Mengcao

What Mengcao does

Mengcao Ecological Environment (Group) Co., Ltd. (蒙草生态环境（集团）股份有限公司, szse:300355) is a Chinese publicly listed ecological restoration company headquartered in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, with operations spanning the "Three North" engineering zones and an emerging international footprint in Mongolia. Founded in 1995 and operating with 501-1,000 employees, Mengcao specializes in the R&D, production, and deployment of native plant-based ecological restoration systems targeting desertification, grassland degradation, mine remediation, and saline-alkali land treatment across northern China.

The company's core technology stack integrates four capabilities into a "seed-technology-machinery-management" (种技机管) platform: (1) an ecological seed package system that combines 113 proprietary grass varieties with water-retaining polymers, organic fertilizer, and microbial inoculants formulated using "one place, one formula" (一地一方) customization; (2) an ecological big data platform integrating satellite remote sensing, UAV aerial surveys, and ground-based investigation to deliver precision restoration planning at square-kilometer or square-meter granularity; (3) AI-powered smart machinery including unmanned seed rope sowing robots, laser weeding robots, and sand barrier laying machines with multi-sensor fusion SLAM localization and SWEET OS real-time control (5cm motion accuracy); and (4) a germplasm resource bank covering 2,300+ plant species, 65,000+ germplasm samples, and 1.65 million soil samples, which functions as the founding asset of the nationally designated Grass Industry Technology Innovation Center.

Mengcao generates revenue primarily through government project contracting (B2G), supplemented by sales of seed and seedling products, smart machinery, and technology licensing. Project work is secured through official government tendering platforms (China Procurement and Bidding Network) with forestry and grassland bureaus, environmental management agencies, and state-owned mining enterprises across Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Tibet, Gansu, Ningxia, Shanxi, and Ordos. Pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed. The company has cumulatively restored approximately 33 million mu (≈5.5 million acres) of degraded land and operates 280,000 mu of seed breeding bases producing 4,500 tons of grass seed and 300-500 million seedlings annually. Strategic positioning is anchored by Mengcao's role as the lead entity behind China's only national-level Grass Industry Technology Innovation Center, with 727 authorized patents, 522 established standards, and 6 national new plant variety rights supporting a national platform strategy for the grass industry.

Name

Mengcao

Legal name

蒙草生态环境（集团）股份有限公司

Website

https://mengcao.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Mengcao (szse:300355) is a Chinese ecological restoration company that develops native grass seed packages, AI-powered restoration machinery, and ecological big data systems for government-led desertification control, grassland restoration, and mine remediation projects across northern China and emerging Belt and Road markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Shenzhen

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ecological Restoration Project Contracts: Primary revenue stream from government-contracted ecological restoration projects, including desertification control, grassland restoration, and mine site remediation under the 'Three North' (三北) engineering initiative and related national ecological programs.
2. Seed and Seedling Products: Sales of proprietary grass seed varieties (113+ varieties with independent IP rights), seed packages, seedling products, and forage grass. Includes breeding stock sales, seed processing services, and seed package products for ecological and agricultural applications.
3. Smart Machinery and Equipment: Sales and leasing of proprietary smart machinery including unmanned sowing robots, sand barrier laying machines, AI-powered weeding machines, and specialized ecological restoration equipment.
4. Technology Licensing and Standards Services: Licensing of proprietary technologies, technical standards (522 standards established), and technical consultation services for ecological restoration projects. Includes standards development contracts with government bodies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mengcao provides government-contracted ecological restoration services for degraded grassland, desertified land, saline-alkali areas, and mine-damaged sites across China's northern regions. The company develops and sells customized native plant seed packages, proprietary grass varieties (113+ varieties), AI-powered unmanned restoration machinery, and seedlings, supported by an ecological big data platform integrating satellite, drone, and ground-based remote sensing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 小草诺亚方舟 (Little Noah's Ark): Plant germplasm resource bank project - a world-class plant germplasm gene bank built by Mengcao to preserve native plant genetic resources
• 蒙草·草博园
• 蒙草种业中心

