UPL-Arysta LifeScience deal: What is in for UPL?Jul. 27, 2018

In a bold move, UPL announced plans for a heavy weight acquisition of agro chemical manufacturer Arysta LifeScience for a whopping USD 4.2 b...

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India competition panel to soon decide on BASF buy of Bayer veg seed businessJul. 25, 2018

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is expected to take a call on the BASF acquisition of Bayer’s vegetable seeds business in India i...

UPL announces the acquisition of Arysta – Creating a global leader in agricultural solutionsJul. 23, 2018

UPL Limited (“UPL”) announces last Friday that its wholly owned subsidiary UPL Corporation Limited (“UPL Corp”) has signed a definitive ...

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Throttled by activists at home, Indian GM seed firms find great demand overseasJul. 20, 2018

Mahyco inks deal with Kenyan government to export GM cotton seeds, JK Agri Genetics finds Ethiopian Bt cotton market.

Hemani Industries Launches Branded Formulation DivisionJul. 18, 2018

Hemani Industries Limited, launched its local branded formulation division to serve Indian farmers.

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Rallis India Ltd Q1 consolidated PAT higher at Rs. 54.58 croreJul. 18, 2018

RALLIS INDIA LTD. has reported financial results for the period ended June 30, 2018.

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India government asks agro-chemical companies to bring innovative products to check new pest attacksJul. 13, 2018

The India government asked agro-chemicals industry to come up with innovation solutions to deal with new pest attacks on crops that affects ...

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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 ...

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...

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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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...

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...