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AgriCortex Explainers · No. 3 · Interactive

The Unclosed Loop India's residue-to-protein loop leaks at six points. This is where it stands in 2026 — what's already moved since the 2025 baseline, who's building each fix, and what the next five years to 2031 could close. Drag the timeline to travel from 2025 to 2031.

2025 baseline → 2026 today → 2031 horizon
Viewing: 2026 · today
20252026 ·today20272028202920302031
Gaps close at their scheme's target year — targets, not guarantees. Watch the meters respond.
Loop integrity
10%
loop repair vs 2031 targets (schematic)
Still leaking / year
92 Mt
residue burned · ₹92,651 cr post-harvest lost
Value captured (smart protein)
$42M
domestic smart-protein value realised
The six leak points — tap for the fix
How to read it: Leaking — the circuit is broken here and feedstock or value spills out. Being built — a government scheme is closing the gap. Closed — the flow completes and value moves on. The gold arc at the top is where income & nutrients return to the farm.
On the timeline: 2025 is the baseline, 2026 is today, and 2031 is the five-year horizon. Every gap opens a panel with what's moved since 2025, who in the private sector is building it, and what's expected next.
Independent analysis · Not investment advice. An AgriCortex explainer by Dr. Nitika Mukhi · agricortex.in · v3.0 · reviewed July 2026. Baseline 2025 · today 2026 · horizon 2031. Losses are drawn from official figures (dated, indicative, not like-for-like). Close-years and "next 5 years" are scheme target horizons or AgriCortex estimates — directional signposts, not commitments or guarantees, and real build-out will vary. Figures labelled measured / projection / estimate per source. © AgriCortex 2026 — share with attribution.
SOURCES · MNRE / NPMCR & SATAT-CBG, 2G ethanol, MoPNG Gobardhan / CBG Blending Obligation (residue) · MoFPI PMKSY / SAMPADA & Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (post-harvest, storage) · FCI (storage) · DA&FW AgriStack / Digital Agriculture Mission & Biomass Aggregation Machinery (midstream) · DBT BioE3, BIRAC biofoundry & National Biofoundry Network 2025 (conversion) · Laurus Bio, DBT/PIB bioeconomy ~$165.7B 2024 (localisation) · GFI & GFI India (inputs, smart protein, startup ecosystem) · GFI India × Deloitte (smart-protein projection) · McKinsey (scale-up) · EC Protein Action Plan (EU mirror). Concept & illustration original — no third-party marks used.
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