Saturday, 2 August 2025
By Dr Venkatram Vasantvada Director, The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) and MD & CEO, SeedWorks International Climate change poses a formidable threat to agricultural sustainability and food…
For the development of gene-edited crops in India, seed industry requires infrastructure support, clear Intellectual Property Rights policies, investment in R&D and policy for technology licensing. Strengthening partnerships among academia,…
Pairwise has successfully edited the same variety to eliminate thorns and create a more compact plant that delivers benefits for harvesters, growers, and the environment. Pairwise, a company pioneering genetics-based…
Expanding the potential of CRISPR-based technologies through the collaborative innovation platform Shoots by Syngenta . Syngenta Group, one of the world’s largest agricultural technology companies, will provide rights to selected genome-editing…
The license includes commercialisation rights for the varieties developed by Pairwise and rights to develop new varieties. The importance of Bayer’s strategic open innovation approach has already been proven, now…
The collaboration leverages G+FLAS’ genome editing technology and Bayer’s proprietary tomato germplasm. As part of its strategic open innovation approach global life science company Bayer has advanced two initiatives with…
EDAPTIS® is expected to be registered in multiple European countries including France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain and others. ADAMA Ltd, a leading global crop protection company, announced the first registration…
DNA Barcoding revealed as new species for Indian flora. Considering its potential in island agriculture, it is being promoted as a novel spice crop from the islands. Woody pepper is…
By Dr Ratna Kumria, Senior Director – Biotechnology, Federation of Seed Industry of India Technology in agriculture, particularly, seeds have great potential to provide sustainable, profitable yet affordable solutions for…
Company completed trials of two new hybrids and four GMO corn hybrids currently in national trials. Origin Agritech Ltd., a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, provided an update on its…
This joint effort marks a step toward advancing scientific knowledge and sustaining the resilience of rice cultivation through state-of-the-art genomic analysis. In the past six years, the Plant Pathology and…
The Company plans to fully integrate this trait into its elite commercial corn line by the end of 2024. Origin Agritech Ltd., a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, announced a…
The integration of the wild corn gene marks the world’s first instance of using genetics from wild corn—a type of grass—to enhance the performance of commercial corn hybrids Origin Agritech…
The joint collaboration has focused on identifying novel sources of genetic resistance to Asian Soybean Rust (ASR), the leading cause of crop losses in Brazil and other soy-producing countries. 2Blades…
