It is time to implement sustainable solutions, they exist. 

Julie Schüpbach
Head of Marketing & Projets Agropole