Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Farms lose significant value each season through unsold produce and the disposal of organic waste, which also removes nutrients that could enrich the soil. Transporting or dumping this waste adds additional costs, while rising fertilizer prices increase operating expenses.
Solution
CForge provides modular, containerised on‑farm systems that convert unsold produce and agricultural waste into liquid organic fertilizer, soil carbon products, and renewable biogas energy. The process uses a contained anaerobic bio‑conversion that extracts key nutrients (N, P, K) for fertilizer and captures biogas for on‑site power generation. By operating directly on the farm, the system eliminates transport and disposal logistics, returning nutrients to the soil and reducing reliance on purchased inputs. The modular design scales to match waste volumes and requires minimal labor after installation, delivering measurable cost savings and a quick return on investment. CForge’s solution enables a circular agriculture model, keeping resources on‑farm to improve soil health, lower input costs, and enhance farm resilience.
Target Audience
Primary customers are commercial horticulture and mixed‑crop farms that generate significant unsold produce or organic waste and seek to reduce fertilizer purchases, disposal costs, and energy expenses.
Features
- Containerised, modular units that can be deployed on existing farm infrastructure without major construction
- Anaerobic bio‑conversion process that breaks down organic waste to produce biogas for on‑site energy generation
- Nutrient extraction technology that recovers nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium into a liquid organic fertilizer
- Production of soil carbon amendments to improve soil structure and long‑term productivity
- Low‑labour operation with automated feeding and processing, requiring minimal ongoing human intervention
- Scalable sizing to match varying waste volumes and future farm growth
- Integrated system monitoring for performance tracking and quick ROI assessment