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Agro chems – Chemicals, Agro chems – Pesticides, Agrotech, Company News, India, Sustainability

The drone pilots will conduct demonstrations on approximately 1,000 acres of land on crops such as paddy, onion, Bengal gram, wheat, and vegetables.

Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) company Garuda Aerospace, India’s leading drone manufacturing company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rallis India, a subsidiary of Tata Chemicals and, a leading player in the agriculture industry to spray pesticides on crops in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

Rallis will supply pesticides and crop nutrients to Garuda Aerospace for a pilot demonstration and spraying of pesticides on fields through drones mainly in the state of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The drone pilots will conduct demonstrations on approximately 1,000 acres of land on crops such as paddy, onion, Bengal gram, wheat, and vegetables.

This partnership between Garuda and Rallis India will help leverage the key strengths of both parties. While Garuda Aerospace is known to provide drone solutions in the agriculture sector, Rallis India is known for its penetrative distribution network for agrochemicals and seeds.

The partnership with Rallis India will demonstrate end-to-end drone service solution to farmers and the channel partners. This shall also make agri operations convenient for drone pilots to conduct better demonstrations for the farmers, Garuda Aerospace founder and CEO Agnishwar Jayaprakash said.

“With the technology revolution up on us, we are moving towards a tech-adapted environment rapidly. At Rallis India, we have initiated trials and experiments of our product approvals for label expansion for drone spray,” Rallis India Chief Operating Officer, S Nagarajan said.

The drone pilots will conduct demonstrations on

Agro chems – Pesticides, Agrotech, Company News, North America

BVT will provide technical grade CR-7 to BioSafe, who will develop and market end-use biological products for plant health and control of foliar and soil diseases.

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. (BVT) and BioSafe Systems jointly announced a signed commercial agreement. BioSafe Systems, an industry leader in environmentally sustainable products, will offer a range of products based on BVT’s Clonostachys rosea CR-7 (CR-7) proprietary microbe for use in foliar and soil drench markets in the United States, with future options to expand into Mexico and other countries.

“This partnership with BioSafe is part of our corporate strategy to accelerate growth in new markets – both geographically and with product offerings beyond our core bee-vectoring applications,” said Ashish Malik, CEO of BVT. “It follows our January 2022 announcement of the MOU with BioSafe, and now has successfully moved into a commercial agreement after completing discussions and evaluations.”

“This is a significant development for the Company as it provides an opportunity to showcase the new range of our assets that can be scaled for a number of commercial applications,” continued Mr. Malik. “Our CR-7 franchise extends our Company’s reach beyond bee vectoring distribution and into the much larger market for foliar and soil-applied crop protection products. Furthermore, this method of application is the standard in the ag industry, and thus we anticipate broader acceptance of the bee delivery program as well as growers witness the benefits of CR-7 first-hand. This agreement with an established player in the US market, is the first step in our initiative to provide CR-7-based solutions to farmers through partnering companies that have large sales and marketing capabilities.”

BVT will provide technical grade CR-7 on a non-exclusive basis to BioSafe, who will develop and market end-use biological products for plant health and control of foliar and soil diseases. The new end-use products will build upon the expertise of both companies which have agreed to closely collaborate to expedite the time to market on all formulations and obtain any necessary regulatory requirements. The first product is expected to enter the market as early as the 2023 growing season.

BioSafe has a 23-year history as an innovator and industry leader of environmentally sustainable products, with an established distribution channel serving a broad customer base in the agriculture, greenhouse (including cannabis production), horticulture, post-harvest/food safety, aquatics, home and garden, turf, and commercial/industrial sanitation markets.

BVT will provide technical grade CR-7 to

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Using this funding, eFeed will strengthen its R&D operations, expand its farmer network, and focus on talent acquisition.

