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Company forayed in Chhattisgarh through the online medium which will help the retailers and farmers of Chhattisgarh save time and lower the input costs

Dubai-based agrochemical company, AgFarm has introduced its entire product range in Chhattisgarh. The launch coincides with the Rabi crop sowing season in India, typically starting in the winter season. AgFarm entered the Indian market almost a year ago and enjoys presence in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana.

AgFarm’s comprehensive portfolio consists of highly effective and sustainable herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators that boost crop health and support farmers’ economic resilience and productivity by targeting the most damaging pests and diseases in all major crops. These products cover all the major crops and cash crops, fruits, oil seeds, and important vegetables.

“Chhattisgarh is famously known as the “Rice Bowl” of Central India, with the main crop being Paddy. Apart from paddy, oil seeds like Groundnut, Soybean, and Sunflower and cereals like maize are also grown in the state. AgFarm offers a complete range of crop solutions for all these important crops. Our foray into the state through the online medium will help the retailers and farmers of Chhattisgarh save time and lower the input costs for them as we will pass on the savings incurred towards supply chain management to them. Further, it will also facilitate them to establish a direct digital connection with the company, which will enable us to understand their requirements and concerns better. Besides, modern social listening and digital analytics will also help us reduce the turnaround time and provide our customers with products at affordable prices,” says Sandeep Singh Chauhan, Director, AgFarm.

Company forayed in Chhattisgarh through the online

The MoU will aid in the production of disease-free citrus plants

The ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Pratima Biotech, Raipur, