Three years ago, when representatives from Sukhbir Agro approached farmers in Punjab proposing they sell their farm waste to the company to generate bio-energy, no one believed them.

“They proposed to buy our waste… We didn’t believe them,” said Amolak Singh, a farmer.

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However, as the farmers slowly came around to the idea the green benefits of this move became apparent.