The consortium
Built by people who understand both worlds.
Agorin is the result of a consortium that combines blockchain expertise, agricultural sector knowledge, academic research partnership and direct farmer network access.
Belfast-based blockchain technology company and lead partner on Agorin. Responsible for platform architecture, development delivery, consortium coordination and overall project management. ubloquity brings deep expertise in distributed ledger technology, digital identity and token design.
UWS is Agorin's preferred academic research partner, engaged purely in an academic capacity. A data sharing agreement governs UWS access to project data for research purposes. The partnership also supports a broader programme of academic collaboration, encompassing research and innovation, collaborative funding opportunities, knowledge exchange, student engagement, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), and continuing professional development (CPD).
SAOS is the representative body for agricultural co-operatives in Scotland, covering 55 co-operatives and 24,000 farmer members with a combined turnover of £1.5 billion. SAOS provides direct access to the farmer cohort for the Agorin pilot and ensures the platform is shaped by the realities of co-operative farming.
The Scotcoin Project CIC leads the design and implementation of the Agorin token economy. With established expertise in digital token mechanisms and community-based incentive design, Scotcoin ensures the reward layer is robust, credible and genuinely beneficial for participating farmers.
Academic research partnership
The University of the West of Scotland is Agorin's preferred academic research partner. UWS is engaged purely in an academic capacity, with no commercial involvement and no claim over intellectual property arising from the project. A formal data sharing agreement governs how project data is made available for academic research use.
The aim is for this partnership to provide independent academic research output that supports the credibility and development of the Agorin methodology over time.
A consortium built for the long term
The four organisations in the Agorin consortium were selected because each brings something the others cannot. Together they cover technology development, sector access, research independence and incentive design: the full picture of what it takes to build a platform that actually gets used.
Agorin is currently seeking investment and partnership to move from pilot to scale.