AGRO INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL

Their core work

Agro Innovation International is a French private company based in Saint-Malo that specializes in developing sustainable fertilizers and converting urban bio-waste into agricultural and industrial products. Their work spans the full chain from recovering nutrients (phosphorus, struvite) from wastewater and municipal solid waste to formulating bio-based fertilizers with functional coatings and probiotics. They bring applied agri-tech expertise to EU innovation projects focused on circular economy solutions that turn waste streams into value for agriculture.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early work (2018–2019) was deeply technical and product-focused — developing specific fertilizer formulations using struvite, probiotics, lignin coatings, and phosphorus recovery from wastewater and sewage. In their more recent projects (2021 onward), the focus has shifted upstream toward integrated biorefineries, circular economy systems, and policy-level concerns such as market opening, replicability, and territorial integration. The trajectory is clear: from lab-to-field fertilizer R&D toward systemic circular bioeconomy solutions with commercial scaling ambitions.

Moving from component-level fertilizer innovation toward integrated waste-to-product systems with an eye on commercialization and policy alignment — a strong partner for projects bridging research and market deployment.

How they like to work

Agro Innovation International operates exclusively as a consortium participant, never as coordinator, suggesting they contribute specialized agri-tech and fertilizer expertise rather than leading project management. With 57 unique partners across 18 countries from just 4 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia typical of Innovation Actions. This makes them an accessible and experienced partner comfortable operating in big international teams without needing to drive the agenda.

Broad European network of 57 unique partners spanning 18 countries, built through participation in large Innovation Action consortia. Their reach is wide rather than deep, with no apparent geographic concentration beyond their French home base.

What sets them apart

Their distinctive value lies at the intersection of agriculture and waste management — specifically, turning urban and industrial waste streams into functional agricultural inputs like fertilizers. Unlike pure research institutes, they sit on the applied/commercial side as a private company, making them a practical bridge between lab-scale nutrient recovery research and real-world agricultural product development. For consortium builders, they offer rare dual expertise in both waste valorization chemistry and agronomic product formulation.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SUSFERT
  Largest single grant (€628K) and their most technically distinctive project, combining probiotics, struvite recovery, and lignin bio-coatings into next-generation fertilizers.
• CIRCULAR BIOCARBON
  Their most recent and longest-running project (2021–2027), representing the shift toward full-scale integrated biorefineries and circular economy deployment.
• DEEP PURPLE
  Demonstrates cross-domain capability by applying photobiorefinery concepts to convert diluted urban bio-waste into biopolymers, cellulose, and fertilizers simultaneously.