S5.Ep7: Rethinking Feedstocks with Dr. Amit Arora, Dr. Lene Lange & Shilpa

In this episode of Imagine India, we explore the Feedstock Project with Dr. Amit Arora (IIT Bombay), Dr. Lene Lange (LL Bioeconomy) and Shilpa Sonarwal (IIT Bombay). Together, they discuss how agricultural residues can be transformed into valuable feedstocks that create new livelihoods, strengthen rural economies and accelerate India's transition towards a circular bioeconomy. The conversation examines why millions of tonnes of biological resources continue to go underutilised, how decentralized biorefineries and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) could unlock new economic opportunities, and why international collaboration is essential to tackling interconnected challenges such as climate change, food security and biodiversity loss. Through the Feedstock Project, the guests demonstrate how research, entrepreneurship and community knowledge can come together to turn overlooked resources into lasting impact. Looking ahead to 2036, they imagine an India where circularity is no longer a buzzword but a default design principle, where agricultural by-products fuel innovation instead of becoming waste, and where local communities play a central role in building a more resilient and sustainable future.