We work with agribusinesses across the value chain, from input distributors and food manufacturers to grain originators, to help them unlock their full potential through digital technology and AI. Our work spans reinventing commercial and go-to-market approaches, reducing supply chain costs, rethinking business models, and bringing AI to every step of a company's planning and decision-making.
We combine the power of our deep agricultural expertise with the skills of thousands of developers, engineers, data architects, and scientists to help clients across the technology spectrum.
What We Do
Reinvent commercial and go-to-market approaches
Designing omnichannel customer experiences that combine the latest digital tools with traditional sales force excellence.
Reduce supply chain costs
Using digital technology to plan, manage, and track operations more efficiently.
Rethink business models
Evaluating the opportunity for standalone digital businesses to help incumbents compete effectively with start-ups.
Use economic and yield models
Embedding advanced analytics and AI into company planning.
Examples of our work
Reimagining farmer-customer experience
Helped a North American input distributor reimagine the farmer-customer journey, from the moment a farmer researches what to buy to the end-customer experience. Our work included building a world-class digital platform that meets the needs of the farming community.
Streamlining the customer experience
Worked with a food ingredient manufacturer to better understand customer needs, from small bakeries to the largest food companies, and to streamline the customer experience through the targeted use of digital tools.
Transforming operations through technology
Supported a global grain originator to transform grain processing operations by embedding technology across the value chain, from planning and sourcing to in-factory efficiencies.
Featured Experts
Nicolas Denis
Partner
Advises government institutions on sustainable economic development and serves leading companies in agribusiness, fisheries, forestry, and biotech
David Fiocco
Senior Partner
Advises global agricultural companies across developed and emerging markets, working across the value chain from field to fork, particularly focused on creating value through strategic planning, digital and advanced analytics innovation and commercial transformations.
Vasanth Ganesan
Partner
Works with established and early-stage companies to deliver growth through sustainability-oriented business building and technology-enabled transformations
Olivier Noterdaeme
Senior Partner
Coleads QuantumBlack, a McKinsey company; serves clients in asset-heavy industries by leveraging advanced analytics
Gillian Pais
Managing Partner
Leads McKinsey’s work in nature and agriculture in Africa and advises governments, development partners, and private companies on sustainable economic development topics
Owen Stockdale
Senior Partner
Leads our global Chemicals and Agriculture Practices, advising agriculture, chemicals, basic materials, and industrial companies on operations and strategy topics
Featured Capability
ACRE
ACRE combines proprietary market outlooks, pricing data, and expert insights to help food companies, governments, investors, and agriculture players make better pricing, crop selection, and sales and marketing decisions.
Featured Insights
Article
How agility and AI could rewire agriculture trading
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Global forces and algorithmic price discovery are reshaping agriculture trading. Traders and processors with agile, analytics‑driven...
Blog Post
Next-generation agriculture: Safeguarding the world’s food systems
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By 2050, the world will need new, scalable solutions to feed the growing population. Biotech and other next-generation agriculture...
Article
From bytes to bushels: How gen AI can shape the future of agriculture
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Complementing analytical AI with generative AI can create new value on and off the acre. A number of exciting use cases show...