Soldiers of the soil, restoring the land they served
A circular bio-economy that turns invasive Prosopis Juliflora into fertile carbon-rich soil — powered by India's ex-servicemen and built to scale nationwide.
“Every acre of land that we can convert to organic is a service to The Mother Earth.”
Sainya Krishi was born from a simple conviction: that the discipline, integrity and leadership of India’s ex-servicemen can be turned toward healing the very land they served to protect.
We convert invasive Prosopis Juliflora — a crisis choking our commons — into biochar that restores soil, creates rural livelihoods for Ex-Servicemen and their families, and locks away carbon for centuries.
This is a circular bio-economy built for scale: from one unit in Villupuram to a national mission of regeneration.
Leadership team
Driving strategy, finance, markets and growth for Sainya Krishi.
Major Ved Prakash Sharma (Retd.)
A retired Army Major and IIT Kanpur alumnus, he founded Sainya Krishi to turn the discipline and leadership of India’s ex-servicemen toward healing the land. He builds biodiverse natural farms with biochar, circular-economy practice and carbon credits.
LinkedInAyushi Sharma
A systems thinker focused on bringing appropriate technology to rural India, with a commitment to building livelihoods for rural women, youth and war widows. She previously worked on solar microgrids at SunMoksha Power and holds a Master’s in Energy Strategies from MINES ParisTech.
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Shrihari
A postgraduate in Finance with over 40 years in investment banking and strategic advisory, spanning M&A, cross-border investments, structured debt, private credit and joint ventures. He spent more than 15 years in the UAE and has guided start-ups and SMEs through their growth with tailored financing and strategic advice.
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Sandeep Gupta, CFA
More than 15 years in investing, fundraising and building ventures, including Lucretius and co-founding BHIVE Alts. An IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, angel investor and long-time volunteer with CFA Society India, he shapes the numbers behind the mission: how our verticals make money, how partners are structured and how we fund growth.
LinkedInSyed Asaad Jawaid
A business consultant and commercial leader with over 20 years across Oman, the GCC, the UK and India. He represents Sainya Krishi in Oman through Turbat Al Rawad LLC, leading GCC market entry and expansion, and is Director of Inaya International LLC, working with corporate, government and institutional stakeholders.
LinkedInKrushna Jawadwar
Former Co-Founder of Herbs Magic, a bootstrapped consumer brand he grew to 60+ stores and 10+ online platforms. He brings hands-on experience launching AI-powered products and leading technology and marketing teams, with expertise in e-commerce, growth marketing, customer retention and business automation.
LinkedInThe team on the ground
Farm operations, biochar production, agroecology and export trade.
Lt Col Ishwar G Doddamani
Forty years of experience: twenty as an Infantry officer and twenty in the corporate sector, with operational responsibility across logistics and agriculture. From a farming family and with agri-tech experience, he brings expertise in drones, precision farming, mechanisation and farmland management.
LinkedInNavaneethan
Over 16 years across financial operations, agri-tech and sustainable agriculture. A specialist in biochar preparation, activation and enrichment, including co-composting with organic compost, he runs farmland development, polyhouse, irrigation and landscaping projects, and compost, vermicompost and bio-input production.
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Nitin Murali
Founder and Director of N3R Genesis, which exports Indian seafood and paneer to Mauritius, Seychelles and Réunion. He earlier headed the International Desk at FINCORP in Oman, holds a Master’s in Finance from RMIT University, and brings a trade network across Oman, the Middle East and Africa.
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Raja Ganesh M
A trained permaculture farm designer with over two decades in natural, regenerative and sustainable agriculture. He has facilitated 300+ training programmes and 50+ farm-design initiatives, including large farmland development and ecovillages, co-created Nedunal, School of Sustainable Ecosystems, and writes on farming in Tamil.
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Chandan M
A horticulture graduate who rose from Coordinator to Farm Manager, overseeing 50+ acres of farmland. He brings hands-on expertise in nursery development, protected cultivation and natural farming, with strong field observation, manpower management, and soil, nutrient and post-harvest know-how.
LinkedInBoard of advisors
Guided by experts in biochar science, defence governance and international business.
Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy
A pioneer of biochar in India with over 20 years in biochar innovation, sustainable agriculture and environmental restoration, across 18+ Indian states and assignments in Afghanistan and Indonesia. Founder of Biochar Academy and Biochar Channel, and Founder President of the Progressive Biochar Society.
LinkedInLt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar
Former Vice Chief of Army Staff, providing strategic counsel on institutional governance, Ex-Servicemen welfare and large-scale defence community engagement.
Brig. Athul Sharma (Retd.)
A retired Army Brigadier with 35 years in defence information and communication technology, with expertise in cyber security, electronic warfare and project, resource and change management. Since retiring he has led international business across varied domains.
Our office in Bengaluru
Our plant is at Mattur Village, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu.
Unit 1 — Mattur Village, Villupuram
A precisely engineered standard unit designed for replication across India — from feedstock yard to BEC packaging.
Who we supply
Milestones that validate the model
AWPO MoU Signed
Army Welfare Placement Organisation — national ESM placement.
Puro.earth Field Visit
Biochar CORC standard field assessment completed, May 2026.
Aavishkaar Carbon Platform
Carbon MRV & offtake partnership confirmed.
MRC Coonoor Training
ESM training facility approved — 90–120 ESMs per year.
Villupuram District Support
In-principle 500-acre Juliflora wasteland lease.
APCNF / Samunnati
FPO financing and BEC market-linkage partners.