Omnivore announced today that it has invested in eFeed, an animal nutrition and health company manufacturing innovative products for livestock. This is Omnivore’s third life sciences investment under its OmniX Bio initiative, which was originally launched in December 2021.

eFeed has developed nutritional supplements for livestock which can improve overall cattle health while also increasing milk yield. eFeed’s digital nutrition application also provides customized ration balancing, factoring in the location of the cattle and available raw materials for feeding. The application also connects veterinary doctors to cattle farmers for easy access to medical services. Using this funding, eFeed will strengthen its R&D operations, expand its farmer network, and focus on talent acquisition.

Based out of Pune, eFeed was founded in 2021 to disrupt the USD 14 billion Indian animal nutrition and health industry. The three founders, Kumar Ranjan, Ravi Chauhan and Ankit Patel, all grew up in rural India. Kumar is a two-time entrepreneur with successful exits to MyGate and Roadzen. Ravi founded RyCabz, an automobile servicing startup, while Ankit, an IIT Bombay graduate, previously worked for Udaan. Currently, eFeed has a network of three lakh farmers and has launched multiple products to improve lactation, solve infertility, and enhance the general health/immunity of cattle.

Kumar Ranjan, Co-Founder & CEO of eFeed, said, “Despite holding the global top spot in cattle population and dairy production until now, India lacks disruptive innovations in the animal nutrition and health (ANH) industry. We believe nutrition plays the most critical role in cattle health. By empowering farmers with localized and customized feed advisory supplemented by our premixes, eFeed is improving cattle health, milk output, and farmer incomes while lowering reliance on expensive compound feed and medicines.”

Mark Kahn, the Managing Partner of Omnivore, stated, “Omnivore is delighted to back eFeed under our OmniX Bio initiative, which seeks to blaze a path forward for agrifood life sciences in India. We are proud to support eFeed’s bold vision for revolutionizing animal nutrition and health in India.”

Using this funding, eFeed will strengthen its

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 The company receives Verification Certification in recognition of the sustainable practices adopted by its oil palm business

Godrej Agrovet Ltd. has become the first company in the country to be awarded a verification Certification under the Indian Palm Oil Sustainability (IPOS) Framework, issued by an independent international certification body, in recognition of the sustainable practices adopted by its oil palm business. The certification was presented to the Chief Executive Officer of Godrej Agrovet’s Oil Palm Plantation business Sougata Niyogi.

India, the world’s largest consumer of palm oil, is pushing ahead with its own ambitious plans to boost its production of the commodity.

The IPOS Framework, established by the Solvent Extractors Association of India with assistance from Solidaridad, the Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, and SOPOPRAD, has been created for the Indian industry and lays down a set of environment friendly, economically viable and socially beneficial practices and guidelines.

It is aimed at facilitating the well-being of farmers while ensuring that the growth is sustainable from environmental & social perspectives.

Godrej Agrovet’s CEO, Oil Palm Plantation, Sougata Niyogi said “With more than thirty years of experience in the oil palm business, Godrej Agrovet is the largest developer and producer of Crude Palm Oil in India. The business plays a vital role in driving sustainability agenda in the production of Oil Palm and has therefore strived towards educating farmers on sustainable palm oil cultivation practices on a continuous basis. This certification is a result of our commitment in supporting farmers to enhance their farm management skills that lead to improved productivity. We are grateful to the Indian Palm Oil Sustainability Framework (IPOS) for recognizing our efforts and look forward to achieving greater milestones in the near future”

Over the years, Godrej Agrovet has developed plantations across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Maharashtra, Odisha, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. Recently, Godrej Agrovet, has signed MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) with Assam, Manipur and Tripura State governments for development and promotion of oil palm cultivation in the region under the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) scheme. The MoUs signed are in line with the company’s long-term strategy to be the catalyst of India’s edible oil mission through sustainable growth of oil palm production and doubling of farmers’ income.

