Green Deeptech · Agricultural Sovereignty

Farmers produce
their own fertilizer.

Azur Ferti builds modular units that convert biogas from farm digesters into decarbonized nitrogen fertilizer. Produced locally, priced fairly, owned by farmers.

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The Challenge

The nitrogen fertilizer
problem is broken.

70%

of cereal farmers' operational costs are nitrogen fertilizers, with prices tied directly to natural gas markets.

75%

of nitrogen fertilizers used in France are imported, creating a massive dependency on foreign supply chains.

of global CO₂ emissions come from nitrogen fertilizer production, one of agriculture's largest carbon footprints.

"Farmers have no alternative. The production itself has never been challenged. Until now."

Our Answer

A new fertilizer is needed.

Economical. Self-sufficient. Low-carbon.

Fixed & fair price

Farmers buy an Azur Ferti unit once. From then on, they produce their own fertilizer from biogas they already generate, breaking free from volatile market prices.

100% local production

The unit is installed directly on the farm or cooperative. No supply chain. No middlemen. Fertilizer produced where it's used.

Decarbonized process

By using biogas instead of fossil natural gas, Azur Ferti dramatically cuts the carbon footprint of nitrogen fertilizer production.

Process

From biogas to fertilizer

A fully integrated modular unit, installed on your farm.

Biogas

Methane (CH₄) sourced directly from the farm's anaerobic digester, a resource already being produced on site.

Hydrogen

CH₄ is reformed to produce H₂ via a compact reforming unit (DRM/SMR process).

Ammonia

H₂ + N₂ are combined via a mini Haber-Bosch synthesis to produce ammonia (NH₃).

Nitrogen solution

NH₃ is converted into a UAN-type nitrogen solution ready for agricultural use.

Spreading

The fertilizer is applied directly on the farm's fields, or sold to neighboring farms.

~700 t
of ammonia per year

~1,800 ha
of large crops per unit

Modular
compatible with any biogas farm

Market Size

A massive, untapped market.

TAM — Global

€146 billion

Global nitrogen fertilizer market

SAM — European

€14 billion

European nitrogen fertilizer market

SOM — France

€3 billion

French nitrogen fertilizer market

We start with a pilot unit in 2027, then scale to 31 units sold by 2033. By 2033 we project €36M in annual revenue with 77 units in the field generating €5.5M/year in pure recurring revenue, growing every year regardless of new sales.

2027

Pilot unit operational

First unit deployed, proof of technical and commercial viability

2030

Early scaling

First units sold, recurring revenue stream established

2033

31 units sold, 77 in the field

€36M annual revenue, €5.5M/year in pure recurring revenue

The Founders

The right team to tackle
this challenge.

10+ farmers interviewed in Normandy and Seine-et-Marne

€1,500 prize winner at ESA Angers

Research partnership with INRAE/LBE

Marc-Florent Touati

Agronomy & Business

AgroParisTech · X-HEC Entrepreneurs

Agronomist with deep roots in French farming. Led R&D internships at Arvalis and ITB. Leads commercial strategy and agronomic validation.

Joseph de Solages

Energy & Process Engineer

IMT Atlantique · X-HEC Entrepreneurs

Energy engineer specialized in industrial processes. Leads the technical architecture of the Azur Ferti unit.

Simon Delles

Agronomy & Field Operations

Montpellier SupAgro

Agronomist with hands-on farming expertise. Leads field deployment and farmer relationships.

Backed by & partnered with

HEC LaunchPad AgroParisTech Farm'InnLab INRAE / LBE X-HEC Entrepreneurs Quest for Bioeconomy ESA Angers — €1,500 Prize

Farmers producetheir own fertilizer.

The nitrogen fertilizerproblem is broken.