Yes. Our kilns are designed for low smoke, stable burning, and safe operation with basic training. Village Champions guide every farmer during the first few uses.
Cotton stalks, pigeonpea sticks, maize cobs, castor sticks, and many other dry crop residues common in Indian farms.
This depends on the deployment model and partner. In some cases, farmers co-invest; in others, NGOs/CSR support the initial deployment.
Farmers produce biochar as per training. KarbonShift or its partners purchase the biochar at agreed prices or exchange it for soil enhancement inputs.
Yes. Farmers can choose to apply biochar to their own soil (for long-term soil health) or sell some/all of it through the buyback program.
No. Data can be collected by Village Champions. The future app will make things easier, but it’s not mandatory for farmers.
No. KarbonShift is built primarily for small and marginal farmers, especially in rainfed areas.
Once a fabricator is onboarded and a few Champions are trained, a village can start demos within weeks, depending on season and residue availability.
