Agriculture, forestry & fishing · Valais

433 companies in agriculture, forestry and fishing in the canton of Valais.

The commercial register lists 433 active companies in agriculture, forestry and fishing in the canton of Valais, placing Valais 4th nationally for this sector (9 % of the national total). 191 of them (44 %) are VAT-registered, and 129 (30 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

433active companies
2registered in the past 30 days
191VAT-registered
4thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Agriculture, forestry & fishing in the canton of Valais: what the register shows.

Farms are rarely entered in the commercial register (registration is only mandatory above a certain turnover): the companies listed here are therefore the most structured, often set up as an LLC or a corporation, with needs in machinery, insurance and fiduciary services.

This sector accounts for 1 % of companies classified in the canton of Valais, against <1 % across Switzerland. 2 companies in agriculture, forestry and fishing were registered in the canton of Valais over the past 30 days, 10 over 90 days.

Valais lives off tourism (Zermatt, Verbier, Crans-Montana), hydropower, chemicals and aluminium in the Rhone plain, and winegrowing. A bilingual canton, it has a very high proportion of small construction, hotel and cable-car businesses, with a register marked by seasonality.

Market analysis

The market in agriculture, forestry and fishing in the canton of Valais, in figures

59companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 35 Mof combined share capital (339 capital companies)
191VAT-registered
14are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 433 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (50 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (26 %), Sole proprietorship (14 %). 59 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 14 % of the active base; 25 registrations in 2025. That is below the average of the three previous years (31 a year): the pace of registration is slowing.

Share capital is known for 339 companies (78 %): CHF 35 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 117 of them (35 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

191 companies (44 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 433 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 44 publish a general phone or email, 55 have a website verified by ciblr, and 14 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 10 new registrations, 8 changes of directors, 3 relocations of seat, 2 other amendments, 7 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

02040602020 : 585820202021 : 434320212022 : 272720222023 : 383820232024 : 292920242025 : 252520252026 : 34342026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
21650 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
11226 %
Sole proprietorship
6014 %
Coopérative
266 %
General partnership
40,9 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
35382 %
Small companies
419,5 %
Medium companies
368,3 %
Large companies
30,7 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Fully
347,9 %
Saxon
225,1 %
Sion
214,8 %
Vétroz
214,8 %
Saillon
184,2 %
Martigny
173,9 %
Savièse
133 %
Sierre
122,8 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in agriculture, forestry and fishing are active in the canton of Valais?

433 companies in agriculture, forestry and fishing are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Valais, or 9 % of the 5 050 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

191 of these companies (44 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 1,089 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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