Punjab Agricultural University’s Punjab Agri Business Incubator (PABI) incubated startup “CRASTE – Innovating Sustainable Materials from Crop Residue” has done marvels by featuring on the national platform “Bharat Ke Super Founders – Season 1, Episode 2” on Amazon MX Player.
During the episode, CRASTE showcased its innovative climate-first manufacturing model and successfully secured investment support, highlighting the growing national recognition for sustainable agribusiness innovations emerging from Punjab. This achievement reflects CRASTE’s strong commitment to developing eco-friendly materials from agricultural residues, while creating scalable solutions for environmental sustainability and rural economic value creation. The feature also underscores the rising impact of startup incubation support in enabling grassroots innovations to reach national and global platforms.
Dr MS Bhullar, Director of Extension Education, congratulated the entire CRASTE team for this remarkable milestone and wishes them continued success in scaling sustainable manufacturing solutions from Bharat to the world.
Dr TS Riar, Principal Investigator, PABI, extended heartiest congratulations to the team CRASTE. “This recognition at a national platform is a testament to their innovation strength and persistence. We are proud to support startups that create real environmental and economic impact,” he said.
Dr Poonam Sachdev, Co-PI, PABI, observed, “CRASTE’s journey reflects the power of innovation-driven agribusiness entrepreneurship. Wishing the team continued growth and larger impact in the sustainable materials sector.”
The team PABI in their message to the winning startup said, “Congratulations Team CRASTE! Your achievement inspires young agripreneurs and validates the importance of climate-focused innovation. Keep scaling and creating impact.”