Internship
Agronomist Engineer Intern
Agri-food
Updated on 9/3/2026
Cosun
201-500 employees
Farmers' cooperative turning crops into products
Compensation Overview
€500/bi-wk
Amiens, France
Hybrid
Frequent travel in the field is required.
Bachelor's
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- Be a final-year student at an agronomic engineering school, in animal production, or in animal nutrition.
- Have a strong interest in livestock sectors, particularly pig production.
- Demonstrate strong analytical and synthesis abilities.
- Work autonomously and be well organized.
- Have strong interpersonal skills and an interest in fieldwork.
- Show interest in marketing and business development issues.
- Be proficient with office software and data analysis tools.
- Hold a valid category B driving licence.
- Assess current practices and trends in pig nutrition.
- Analyze the positioning of liquid feed in the pig industry.
- Identify the main market participants and factors influencing adoption of new feed solutions.
- Evaluate market development opportunities in Hauts-de-France.
- Organize and conduct interviews with pig farmers, technicians, producer groups, and other industry stakeholders.
- Gather farmers’ needs, expectations, and constraints.
- Identify barriers and drivers for adopting this type of feed.
- Analyze decision criteria and farmers’ economic expectations.
- Estimate the technical and economic potential of the market.
- Build a business case assessing the viability and success conditions of a semi-moist feed offering.
- Identify the farmer segments most receptive to the offering.
- Define the most relevant value propositions for each target.
- Develop positioning and development recommendations.
- Identify all pig farms in Hauts-de-France.
- Structure a complete, usable market database including location, production type, farm size, group membership, available contacts, and development potential.
- Define relevant segmentation criteria.
- Classify farms according to their commercial potential.
- Identify priority accounts for future prospecting activities.
- Prepare integration of the database into the company’s customer relationship management system.
- Propose a methodology for monitoring and commercially engaging identified targets.
- Deliver a comprehensive market study, adoption analysis, business case, qualified regional farm database, market segmentation and account classification, customer relationship management-ready database, and short- and medium-term commercial action plan.
- Interest in animal nutrition, consulting, marketing, or business development as a future career path.
Cosun is a Dutch agro-industrial cooperative owned by about 8,100 sugar beet, potato, chicory, and other crop growers. It processes crops into food, animal feed, bio-based products, and green energy, using its diversified group of companies. Its approach includes Aviko (large-scale potato processing), Sensus (inulin from chicory), and Duynie (upcycling co-products into animal feed). The company pursues plant-based innovations under its Unlock 30 strategy, investing in high-quality proteins such as fava bean protein and other sustainable ingredients funded by subsidies for new facilities. Cosun differentiates itself through collective farmer ownership, long history, and a diversified, integrated structure that turns raw crops into multiple value streams rather than focusing on a single product. Its goal is to shape the future of food and materials by expanding plant-based solutions and sustainable ingredients for a changing world.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Stampersgat, Netherlands
Founded
1900
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 13 February 2026: Aviko's China and Poland expansions strengthened core-market positions.
- Cosun booked €39 million structural improvement in 2025 through UpBeet and Upturn.
- Enzymit's 200-liter hyaluronic acid pilot proves Cosun's ingredient innovation beyond sugar.
What critics are saying
- 2025 EBITDA fell to €269 million, from €518 million, as sugar prices collapsed.
- Cosun wrote down Zwolle and Roosendaal assets in 2025, signaling operating overcapacity.
- If beet growers exit, Cosun's cooperative model loses feedstock and bargaining power.
What makes Cosun unique
- Royal Cosun controls 8,100 growers, linking farm economics directly to factory execution.
- Unlock 30 unifies sugar, Aviko, Duynie, and Cosun Ingredients under one portfolio.
- Lithuania's 18 December 2025 subsidy advances Cosun's plant-protein factory option in Europe.
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