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India - Cotton harvest likely to be delayed amid flooding in Saurashtra region in Gujarat

Date：Sep. 20, 2021 Category：Markets

The latest spell of heavy rains in Gujarat may appear to have saved the State from sinking into a drought, but for the current kharif crops such as cotton, it h...

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Syngenta India launches initiative to train farmers in safe pesticide spraying

Date：Sep. 9, 2021 Category：Companies

Syngenta India Limited

Syngenta has launched an initiative to train 10,000 farmers under its Inculcating Safety Awareness for Farmer Empowerment (I-SAFE) programme.

Private sector’s share in India’s seed industry expands to 65 per cent

Date：Jul. 5, 2021 Category：Markets

The share of the public sector in seed production in the country reduced from 42.72 per cent in 2017-18 to 35.54 per cent in 2020-21, while the share of the pri...

Insecticides India limited to manufacture two important insecticides in India

Date：Jun. 30, 2021 Category：Companies

Insecticides (India) Limited

Insecticides (India) Limited is endeavouring to reduce its dependence on China. In this regard, it has decided to create chief intermediates in India.

Insecticides (India) to cut down dependence on China

Date：Jun. 28, 2021 Category：Companies

Insecticides (India) Limited

In a bid to significantly reduce its dependence on China for raw material, Insecticides (India) Limited has decided to produce the key intermediates in India.

Anupam Rasayan eyes higher export revenues with new launches in Europe, Japan

Date：Jun. 25, 2021 Category：Companies

Anupam Rasayan India Limited

Specialty chemicals maker Anupam Rasayan Limited is looking to strengthen its export business with new product launches in the European and Japanese markets, a ...

Indian agtech start-up Gramophone eyes expansion in UP, Maharashtra and South

Date：Mar. 31, 2021 Category：Companies

Indore-based agritech start-up Gramophone has added a trading module — Vyapar — to its farm management platform that will help farmers connect with buyers and...

India Punjab, Bihar consume more fertiliser; Maharashtra, UP use more pesticides

Date：Mar. 22, 2021 Category：Markets

Punjab and Bihar lead in the per hectare consumption of fertilisers, while Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are the major consumers of chemical pesticides. In fact...

Natco Pharma to launch pheromone product to control Pink Bollworm in cotton crop

Date：Mar. 17, 2021 Category：Markets

“Natco Pharma is pleased to announce its foray into Pheromone based mating disruption technology for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) solution to farmers in In...

Coromandel International Q3 net rises 26% to ₹334 crore

Date：Feb. 4, 2021 Category：Companies

Coromandel International Limited

Agri solutions provider Coromandel International has posted a consolidated net profit of ₹334 crore for the quarter ended December, which is an increase of 26%...

Indian agrochem sector seeks GST cut to spur use of crop protection chemicals

Date：Jan. 19, 2021 Category：Markets

Pesticide and agrochemical makers have sought a reduction in the GST in the Budget to spur the use of crop protection chemicals by farmers in the country.

Will EU regulation of Mancozeb sour India’s grape exports?

Date：Jan. 6, 2021 Category：Markets

The All India Grape Exporters Association (AIGEA) has predicted that the European Union’s (EU) regulation on Mancozeb would affect table grapes export from Ind...

Hydroponic farming takes root in India

Date：Dec. 1, 2020 Category：Markets

For many urban households keen to grow their own vegetables but find it difficult to own a kitchen garden, hydroponic farming is proving to bean attractive prop...

Corteva eyes rice, corn opportunity in India

Date：Nov. 30, 2020 Category：Companies

Corteva Agriscience, a US-based agriculture chemicals and seed firm, is looking to tap an opportunity in rice, corn, fruits and vegetables in India.

Tweak Indian Pesticides Bill

Date：Oct. 2, 2020 Category：Markets

The Pesticides Management Bill 2020, that was tabled in the Rajya Sabha earlier this year, was billed to reform the agriculture and pesticides sectors, by suppl...

Innovation to have big impact on Indian agri sector next decade, says Omnivore report

Date：Aug. 31, 2020 Category：Markets

Venture capital firm Omnivore on Thursday launched its report on “The Future of Indian Agriculture and Food Systems: Vision 2030,” which explores how new tech...

Centre urged Indian Govt to rethink on ban of pesticides

Date：Jul. 28, 2020 Category：Markets

An expert group of Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University has urged the Central government to rethink on ban of 27 pesticides it has listed...

‘R&D is the way forward for a robust agriculture sector in India’

Date：Jul. 16, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

The seed industry should therefore be encouraged to increase research investment to 10 per cent of revenue from the current 3 per cent. Accreditation of nationa...

"The Indian government’s draft order to ban 27 deadly pesticides is welcome and long overdue"

Date：Jul. 13, 2020 Category：Markets

This is a reminder to the Government that it is not just these 27 pesticides that need to be banned but around 75 others. It is not out of place to point out th...

Centre urged to ban 27 pesticides in India

Date：Jul. 1, 2020 Category：Markets

The Pesticide Action Network (PAN) India has requested the Centre to implement total ban on 27 toxic pesticides, proposed already, and give priority to people...

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