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Rebooting Economy 56: Why India should follow agricultural development-led industrialisation growth model

Date：Jan. 18, 2021 Category：Markets

Further, India's investment in agriculture has seen a fall. Agriculture's share of gross capital formation (GCF) fell from 8.5% of the total GCF of economy in F...

German agrochemicals major Bayer to enter India's home garden segment

Date：Dec. 11, 2020 Category：Companies

Bayer CropScience India

German agrochemicals major Bayer on Thursday said it is entering India's home garden segment with mini packs of Seminis Vegetable Seeds, to provide rural farmer...

Indian Govt plans to boost organic farming by doubling allocation, but experts say it's anti Swadeshi

Date：Jul. 9, 2020 Category：Markets

In a major push to organic farming in the country, the Agriculture Ministry has proposed to double the allocation for the sector to Rs 1,300 crore annually. The...

Bayer-Monsanto: Power of Two

Date：Jan. 9, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

In India, the world's fourth-largest producer of agrochemicals, things have been calm. The merger, in fact, is progressing smoothly, with Bayer and Monsanto man...

Insecticides India to focus on next-gen crop protection products

Date：Dec. 5, 2019 Category：Companies

Insecticides (India) Limited

Insecticides (India) Limited, one of the top domestic crop protection companies, is planning to phase out old molecules and will launch in-house developed next-...

Modi govt tasks agriculture council to ready crop plan for the entire country

Date：Sep. 6, 2019 Category：Markets

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has asked Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) to prepare a comprehensive crop plan for India. A committee ...

India budgets 2019:PM-KISAN to benefit 15 crore farmers

Date：Jun. 3, 2019 Category：Markets

PM Narendra Modi's cabinet, in its first meeting of the new term, made big moves for farmers and traders. The cabinet has decided to extend the PM-KISAN scheme ...

D Narain to lead Bayer South Asia, oversee integration with Monsanto in India

Date：Nov. 16, 2018 Category：Companies

Duraiswami Narain has been appointed as the Senior Bayer Representative for South Asia and Vice Chairman & Managing Director for Bayer CropScience Limited, with...

Bayer-Monsanto to expand links with small farmers in India post merger

Date：Sep. 19, 2018 Category：Companies

Global seed major Monsanto, which globally merged into global healthcare and crop protection giant Bayer but is yet to have the integration in place in India, h...

India:Committee on Doubling Farmers Income suggests overhaul of crop input registration

Date：Apr. 20, 2018 Category：Markets

India Committee on Doubling Farmers Income (DFI) has called for an overhaul of the registration process for crop inputs like pesticides to ensure speedy availab...

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India farmer organisations to begin nationwide campaign for implementation of MSP

Date：Nov. 23, 2017 Category：Markets

All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), a coalition of 184 farmer organisations, will begin a nationwide campaign to ensure minimum support p...

Monsanto India looks to grow by three times in next 5 years

Date：Sep. 24, 2014 Category：Companies

Shilpa Divekar Nirula took over the mantle of CEO at Monsanto India last month. Passionate about agriculture, Nirula is presiding over a company that is transfo...

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