The evidence, in the field.

Circular bioeconomy use case · Haridwar, Uttarakhand

Cow dung to clean energy and regenerative fertiliser

Carbovardhak Flow integrated with a farmer producer organisation’s 1 TPD cow-dung biogas plant and farm-input value chain, with strategic guidance from Setu Aayog.

• SiteSherpur Khelmou gram panchayat, Narsan block, Haridwar · implemented by the host FPO and XEN Agritech
• CropSugarcane Co 0238, enriched LFOM delivered through existing furrow irrigation
• Interim resultTaller cane (visual estimate 50–60%), denser canopy, deeper green and more uniform growth than raw-LFOM control. Final yield needs plot harvest.
• Independent characterisationIIT Roorkee: enriched LFOM TOC 7.22%, organic matter 13.18%, N 956 mg/L, P 122 mg/L, pH 7.61

More validations

Yield, grade and resilience

• Red chilli · Nellore, APControl 20–22 q/acre → XEN 45 q/acre, export-quality harvest from Season 1
• Watermelon · Chikhli, MH70% Grade-III baseline → 75% Grade-I harvest; average weight 5.5 kg
• Orange · Amravati, MHCitrus black spot: 40% of crop infested (control) → 2% (XEN)
• Pomegranate · Nashik, MHFruit setting 50–70 → 90–120 per plant
• Coconut · Coimbatore, TNFruit setting 180 → 250 per tree within 6 months
• Turmeric · Nanded, MHAbout 60% higher production and heavier fingers
• Banana · Krishnanagar, WB90% less banana skipper larvae and hailstorm damage