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To Bt or not to Bt – That is not a question anymore!

By Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI)     Whenever a new technology is introduced, there are always some who will challenge the usefulness of such…

Sharda Cropchem posts 22.54 % rise in consolidated profit in the June 2020 quarter

Sales declined 7.53 per cent to Rs 388.90 crore in the quarter ended June 2020 as against Rs 420.57 crore during the June 2019.     Net profit of Sharda…

 Minnesota University releases ‘MN-Torgy’ wheat

The wheat has good combination of yield, protein, straw strength and disease resistance.     The University of Minnesota has released a new hard red spring wheat variety called ‘MN-Torgy.’…

Strong demand for DAP among Indian and Pakistani buyers  

Increasing prices and limited supply has hit the business Indian state owned importers National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) and Gujarat State Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited (GSFC) have reissued their respective tenders…

MustGrow announces proof-of-concept of non-selective bio-herbicide  

This validates MustGrow’s natural science-based approach, utilizing the mustard seed’s natural defence mechanism      MustGrow Biologics Corp., announced successful proof-of-concept for its proprietary biological non-selective bio-herbicide, based on MustGrow’s…

Three HURL projects will commence by December 2020

Domestic capacity of fertilizer production would increase by 38.1 Lakh MT   The progress of three upcoming projects of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) at Gorakhpur, Barauni and Sindri…

Corteva launches nitrogen stabilizer for better yield  

Optinyte technology is proven to keep nitrogen in the root zone, where it can help maximize crop yield potential     Corteva Agriscience announced the launch of Instinct NXTGEN™ nitrogen…

Govt covers 2,58,406 hectares of farm land under locust control operations

No significant crop losses reported from 10 states Locust control operations have been conducted on 2,58,406 hectares of farm land in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar…

India on guard against suspected seed terrorism

Ministry of Agriculture issues notification on ‘Threat of Unsolicited/Mystery seed parcels’ Just when the world is trying to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, another ‘bioterrorism’ scare in the form of seeds…

Centre releases Rs 553 cr to states to promote mechanization in agriculture

In FY 2020-21, budget of Rs 1,033 crore has been provided for the scheme, out of which Rs 553 crore has been released to state govts.   The Centre has…

BASF India posts net loss of Rs 29 cr in Q1 FY21  

Net revenue rose to Rs 1,769.7 crore in April-June quarter of fiscal year 2020-21 from Rs 1,613.7 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.   BASF India on Thursday…

Bayer provides 170,000 litres of insecticide to Kenya and Uganda for locust control  

 Decis ULV Insecticide donation enables treatment of 170,000 hectares of the most affected fields       Farmers in Kenya and Uganda currently fighting a devastating locust invasion and looming…

NFL reports all-time high total fertilizer sales in April-July 2020  

NFL achieved a new high of 18.79 Lakh MT in April-July, 2020 showing a growth of more than 20 per cent than the previous best of 15.64 LMT    National…

Godrej’s household insecticides demand soars

Company’s Indian business registers growth even as global sales dip The India business arm of Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) has registered five per cent growth in the first quarter of…

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