 The company receives Verification Certification in recognition

Agro chems – Fertilizers, AgroPolicy, India

Talcher Fertilisers project will be India’s largest and first coal gasification plant: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya

“India’s domestic production of urea will see a major boost with five new fertiliser plants coming up in the country. Four of these plants are already functional while Talcher is a coal gasification plant which will become functional by October 2024.” This was stated by Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya while he reviewed the progress of FCIL Talcher unit in the presence of Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan. Revival of FCIL Talcher unit is being undertaken by Talcher Fertilizers Ltd. (TFL), a company promoted by GAIL (India) Ltd. (GAIL), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. (RCF), Coal India Ltd. (CIL) and Fertilizers Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL).

Start of all five plants of FCIL/HFCL would add 63.5 LMTPA indigenous urea production capacity in the country. Out of five, four plants i.e., Ramagundam, Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni Fertilizer Plants have already started urea production in the country and Talcher Plant is expected to start by Sept 2024.

Speaking at the occasion, Dr Mandaviya said that “Government is taking significant steps in making country Aatmanirbhar. Fertiliser is sector is one of them. By utilising new technological interventions like coal gasification in our fertilizer plants and using our own sampada (resources) like coal, India is moving towards self-sufficiency in Urea sector. With this vision, Government of India has been reviewing the progress of Talcher unit which will be India’s largest and first coal gasification urea plant.”

TFL has been mandated by the Government to revive the erstwhile Talcher plant of FCIL by setting up a new coal gasification-based Urea Plant with the installed capacity of 12.7 Lakh Metric Ton per annum (LMTPA).

Since the project promotes coal gasification, it shall also aid in meeting the stated aim of gasifying 100 MT of coal by 2030. The project shall also provide impetus to the economy of Odisha in particular and eastern India in general thereby also propelling India towards Atma Nirbharta (self-reliance).

Coal gasification plants are strategically important as coal prices are non-volatile and domestic coal is abundantly available. Talcher plant shall also reduce dependence on imported Natural Gas for production of urea leading to reduction in natural gas import bill. Further the gasification process adopted in under construction Talcher unit is more environment friendly as compared to directly coal fired processes thereby supporting commitments made by India under Conference of Parties (CoP).

Talcher Fertilisers project will be India's largest

Agro chems – Pesticides, Agrotech, Company News, India

Mentor fungicide will help company to reach more farmers in paddy markets of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, West Bengal, Punjab Haryana, etc.

Crystal Crop Protection launched a new fungicide Mentor for Paddy farmers. Mentor is tested in various State Agri Universities across India and more than 1,000 demonstrations were laid in various paddy growing markets with farmers. It has been found effective in disease management in Paddy and the product is set to become a beneficial inclusion in farmers’ practices. The product will not only control sheath blight but also improves the overall health of the paddy crop resulting in higher yield and quality produce.

Mentor will help Crystal Crop reach more farmers in paddy markets of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, West Bengal, Punjab Haryana, etc. The product will be available immediately for the ongoing rabi season. The product will further strengthen the company’s fungicide portfolio, which already has the industry’s leading brands like Bavistin, Tilt, Blue Copper, and Azotrix.

Mentor fungicide will help company to reach

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It will give an impetus to the development of agricultural education and research in Arunachal Pradesh, along with other North-eastern states.

Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated Academic-cum-Administrative Building and Transit Hostel of the College of Agriculture under Central Agricultural University, (Imphal) at Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, in the presence of Pema Khandu, Chief Minister, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Tapir Gao, Member of Parliament, Er Tage Taki, Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture, Dairy & Fisheries, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Anupam Mishra, Vice Chancellor, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur and A K Tripathi, Dean, College of Agriculture, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.

