9 North Group launches free agrifood GenAI directory with 900+ tools

9 North Group has launched a free searchable directory of more than 900 generative AI assets for agriculture and food, aiming to help companies avoid rebuilding tools from scratch and help builders spot gaps in the market. The resource is part of the firm’s new Agrifood AI Field Guide and is available now online.

Why it matters: - Agrifood companies can use the directory to check whether a relevant AI product or asset already exists before funding a pilot or custom build. - Developers and in-house teams can find agrifood-ready data, models, code and connectors in one place. - Entrepreneurs, researchers and investors can identify gaps where new generative AI products may still be needed. - Publishers can get their work discovered through a free listing system that does not require an account.

What happened: - 9 North Group launched the Agrifood GenAI Directory, a free searchable catalog of more than 900 generative AI assets for agriculture and food. - The directory is available at the Agrifood AI Field Guide. - The launch makes the directory the first public resource in 9 North Group’s Agrifood AI Field Guide. - 9 North Group said additional resources are planned.

The details: - The directory maps more than 900 generative AI assets from 578 publishers. - Users can search by asset name, publisher, technology, problem or job. - Users can also filter by job family, intended user, asset layer, commodity, access or deployment mode. - Each entry includes a description of the asset, the work it supports and how to access it. - Each entry also includes source links and check dates. - The directory is free to browse and free to be listed in. - Users and publishers can suggest additions or evidence-backed corrections at suggest a listing. - 9 North Group reviewed publisher websites, code and model platforms, research portals, government lists and industry awards to build the directory. - Each candidate had to be relevant to agriculture or food and to generative AI. - Each candidate had to be currently accessible to outside users. - Each candidate had to be supported by a public source with a recorded check date. - Each candidate had to represent one distinct asset, with duplicate listings consolidated. - The source material includes a LinkedIn page for 9 North Group: 9 North Group on LinkedIn.

Between the lines: - 9 North Group said its research found no consistent way to discover agrifood AI assets for a specific workflow. - The firm also said there is no shared standard for deciding whether an asset is ready to test or use in a business. - 9 North Group said there is no common method for comparing performance across these assets. - Dan Kurdys, who leads AI Growth Systems at 9 North Group, said the market has far more generative AI tools for agriculture and food than most people realize, but they are hard to find and their terms of use are often unclear. - Sarah Pierce, co-founder and partner at 9 North Group, said the directory is meant to help the industry move from concept to impact faster. - Pierce said the firm uses the directory to identify what already exists before building and then connect selected assets to a client’s knowledge, judgment and success metrics.

What's next: - 9 North Group plans to expand the Agrifood AI Field Guide with additional resources. - The firm will continue using the directory in client work to evaluate existing generative AI and agent assets before new builds begin. - Users and publishers can keep submitting additions and corrections as the catalog grows.

The bottom line: - 9 North Group is trying to make agrifood generative AI easier to find, compare and reuse, which could speed adoption and reduce duplicated work across the sector.