ADIA to back UPL’s $4.3 billion Arysta buy with $1 billion fundingJul. 10, 2018

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the world’s second-largest sovereign wealth fund, is set to invest $1 billion to acquire a 20% stake...

Corteva launches new pesticide for paddy in IndiaJul. 10, 2018

Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont, on Monday announced the launch of its product, Pexalon. The solution powered by ...

UPL set to acquire Arysta LifeScience for over  $4 billionJul. 9, 2018

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

Crystal Crop launches seven new products in IndiaJul. 9, 2018

Agro-chemical firm Crystal Crop Protection, which plans to come up with its initial public offer (IPO) soon, has launched seven new products...

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Parijat launches three new products in India during this Kharif seasonJul. 9, 2018

Agrochemical firm Parijat Industries has launched three new products Aadat, Tegata & Rakha in India this Kharif season for control of differ...

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ASSOCHAM awards Dhanuka Agritech with ‘Water Management Excellence Award’ 2018Jul. 5, 2018

Dhanuka Agritech Limited, India’s leading agrochemicals company, has won the ASSOCHAM Water Management Excellence Award 2018 in the ‘Excel...

India extends crop fumigation exemption until year-endJul. 2, 2018

India has extended by six months to the end of 2018 an exemption to its policy for crop cargoes to be fumigated with methyl bromide, a move ...

Insecticides India launches new products for Punjab farmersJul. 2, 2018

Agro-chemical firm Insecticides India today said it has launched new products for cost effective control against pests and diseases for farm...

India Rajasthan government bats for nanotechnology to better farming sectorJul. 2, 2018

With the aim to reduce use of chemical in farming and double the income of farmers by increasing production and reducing expenditure, Rajast...

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India: A denied patent stands between farmers and GM cottonJun. 29, 2018

A strange situation prevails in cotton today. On the one hand, there is a Delhi High Court judgment of April 11, which invalidates Monsanto...

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India: Cultivation of GM cotton picks upJun. 28, 2018

After a year of lull, Indian farmers have once again picked up cultivation of genetically modified Bt cotton as the area under the insect-re...

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National Seed Association of India director general quits over intellectual property rights concerns on GM cropsJun. 27, 2018

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

India agricultural growth has to be export driven for doubling farmers' incomeJun. 26, 2018

The value of agriculture products in overall exports from India in percentage terms has been on the fall for decades now. Agricultural expor...

Why Kaveri Seeds, which was propelled by hybrid cotton to the top, needs to do an encore with maize, rice and vegetables?Jun. 20, 2018

Even today, Mithun Chand has a vivid recollection of his visit to the Indian Seed Congress in February 2011. Kaveri Seed Company, the busine...

Sumitomo Corporation established subsidiary in India for agrochemical tradeJun. 20, 2018

Sumitomo Corporation and Summit Agro International Ltd. in April 2018 established Sumisho Agro India Private Limited as a local subsidiary t...

India Punjab Government to Act Tough Against Dealers Selling Fertilizers, Agro-Chemicals Without BillsJun. 19, 2018

To decimate the possibility of sale of fake fertilizers and agro chemicals, the Punjab Government has decided to deal strictly with the deal...

India: Rs 3 crore worth spurious & illegal genetically modified seeds seizedJun. 15, 2018

India Hyderabad: Vigilance and enforcement personnel conducted searches across the state on seed distributors and traders and seized ?3 cror...

Agricultural Policy of IndiaJun. 15, 2018

Agriculture is one of the important backbones of Indian economy. Agriculture has special significance for low income, poor and vulnerable se...

Bayer begins process to buy up to 26% stake in Monsanto India for over Rs 13 bnJun. 14, 2018

German chemicals and pharma major Bayer group has launched the process for over Rs13 billion open offer to acquire up to 26 per cent additio...

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Kleffmann Group has opened new office in IndiaJun. 12, 2018

Kleffmann Group is pleased to announce the official opening of its new office in India.

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India:Normal monsoon to bring cheer for agri input companies in September quarterJun. 11, 2018

The financial performance of agricultural input companies is likely to improve substantially during the first half of financial year 2019 (F...

Dhanuka Agritech gets green nod to set up Rs 90 crore pesticide unitJun. 11, 2018

Dhanuka Agritech has received environment clearance (EC) for setting up a pesticide unit in Bharuch district of Gujarat at a cost of Rs 90 c...

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India:Odisha govt to use new pesticide to check Brown Plant Hopper attack on cropJun. 11, 2018

The Odisha government has decided to replace the present pesticides used to control Brown Plant Hopper (Chakada Poka) with a new one.

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India Punjab Agri Dept to hold Pest Monitoring ProgrammeJun. 8, 2018

It is the second annual year that the Department of Agriculture, Punjab, is organising Pest Monitoring Program in Punjab in collaboration wi...

Indian company NACL in pact with ATGC BiotechJun. 7, 2018

NACL Industries Limited, formerly known as Nagarjuna Agrichem Limited, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with ATGC Biotech Priv...

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India: Seed shortage to hit kharif paddy outputJun. 4, 2018

Acute shortage of quality seeds and lack of drive by the Agriculture Department to increase the seed replacement rate are likely to hit the ...

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