Speaking on the occasion, Tomar expressed hope that the new facilities would encourage and motivate the students to work harder. “Agriculture is the fastest growing sector in the country, and the Government of India is making continuous efforts to make farming much profitable. There will be no constraint of central funding for development of the agriculture sector,” he said, adding that “the setting up of this institute will give an impetus to the development of agricultural education and research in Arunachal Pradesh, along with other North-eastern states. There is unlimited potential for organic farming in the North-eastern states, for which the central government and the state government are working together. Giving importance to agriculture in bringing about development and security of livelihood in the Northeast, farming activities are being strengthened by agricultural education and research,” he said.

Pema Khandu, Chief Minister, Government of Arunachal Pradesh credited the central government “for uplifting the image of farmers from ‘poor’ to ‘proud entrepreneurs’ in a span of eight years with its farmer-centric flagship programmes.”Speaking at the function in College of Agriculture in East Siang district on Thursday, Khandu said that “many young entrepreneurs coming up to avail benefits of both central and state flagship programmes are keen to invest in agriculture and allied sectors.” 

On this occasion, a two-day Kisan Mela was also organised wherein around 850 farmers attended the programme.

In the Mela, 20 stalls of public and private sectors showcased their technologies/products. A farmers-scientist interface was also held to get the feedback of farmers on the adoption of improved agricultural technologies of potato and tuber crop cultivation.

Rajesh Kumar, Director, ATARI, Guwahati, officials from 8 KVKs, ICAR Research Complex, Basar, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam Agricultural University, around 65 students, 30 line department officials participated in the Kisan Mela.

It will give an impetus to

Agro chems – Fertilizers, Agrotech, Company News, R&D, World

Parties enter into a letter of intent for an exclusive distribution agreement that would enable ISAOSA to bring Indigo 30 to Mexican corn growers from 2024

Indigo Ag, Inc., a company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet, and ISAOSA, the leading fertiliser distributor in Mexico, announced plans to bring Indigo’s innovative microbial technology to Mexican corn growers for the first time.

Indigo 30, which is part of Indigo’s biotrinsic™ portfolio of microbial products, has been proven to increase crop yields of corn. The novel formulation will – for the first time – enable Indigo 30 to be directly mixed with fertiliser, which significantly expands the window of application of the product for farmers. Commercial launch is planned for the first half of 2024 following completion of the registration process.

With a collection of more than 36,000 microbial strains, Indigo has established itself as a global leader in harnessing the potential of plant microbiome for growers around the world to improve yields whilst reducing the use of other inputs. This contributes to increased grower profitability and a better environment.

Indigo and ISAOSA have entered into a letter of intent to reflect the proposed partnership, with plans to enter into a formal agreement in 2023. Under the proposed agreement, ISAOSA would be the exclusive distributor for Indigo 30 in Mexico and will add the product to its fertiliser portfolio to further enhance performance for growers. The two companies have conducted various trials over the past 2 years which have demonstrated significant yield improvements through the combination of Indigo 30 with existing ISAOSA products.

Commenting on announcement, Georg Goeres, Global Commercial Biologicals Licensing Lead for Indigo Ag said, “We are delighted to have formed this partnership with ISAOSA. The results of multiple trials have demonstrated significant yield improvements for corn growers. This novel formulation, which is incredibly hard to achieve, enables Indigo 30 to be directly mixed with fertiliser for the first time. This significantly broadens the window of application for the farmers as well as creating new market opportunities for Indigo to work with fertiliser producers. We are excited to be working with ISAOSA to launch Indigo 30 in 2024 as well as exploring other opportunities to extend our partnership.”

Stefan Strietzel, ISAOSA’s Managing Director said, “We are very pleased to develop new technologies in partnership with Indigo Ag to enhance our portfolio with innovative products, that help farmers to increase yields and are in line with our drive for sustainability in Mexican agriculture.”

Parties enter into a letter of intent

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The programme aims to connect the FPOs/ FPCs and the farmers of Karnataka with the startups supported by a-IDEA.

a-IDEA, Technology Business Incubator of ICAR- National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad organised FPOs/FPCs, Farmers, Startups Immersion Programme at Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA), Bengaluru in collaboration with University of Horticultural Science Campus at Bengaluru with an objective to connect the FPOs/ FPCs and the farmers of Karnataka with the startups supported by a-IDEA.

