IMMA: Set up Indian standards for good agri practicesApr. 23, 2018

To make agriculture environmentally sustainable, the government needs to come up with Indian standards for good agricultural practices in li...

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India:Committee on Doubling Farmers Income suggests overhaul of crop input registrationApr. 20, 2018

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

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Indian, MNC seed firms form new associationApr. 18, 2018

Global and domestic seed companies like Monsanto, Syngenta, Rasi Seeds and Shriram Bioseeds have formed a new association 'Alliance for Agri...

Heranba Industries won "2017 Oversea Market Expansion Award" at CAC 2018Apr. 11, 2018

This month at CAC Shanghai event, China, Heranba Industries Limited was conferred the prestigious award for "Overseas Business Expansion" by...

India agri input firms expect double-digit growth in sales, net profit in FY19Apr. 11, 2018

Companies manufacturing farm input such as seeds, fertilisers and agrochemicals are likely to post double-digit growth in sales and net prof...

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India CAPMA: Pesticides Management Bill-2017 should provide a level playing field for Indian companiesApr. 10, 2018

Pesticide manufacturers on Monday demanded the center not to allow foreign players to import Pesticides Formulations (PF) without registerin...

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Syngenta India sells part of seed business to Crystal Crop ProtectionApr. 4, 2018

India’s Crystal Crop Protection Ltd has bought three seed brands from Swiss agribusiness Syngenta AG, for an undisclosed amount, the agroch...

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India: Agriculture department moots Glyphosate ban in YavatmalApr. 2, 2018

A proposal has been sent by the district office of the agriculture department in Yavatmal to the state director of quality control to ban th...

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Meiji and Arysta enter into new insecticide flupyrimin licensing agreement in IndiaMar. 30, 2018

Japan company Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. and Arysta LifeScience Corporation announced the signing of a licensing agreement for a new insec...

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CSR : Dhanuka Agritech and FICCI comes together to promote sustainable use of waterMar. 23, 2018

On the occasion of World Water Day, Dhanuka Agritech Limited, India’s leading Agrochemicals Company in association with Federation of India...

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Indian Agrochemical Market: Events in 2017 and Their EffectsMar. 20, 2018

According to the "Top 20 Indian Agrochemical Companies in FY 2016-17" from Agropages, Indian companies have experienced a steady collective ...

Heranba: Whole Industry Chain to Guarantee High-quality Pyrethroids ProductsMar. 16, 2018

Heranba Industries Limited was established in the year 1996 with a mission to improve crop productivity and with a passion to provide innova...

"2017 Oversea Market Expansion Award" conferred upon Indogulf Cropsciences LtdMar. 14, 2018

Indogulf Cropsciences Ltd. an Indian Company engaged in providing crop protection and productivity solution to farmers in India and across t...

India: Import restrictions to be imposed Cochin Port TrustMar. 14, 2018

Cochin Port Trust is no longer among the ports notified by the Union Government to import chemicals and intermediates covered under the Inse...

India Pesticide Management Bill to be finalised in 3 monthsMar. 14, 2018

India agriculture ministry looks to finalise the Pesticide Management Bill 2017 in the next three months even as almost all stakeholders fro...

Public feedback on India draft pesticide billMar. 13, 2018

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

India’s new Pesticide Bill should incentivize R&D company to introduce new productsMar. 7, 2018

India’s new Pesticide Management Bill should incentivise introduction of new and safer products by R&D based companies, as against fly-by-n...

India Minimum Support Prices: When politics beckonsFeb. 26, 2018

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has clarified that the 50 per cent minimum return to farmers promised by his government, while fixing th...

India draft pesticide bill: Stricter penalties, more power for statesFeb. 24, 2018

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

India Telangana government to give farmers Rs 8000 per acreFeb. 23, 2018

In a significant push towards greater state-sponsored farm subsidies, the India Telangana government is expected to deliver Rs 8000 per acre...

Dhanuka Agritech to expand presence in Rajasthan marketFeb. 23, 2018

Agrochemical formulations company Dhanuka Agritech Ltd said it will expand business activities and presence in Rajasthan in the next fiscal ...

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Pesticides sales witnessed a steep rise in Guntur, IndiaFeb. 23, 2018

While 115 tonnes of pesticides were used in East Godavari, it is 110 tonnes in West Godavari.

India: Swaminathan Research Foundation signs MoU under the ambit of Neem ProjectFeb. 23, 2018

Swaminathan Research Foundation agriculture scientist, Padma Vibhushan, Dr.M.S.Swaminathan has signed a MoU with GNFC (Gujarat Narmada Valle...

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Breeding for the market: India private sector’s green revolutionFeb. 22, 2018

The high-yielding wheat and paddy varieties from the 1960s to the 1980s, which made the country self-reliant in cereals, were developed by t...