Agfel

Fertilizer manufacturing consultants

We help fertilizer manufacturers build products that work in the field, not just in the lab.

We help fertilizer manufacturers and agribusinesses design, test and scale better fertilizer products, using science that has already been proven on real farms. We built our own fertilizer brand from scratch and won national innovation awards doing it. Now we bring that research and process to manufacturers who want the same result.

Fertilizer research and production

10+

Years of applied R&D

20+

Published and presented studies

4

National innovation awards

2

University research partnerships

How we work

From raw by-product to a documented, field tested fertilizer

This is the same process we followed to build our own fertilizer line. We now run it for manufacturers who want a proven path instead of a long trial and error cycle.

Step 1

Raw by-product

Shrimp, shellfish and fish waste collected from processing sites.

Step 2

Breakdown

Autolysis, enzymes or biofloc conditions break the waste down.

Step 3

Formulation

The recovered material is blended into a hybrid fertilizer formula.

Step 4

Field validation

The formula is trial tested on a real crop before it goes further.

Step 5

Client product

A documented, field proven fertilizer ready for production.

What we do

Consulting built around fertilizer manufacturing

A short list of where we help most. See the full list of services for details on each one.

Fertilizer Formulation & Product Development

Fertilizer Formulation & Product Development

We help manufacturers design new fertilizer blends and hybrid liquid fertilizers, then take each formula from lab bench to field trial before it goes to market.

  • Nutrient efficiency formulas that reduce conventional fertilizer input without lowering yield
  • Hybrid liquid fertilizer development, including value-added additives to standard urea and MOP
  • Lab testing followed by small plot and full field trials
Waste to Fertilizer Value Chains

Waste to Fertilizer Value Chains

We turn fisheries, shellfish and farm by-products into organic and hybrid fertilizer inputs, and help you build the process to do it reliably.

  • Assessment of available by-product streams and their fertilizer potential
  • Process design for converting shrimp, shellfish and fish waste into usable inputs
  • Quality testing and nutrient profiling of by-product derived fertilizers
Drone & Precision Application Design

Drone & Precision Application Design

We design fertilizers built for drone and precision application, so your product fits modern spraying equipment instead of fighting it.

  • Formulation for drone-compatible viscosity and droplet behaviour
  • Application rate guidance to cut input volume while protecting yield
  • Field validation under real spraying conditions

Proof, not promises

Our own hybrid formulation cut input needs without cutting yield

This is the real result from our Hybrid Nitro and Hybrid Bandi fertilizers, applied at 1.5 and 0.75 litres per acre. It is the same formulation approach we now use in client projects.

+400 to 500 kg yield per acre

reported in field use, alongside the input reduction below

Input reduction achieved per acre

46 kgUreakg less per acre
24 kgMOPkg less per acre

Research

Research that has already been through the field

A sample of the studies and awards behind our work. Every recommendation we make traces back to a trial, a paper or a prototype we built ourselves.

Hybrid Liquid Fertilizer That Adds Value to UreaAward

2024

Hybrid Liquid Fertilizer That Adds Value to Urea

Instead of asking farmers to replace urea, our team built a liquid fertilizer that adds value to it. The formula improves how well the plant uses the nitrogen that is already being applied, which means less fertilizer is needed for the same result. This approach won the Best Innovation Award in the chemicals category at Industry Expo 2024, one of South Asia's largest industrial exhibitions, and it later became the foundation of our own Hybrid Nitro and Hybrid Bandi product line.

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Fertilizer Designed for Drone ApplicationAward

2024

Fertilizer Designed for Drone Application

Most fertilizers are formulated for hand or machine spreading, not for drone spraying. We designed a fertilizer specifically for drone application, with the droplet behaviour and concentration it needs to work from the air. The project took first place in the eco-friendly fertilizer category at Agri Revolution 2024, run by Sri Lanka's Ministry of Agriculture, and came out of several years of joint research with Uva Wellassa University.

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Prototype Shellfish Waste Processing MachineAward

2023

Prototype Shellfish Waste Processing Machine

Before shellfish waste can become fertilizer, it has to be processed, and doing that by hand does not scale. As co-investigator, our founder helped design and build a prototype machine for processing shellfish waste. The project received a commendation from the Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy as part of the National Awards for Excellence in Agriculture Research 2023. This is the same equipment design experience we now bring to clients who need to move from raw by-product to usable fertilizer input.

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Ready to build your next fertilizer product on real evidence?

Tell us about your manufacturing goals and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.

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