The startups presented their innovations, products and services and demonstrated its advantages. The event acted as an ultimate platform for networking between them for successful business transactions and for further collaboration with FPOs. About 20 startups and 90 FPOs and farmers from different places across Karnataka attended the programme.

Prof. S. Ayyappan, Chairman, Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA), Bengaluru, Karnataka and Former Secretary, DARE & DG, ICAR given presidential address. He discussed the role of profit in sustaining startups in the long run with the support of scientists for technology refinement, business planning and growth models play an important role in making a startup successful. FPOs can be considered as bulk suppliers to government agencies. 

The Chief Guest Dr M V Venkatesh, IAS, Commissioner, Watershed Development Department, Government of Karnataka emphasised on the importance of understanding the needs of the farmers and catering to their needs as per their requirements by developing customized products.

Dr Ch. Srinivas Rao, Director, ICAR NAARM, Hyderabad said food wastage attributes to losses worth Rs 1 lakh crore. Hence, the startup should focus on reducing food losses, making wealth out of agriculture. Value addition is a necessity to avoid post-harvest losses.

Dr. K S Mahesh, GM, NABARD, Regional Office, Bengaluru stated that FPOs are becoming the backbone of the nation and three M’s such as Monsoon, Market and Money are play major role in creating impact on farmers and FPOs.

The programme aims to connect the FPOs/

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Newest  top-of-the-line model from popular indoor garden maker combines elegant design with state-of-the-art hydroponic technology 

Rise Gardens, maker of award-winning, home hydroponic garden systems, today announced the launch at CES 2023 of a new top-of-the-line, fully modular garden that enables the largest number and widest variety of plants that can be grown in any system – up to 108 different plants at one time.

Recognised as a CES® 2023 Innovation Awards Honouree* in the Food & Ag Tech category, the New Rise Garden offers a host accessories such as trellises and plant stands and allows you to grow everything from rooted veggies (radishes, beets), vining crops (beans, peas), large flowering plants (tomatoes, cauliflower, eggplant, peppers), microgreens, to leafy greens and herbs.

Whereas other indoor garden systems are made of plastic and PVC pipes, the New Rise Garden uses powder-coated metal in a variety of colours, a real wood structure and features an upscale, minimalist aesthetic that fits in any room of any sized home. Wi-Fi-enabled and app-controlled, there’s no guesswork involved. Featuring smart hydroponic technology, the New Rise Garden is self-watering and self-fertilising – and the app will tell you exactly when to add nutrients and water, lets you manage lights and track your growing progress, and even tells you when it’s time to harvest. The system also features an Alexa integration for voice control. And, unlike other indoor smart gardens on the market, Rise Gardens’ IoT connectivity is available to all customers, not just subscribers. The system will be on display and demoed at Amazon’s Experience Area in the Venetian.

Also unique to Rise Gardens is a nursery system and three-part nutrients and pH management products to ensure the best possible growing success. In addition, Rise Gardens offers the largest variety of seed pods of any system on the market.

In this latest release, Rise Gardens has created a system that is even easier to clean, easier and faster to assemble than its predecessor, has more durable electronics, and several features such as a bigger water reservoir that improves how well and how many plants you can grow. In addition, the New Rise Garden now comes in additional colours including a charcoal  hue to better fit into any home decor.

“The New Rise Garden is the only fully modular indoor smart garden on the market.  No other system enables such flexibility and productivity,” said Rise Gardens CEO & Founder Hank Adams. “With this latest release, we have improved on the features that already set our brand apart – productivity, functionality and a sleek, minimalist design aesthetic.”

