Technology · Agri-food systems / Agri-inputs & biocontrol

Soil-conditioning biological products (microbial remediation agents)

Microbial agents rich in bioactive substances such as extracellular polysaccharides that restore degraded soils, e.g. acidic ones — in China a formal registration category since 2018 with over 133 valid certificates for 58 companies by 2024.

Maturity 7/9 Risk: medium Fertilisers & plant nutrition Regenerative Agriculture & Carbon-Farming Services CN verified 2026-10-16 · 4 Sources

1 · What it gives

Soil-conditioning biological products — called soil remediation microbial agents in China — remediate degraded soils such as acidic soils. They replace or complement chemical-intensive soil management and conventional fertilisers that suffer from high cost, limited efficacy or secondary pollution. The technology is commercial and growing: a formal registration category was created in 2018 and, as of 2024, over 133 valid registration certificates were held by 58 companies. China’s broader microbial fertiliser market exceeds 35 million tonnes of annual capacity and USD 5.5 billion.

2 · What it replaces 6

D1	Fermentation (stainless and single-use bioreactors, solid-state reactors) and downstream equipment (centrifuges, filtration, spray and fluid-bed drying, formulation) for local production of enzymes, microbial products and fermentation ingredients instead of chemical-synthesis plants and imports Replaces: Chemical-synthesis routes and imports for the products in FI-, FD-, I- and A-series articles (enzymes, organic acids, vitamins, microbial …	EAC
D1	Lower-toxicity textile dyeing and dye-effluent treatment with biological methods — bio-based indigo reduction and enzymatic indigo routes, microbial pigments, and biological decolorization of dye effluent — instead of sodium dithionite reduction, aniline-derived synthetic indigo and untreated/chemically treated dye effluent Replaces: Sodium dithionite (hydrosulfite) for indigo vat reduction, synthetic indigo made from aniline (traces of aniline in dyed denim), some azo …	CHEM
D1	Recovered phosphorus (struvite and other recovered phosphates from biological wastewater and digester streams) instead of fertilizer made from cadmium-bearing phosphate rock Replaces: A share of DAP/MAP/superphosphate made from mined phosphate rock; chemical P-removal with iron and aluminium salts at treatment plants …	AGROCHEM
D1	Biological wastewater treatment and bio-coagulants instead of alum, ferric chloride and synthetic polyelectrolytes Replaces: Aluminium sulfate (alum) and PAC coagulants; ferric chloride; synthetic polyacrylamide flocculants (residual acrylamide monomer); part of …	WATER
D2	Cassava mealybug classical biological control with Anagyrus lopezi instead of insecticides Replaces: Insecticide spraying (rarely affordable for smallholders) and uncontrolled crop losses from the invasive cassava mealybug in Africa	CLASSIC
D2	Crop residues (rice and wheat straw, cane trash) managed by in-situ incorporation with microbial decomposers, mulching and collection for biogas/bio-CNG instead of open-field burning Replaces: Open burning of rice/wheat straw and sugarcane trash to clear fields between crops; pre-harvest cane burning	AGROCHEM

3 · How to implement 4 steps

1
Isolate strains
Select and isolate functional microbial strains.
2
Formulate
Match and formulate the strains with ingredients such as organic matter.
3
Test
Run pot experiments, then field tests under the evaluation protocols.
4
Register
Complete product registration.

4 · Who delivers

Matched suppliers (matched automatically)

Abtec	India	Research / RTO	active
EGAVET	Egypt	Research / RTO	active
EnviroWay BioScience Pvt Ltd	India	Services / consulting	active
EcoFix Kenya Ltd (EFK)	Kenya	Producer	active
SONKUL AGRO INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD.	India	Services / consulting	active
Supersol Biotechnology Inc.	Turkey	Producer	active
Meihua Biological 梅花生物 (SSE 600873)	China	Research / RTO	active
PT. Central Proteina Prima, Tbk	Indonesia	Producer	active
YASCAI AND FAMILY PLC	Ethiopia	Producer	active
IPL Biologicals	India	Producer	active
NSL Sugars	India	Research / RTO	active
Novobac	China	Producer	active

Leading companies and institutes (from the brief)

Providers named in the sources: Nanjing Ningliang Biological Engineering, Shanghai Lvle, Shenyang Research Institute of Chemical Industry and Shandong Maikezhen Biological Technology, plus academic institutions. Others are matched by the portal under Fertilisers & plant nutrition.

5 · Rules & route to market

Route into Russia / EAEU: EAC · EAEU accredited bodies / Rosakkreditatsiya
declaration registered within 3 working days (testing extra); certification longer
Information, not legal advice — confirm the procedure for your product. (2026-10-06)

United States

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no the US regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

European Union

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no the EU regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

China

In China the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs governs these products with standards such as NY/T 2321-2013, requiring product registration and field testing under set evaluation protocols.

6 · Money: tenders & grants

Grant	Replacing hazardous substances in biocidal products European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days
Grant	Enhancing ecodesign and circularity of construction products European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days
Grant	Innovative biotechnologies to restore soil health and improve agricultural competitiveness and resilience European Commission · EU	Apr 8, 2027 174 days

7 · Tech stack & innovations

Main risks from the sources: biosafety of the microbial strains, possible toxicity from raw materials such as waste, inconsistent performance across environments, and economics tied to short shelf life.

Sources 4

Cn.agropages.com — cn.agropages.com 2026-10-16
Sinochem.com — www.sinochem.com 2026-10-16
Pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 2026-10-16
Dcz china.org — www.dcz-china.org 2026-10-16