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Sand to Green Wins Grant for AgriTech Innovation

AgriTech Chemicals and Fertilizers

Business Honor
20 May, 2025

Sand to Green receives a $50,000 grant for their creative AgriTech project that turns degraded land into productive, fertile farmland.

At the DeepTech Summit 2025, held at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Benguerir, a Moroccan agrotechnology startup called Sand to Green was awarded a $50,000 grant in the Green Economy category. The startup is leading the way with an innovative solution to turning degraded land into productive farmland through the use of advanced agricultural technologies.

Founded in 2021, Sand to Green utilizes a new blend of satellite-based land valuation, regenerative agroforestry, and sun-powered desalination to rehabilitate arid lands. Through its AgriTech strategy, it tackles two of the world's biggest issues—climate resilience and food security—while alleviating Africa's reliance on imported food.

The firm's recent investment will drive growth in Africa, the Middle East, and Southern Europe. CEO and co-founder Benjamin Rombaut characterized the grant as "a turning point," saying that it confirms the application of deep tech to ecosystem regeneration and sustainable agriculture.

Sand to Green is also capitalizing on Morocco's growing digital agriculture market, funded by government and the World Bank. Morocco's $12.39 billion agriculture market size presents genuine opportunities for scalable AgriTech solutions.

What sets the company apart is its integration of advanced environmental intelligence—climate patterns, soil types, and topography—with traditional agricultural knowledge. This enables the design of tailor-made agroecological systems crafted with local farmers and communities in partnership. Its approach includes sustainable production of crops (e.g., nuts, herbs, and grains), consulting, land development, and carbon credit creation.

Seed investors such as Norway's Katapult and the Catalyst Fund support Sand to Green, which is supported by NextAfrica, pan-African accelerator, and Paris-based STATION F.

By integrating technology with traditional knowledge, Sand to Green is leading the way to land regeneration, improved food systems, and sustainable economic opportunities in the face of climate change.