Newest  top-of-the-line model from popular indoor garden

Agri Genomics, Agro Universities, Agrotech, India, R&D

Technology to contribute significantly towards increasing farmers’ income by reducing the economic/ yield loss caused due to weeds and will also broaden the compatible herbicide spectrum in rice

‘HT trait donor rice genotype technology’, developed by the scientists of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi was transferred to Nuziveedu Seed Ltd., facilitated by Agrinnovate India Ltd. (AgIn).

AK Singh, Director, ICAR-IARI briefed about the development of non-GM herbicide tolerant rice genotype possessing tolerance to Imazethapyr 10 percent SL (100g a.i.), using an Ethyl Methane Sulphonate induced herbicide tolerant ra ice mutant.

The technology will contribute significantly towards increasing farmers’ income by reducing the economic/ yield loss caused due to weeds and will also broaden the compatible herbicide spectrum in rice.

Praveen Malik, CEO, Agrinnovate India Ltd., Viswanathan Chinnusamy, JD(R), ICAR-IARI, and representatives of commercial firms, other officials from ICAR and AgIn were present during the occasion.

Technology to contribute significantly towards increasing farmers’

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E-NAM empowers citizens by way of digitalisation through ease of operation, accessibility, transparency and efficiency of operations for better price discovery for farmers

E-NAM, a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, wins the Platinum Award in the Digital Empowerment of Citizens Category in Digital India Awards 2022 held in New Delhi. The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, as Chief Guest of the event, has conferred the Digital India Awards, 2022 to N Vijaya Lakshmi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, in the presence of Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, Railways & Communications and other dignitaries.

Digital India Awards (DIA) has been instituted by MeitY, under the aegis of National Portal of India to encourage and honour innovative digital solutions/ exemplary initiatives by various government entities in the realm of Digital Governance. Digital India Awards 2022 aims to inspire and motivate not only government entities but also startups in fulfilling the Digital India vision. Digital India Awards 2022 were given under 07 different categories viz. Digital Empowerment of Citizens, Public Digital Platforms, Digital Initiatives in Collaboration with Start-ups, Digital Initiative for ease of doing business, Data sharing and use for socioeconomic development, Digital Initiatives at Grassroots level, Best Web & Mobile initiatives etc. Platinum, Gold & Silver awards have been given to the winning teams under different categories.

E-NAM is a digital platform integrating 1260 APMC mandis across 22 States and 3 UTs to facilitate online trading of 203 agriculture and horticulture commodities to enable farmers to realise better remunerative prices for their produce. E-NAM is catalysing the digital transformation of mandi operations and e- trading of agricultural commodities. As on 31.12.2022, more than 1.74 Crore farmers & 2.39 Lakh traders have been registered on E-NAM portal. A total trade consisting of 69 million metric tonnes of worth Rs 2.42 lakh crore has been recorded on e-NAM platform.

E-NAM is providing various benefits/ facilities to farmers & other stakeholders such as providing access to prevailing commodity price on mobile app, GPS based feature capturing E-NAM mandis and mandi prices within ~100 kms radius along with route map, Advance lot registration, SMS alert on final bid price of the lot & payment receipt, Real time competitive price bidding through E-NAM, weighment integration for accurate weight, bidding progress available on mobile, facilitates direct trade between farmer and trader, direct payment to Farmer’s bank account, reduction in the transaction costs of buyers and sellers, FPO trading module to facilitate FPOs to e-trade through E-NAM  etc.

Further with the launch of “Platform of Platforms (PoPs) under E-NAM, a digital ecosystem has been created that leverages the expertise of individual service platforms across various segments of Agri value chain. 

E-NAM empowers citizens by way of digitalisation

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Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee grants approval to BAL in the 443 rd meeting.

Best Agrolife Limited, a leading player in the Indian agrochemical industry, has been granted registration for the indigenous manufacturing of Propaquizafop u/s 9(3) by Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee in the 443 rd meeting. With this Best Agrolife Limited (BAL) will become the first Indian agrochemical company to manufacture Propaquizafop Technical in India.

