Mumbai, June 4 -- Biochar is a stable, carbon-rich material produced through pyrolysis, where agricultural crop residue is heated in a low-oxygen environment. Unlike conventional disposal methods or open burning of crop residue, which contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, biochar locks carbon in a stable form for hundreds of years while improving soil health and agricultural productivity.

With a processing capacity of more than 50 metric tonnes of agricultural and fruit processing residue per day, the Jalgaon plant stands among the world's largest single-unit biochar reactors, placing India at the forefront of the global biochar and carbon removal movement. The Jalgaon plant is the first of multiple biochar reactors, with additional un...