Special Report

Published: Sep 30, 2022
Updated: Sep 30, 2022

Gencrest: Biotech firm drives innovation in agri sector with sustainable solutions

Being in a consumer economy is quite challenging as rising output without consideration for the environment is paving the way for a perilous future. “Sustainability is everyone’s responsibility,” states Ravi Agrawal, chairman, Gencrest, which is part of the Samta group of companies. Gencrest is a fully integrated, research- and innovation-driven biotech company. With its headquarters and R&D centre in Mumbai, the company has a manufacturing unit in Bhusawal, Maharashtra. The company’s main focus is to create an agro-value chain by upcycling agriculture waste and creating economic value for the farmer community. “The Gencrest company is on a mission to create sustainable solutions for everyday life. From sustainable fibres to bioethanol, Gencrest believes in developing green solutions for a better tomorrow,” says Vinay Gupta, CEO.

Mr Gupta adds, “To walk the vision, Gencrest has been driving pathVinay Gupta, CEO Ravi Agrawal, CMD breaking product innovations through enzymatic solutions. These are undertaken at the in-house R&D centre at Mumbai and Bangalore in India and at Philadelphia in the US. These research centres work in synergy with different leading institutes for designing and developing multiple novel, sustainble products.”

FRUITS OF R&D

Excessive use of chemicals will make it difficult to cultivate crops in the near future, he notes. “Although we cannot completely eradicate chemicals from our lives, we may surely lessen their impact by modifying processes through incorporation of enzymatic technology. The environment-friendly brands —Vybrana, the conscious fibre, and Agrosatva, the biostimulant — were developed with this goal in mind,” he says.

AGRI REVOLUTION

Today, trash really is treasure. This reality has been recognised by scientists, academicians, sustainability experts and intellectuals, who are now working hard to establish that agri-biomass is the new currency. “These innovations are capable of bringing about a revolution,” concludes Mr Agrawal.