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Foundational infrastructure for agriculture’s next era


Founded in California’s Central Valley, F3i is developing the region into a global hub of agricultural innovation.


Agriculture faces critical challenges that threaten food production, rural economies, and national security. F3i leverages the Central Valley’s unmatched production to build and scale solutions that strengthen our most vital supply chain.

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5M+

>350

Acres in Production

Commodities Grown

Farming Enterprises

Annual Revenue

$70B

13.6k


WHAT WE DO

Talent Development

Building the workforce powering agriculture’s next era

Commercialization Engine

Commercializing agricultural innovations for adoption and impact across farms of all sizes

CATALYST FUND

Providing purpose-built capital to validate and scale technologies

Transforming the Central Valley into a proving ground for agriculture’s next era.

F3i bridges the gap between cutting-edge university research and the practical needs of growers and communities. Through collaborative partnerships with researchers from Fresno State, the University of California, Merced, and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, as well as key industry partners and federal, state, and local government leaders, F3i delivers foundational solutions to the entire agriculture system, improving agricultural security globally.

Learn more about F3i.

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