Products and services

• Ecological Seed Packages (生态种子包) Customized 'one place, one formula' seed packages combining trees, shrubs, and grasses with water-retaining polymers, organic fertilizer, and microbial inoculants. Designed for government clients and land managers restoring degraded grassland, sandy land, mine sites, and saline-alkali soil. Variants include Northern Courtyard Seed Package (北方小院), Family Pasture Seed Package (家庭牧场), Multi-functional Ecological Grassland Seed Package (多功能生态草地), and Mine Restoration Seed Package (矿山修复).
• AI-Powered Smart Restoration Machinery (智能装备) Proprietary unmanned ecological restoration equipment including unmanned seed rope sowing robots, laser weeding robots, autonomous sand barrier laying machines, and tracked shrub pruning machines. 10 categories with 1,300+ units deployed, featuring multi-sensor fusion SLAM localization and SWEET OS real-time control with 5cm motion accuracy. Used on government-contracted desertification control and restoration projects.
• Grassland Ecological Restoration Services (生态修复) End-to-end grassland restoration services including site assessment using satellite-air-ground remote sensing, native seed package formulation, mechanized sowing with smart equipment, and post-restoration management. Delivered primarily through government contracts under China's 'Three North' (三北) engineering initiative. Approximately 33 million mu (近3300万亩) of ecological land restored cumulatively.
• Mine Site Remediation Services (矿山修复) Ecological restoration of open-pit and abandoned mine sites using native plant ecological restoration integration technology. Includes project work at century-old Zhalainuoer open-pit mining area and Baiyun Ebo mining area combining humanistic landscape with ecological recovery.
• Happy Little Grass (快乐小草) Turf and Sports Field Grass Branded turf grass products for building sports fields (建球场) and creating green spaces (造绿地). Marketed to municipal governments, urban developers, and sports facility clients.
• Desertification Control Services (防沙治沙) Integrated sand control services using Haloxylon ammodendron (梭梭) afforestation, ecological seed packages, and AI unmanned sand barrier machinery. Includes the 400-hectare science and technology desertification control demonstration zone in Mongolia's South Gobi Province (under Oyu Tolgoi partnership) and projects in Ulan Buh Desert.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vegetation coverage in treated sandy land reaches 45%–55% after 3 years; forage yield exceeds 75 kg/mu; bare sand area reduced by 90%+ (浑善达克沙地)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Oyu Tolgoi LLC (奥尤陶勒盖)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026In 2026, Oyu Tolgoi and Mengcao signed an agreement to implement a Haloxylon ammodendron (梭梭) afforestation ecological restoration project in the Gobi region of Mongolia. A 400-hectare science and technology desertification control comprehensive demonstration zone is being established to promote new products, technologies, and models for sustainable desertification control. Future collaboration is planned in ecological environmental protection and green sustainable development.
• 中国农业大学 (China Agricultural University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Joint research collaboration with China Agricultural University to explore pollen regulation technology applications on native artemisia communities in the敕勒川国家草原自然公园. This technology aims to reduce pollen allergy risk from the source while fully preserving the ecological functions of wind-breaking, sand-fixation, and soil and water conservation of native artemisia communities.
• 青海省林业和草原局 (Qinghai Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Signed a cooperation agreement in September 2025 to jointly conduct scientific research and technological innovation in desertification comprehensive prevention and 'Three North' key ecological engineering. The partnership focuses on grass seed supply, sand control equipment application, and product technology innovation for Qinghai's high-cold, high-altitude conditions. Qinghai's Vice Administrator Han Qiang noted expectations to introduce Mengcao's sand control machinery and technology products.
• 内蒙古农业大学 (Inner Mongolia Agricultural University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Long-standing breeding partnership with Inner Mongolia Agricultural University. Jointly developed multiple proprietary grass varieties including Mengnong No. 4 ice grass (蒙农4号冰草) and others. The university serves as a key academic partner for grass seed breeding research and talent cultivation.
• 草业国家技术创新中心 (National Grassland Technology Innovation Center)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023获科学技术部、农业农村部、国家林业和草原局共同批复支持建设。蒙草作为中心建设牵头单位，联合国内外草业科技力量，聚焦国家生态安全、粮食安全重大战略需求，开展草产业关键核心技术攻关，推动成果转化与产业化。

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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