Propaquizafop is a herbicide used for the post-emergence control of a wide range of annual and perennial grasses in various broadleaf crops such as soybean, cotton, pulses, sunflower, other field crops, vegetables, fruit trees, vineyards, sugarbeet, oilseed rape, and forestry. As a selective and systemic herbicide, it controls weeds in all the stages of their development. Environment-friendly and safe to beneficial insects and mammals Propaquizafop is quickly absorbed by the leaves and translocated from the foliage to the growing points of the leaves and roots of the sprayed weeds.

“BAL has kept the ball of innovation and progress rolling this year and it is all because of our unwavering focus on research & development. Other than introducing five new products namely Axeman, Ronfen (patented ternary insecticide), Reveal Tombo and Warden BAL also became the first Indian agrochemical company to manufacture CTPR (market size of more than Rs 2800 crore) technical indigenously by launching Citigen and Vistara. We also received the patent for the first-of-its-kind fungicidal composition of Cyazofamid, Dimethomorph, and Difenoconazole (Market Size Rs 350 crore) and registration for the indigenous manufacturing of Pyroxasulfone technical (Market Size Rs 450 Crore),” said Vimal Alawadhi, MD BAL.

“Propaquizafop herbicide is of utmost importance for the Indian agricultural community as it effectively controls weeds in a number of broad-leaf crops. With Rs 350 Cr. of the market size in India, Propaquizafop Technical is a crucial addition to the above list of registrations with a huge market size that BAL received this year, and we will focus on utilising this opportunity to the maximum. Other than removing our import dependency for Propaquizafop Technical we will also focus on developing new Propaquizafop combination products through research and development and getting them patented. Since Propaquizafop is also popular in the global herbicide market we will surely look forward to its export aspect in the future,” he added further while commenting on this new development.

Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee grants

Agrotech, Company News, North America

Both companies will leverage the synergies of their technologies to deliver next generation solutions for plant health.

Under a new commercial agreement, FBSciences and Koch Agronomic Services (Koch) are collaborating to bring the latest in agricultural technologies and products to market. Through this strategic relationship, the two companies will leverage the synergies of their technologies to deliver next generation solutions for plant health.

Initially, this strategic relationship will focus on seed enhancement opportunities in North America within Koch’s PROTIVATETM nutritional seed enhancer product line, with an eye toward additional product development and collaboration opportunities. An initial launch in seed enhancement delivers meaningful impact to ROI for growers by optimising early season plant health and stress mitigation, while leveraging the expansive broad acre seed enhancement market for maximum impact.

In more than 1,600 trials over 16 years, FBSciences has proven the power of FBS Technologies to deliver significant improvements to nutrient use efficiency, stress mitigation, and overall plant and soil health. Their growing lineup of more than 80 products has demonstrated their role as an industry leader in crop nutrition and crop protection solutions, maximising ROI for growers while improving environmental performance.

With a proven global portfolio, Koch has a tremendous breadth of experience across agricultural products and solutions. Koch is known for building long-lasting relationships with their customers by delivering innovative solutions that create value. Through this collaboration, FBSciences and Koch will draw on their shared commitment to optimising performance and ROI while minimising environmental impact to deliver transformative products.

“We are thrilled to announce this relationship with Koch and look forward to combining our scientific know-how and proven technologies with Koch’s expertise in boosting crop productivity and yield while reducing environmental impact,” said Courtenay Wolfe, chair and CEO of FBSciences. “Through this collaboration, growers will have access to the next generation of agricultural products.”

“We are excited about the opportunities made possible through this collaborative agreement with FBSciences,” said Steve Coulter, senior vice president of Koch. “Their technology portfolio offers numerous product development opportunities that help advance the strategic and commercial goals of Koch. We look forward to future opportunities to collaborate with FBSciences.”

Both companies will leverage the synergies of