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Rallis India’s strategy rejig pays off, all eyes now on kharif 2020

Date：Jan. 22, 2020 Category：Companies

Agrochemicals maker Rallis India Ltd gained 20% in the last three trading sessions, adding ₹798 crore to its market capitalization. The Street was impressed wi...

Moody’s change of outlook reinforces concerns of sluggish recovery at UPL

Date：Nov. 28, 2019 Category：Companies

UPL Limited

The agency has flagged off the weaker-than-expected operating performance of the UPL Group as the reason behind the change in outlook. The holding company UPL c...

As business slows, Arysta acquisition benefits look distant for UPL investors

Date：Nov. 11, 2019 Category：Companies

UPL Limited

When UPL Ltd announced the $4.2 billion Arysta LifeScience Inc. acquisition last year, investors cheered the move as the move was expected to catapult the compa...

India: Not all sunshine and rainbows for agricultural input providers

Date：Sep. 2, 2019 Category：Markets

The late revival in monsoon rains has brought a much-required reprieve for agricultural input providers. The delay in the onset of the monsoon has impacted sale...

UPL feels the heat of turbulence in global agrochemical market

Date：Aug. 2, 2019 Category：Companies

UPL Limited

UPL Ltd confirmed market fears by reporting a subdued beginning to FY20 with revenue growth of 7% in the June quarter. The revenue includes the contribution fro...

India: Weak kharif season ups earnings challenges for agrochemical companies

Date：Jul. 23, 2019 Category：Companies

Rallis India Limited

Insufficient rainfall in several parts of the country has delayed sowing, which was down 6.8% as of last week, as compared to this time last year A monsoon fai...

Panel of CMs proposes linking central funds with Indian agri reforms

Date：Jul. 19, 2019 Category：Regulations

A panel of chief ministers is considering a proposal to link major Central government fund transfers with the pace of agriculture market reforms by each state i...

Indian Agritech startup DeHaat raises ₹30 cr led by Omnivore

Date：Mar. 21, 2019 Category：Markets

Owned by Green AgRevolution Pvt. Ltd, DeHaat is a technology-based platform offering end-to-end agricultural services to farmers, including distribution of high...

Straggling rabi crop cultivation underlines flaws in India agri policy

Date：Mar. 8, 2019 Category：Markets

The sharp hike in minimum support prices (MSPs) last year was expected to lift rural income and revive the agriculture sector. However, the sector has remained ...

UPL open to buy back TPG Cap, ADIA stakes in Arysta

Date：Feb. 8, 2019 Category：Companies

UPL Limited

Agrochemicals firm UPL Ltd may buy back the stakes of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and TPG Capital, which helped the Mumbai-based company acquire Aryst...

Challenges begin to emerge for UPL Arysta combine

Date：Dec. 27, 2018 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

UPL Ltd’s $4.2 billion purchase of Arysta LifeScience Inc. avoided the typical investor scepticism associated with large acquisitions. With the management conv...

Latin America packs a punch for UPL in Q2, but there is no earnings upgrades yet

Date：Oct. 30, 2018 Category：Companies

UPL Ltd’s September quarter (Q2) results come as a respite for investors in agriculture input companies, concerned about cost pressures and moderate demand con...

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India:Why record foodgrain production failed to cheer farm input providers

Date：Oct. 8, 2018 Category：Markets

The forecast of a record foodgrain production in the ongoing kharif season has brought no cheer to agricultural inputs stocks. Shares of Rallis India Ltd lost 3...

UPL set to acquire Arysta LifeScience for over $4 billion

Date：Jul. 9, 2018 Category：Companies

UPL Ltd is close to buying the farm pesticides business of investor Bill Ackman’s Platform Specialty Products Corp.—known as Arysta LifeScience—for more than...

National Seed Association of India director general quits over intellectual property rights concerns on GM crops

Date：Jun. 27, 2018 Category：Companies

In a sign of turmoil in the Indian seed industry, National Seed Association of India (NSAI) director general Kalyan Goswami has resigned, following differences ...

India draft pesticide bill: Stricter penalties, more power for states

Date：Feb. 24, 2018 Category：Markets

A new draft bill on regulating pesticides, released by the centre, proposes an increase in penalties on violators and gives more power to state governments to t...

Crystal Crop Protection to acquire Solvay’s manufacturing plant in Nagpur,India

Date：Jan. 31, 2018 Category：Companies

Crystal Crop Protection Pvt. Ltd (CCPPL) on Tuesday said it agreed to acquire a speciality chemicals plant from Cytec India Specialty Chemicals & Materials Pvt....

Tags:Acquisition

Indofil Industries: Fostering trust, transparency and togetherness

Date：Jan. 22, 2018 Category：Companies

Indofil Industries Limited

It’s the three Ts: transparency, togetherness and trust, that Indofil Industries Ltd thrives on. A chemicals company promoted by the KK Modi Group, Indofil Ind...

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How Israel is bringing new technology for the Indian farmer

Date：Jan. 12, 2018 Category：Markets

India and Israel are set to jointly develop new crop varieties and share post harvest technologies following the success of the 10-year-old Indo-Israeli Agricul...

India Govt’s ambitious fertilizer subsidy reform plan

Date：Dec. 19, 2017 Category：Markets

Union minister for chemicals and fertilizers Ananth Kumar’s ambitious plan to clear the fertilizer subsidy backlog before the implementation of the direct bene...

Tags:Crop Nutrition

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Rallis India’s strategy rejig pays off, all eyes now on kharif 2020

Moody’s change of outlook reinforces concerns of sluggish recovery at UPL

As business slows, Arysta acquisition benefits look distant for UPL investors

India: Not all sunshine and rainbows for agricultural input providers

UPL feels the heat of turbulence in global agrochemical market

India: Weak kharif season ups earnings challenges for agrochemical companies

Panel of CMs proposes linking central funds with Indian agri reforms

Indian Agritech startup DeHaat raises ₹30 cr led by Omnivore

Straggling rabi crop cultivation underlines flaws in India agri policy

UPL open to buy back TPG Cap, ADIA stakes in Arysta

Challenges begin to emerge for UPL Arysta combine

Latin America packs a punch for UPL in Q2, but there is no earnings upgrades yet

India:Why record foodgrain production failed to cheer farm input providers

UPL set to acquire Arysta LifeScience for over $4 billion

National Seed Association of India director general quits over intellectual property rights concerns on GM crops

India draft pesticide bill: Stricter penalties, more power for states

Crystal Crop Protection to acquire Solvay’s manufacturing plant in Nagpur,India

Indofil Industries: Fostering trust, transparency and togetherness

How Israel is bringing new technology for the Indian farmer

India Govt’s ambitious fertilizer subsidy reform plan

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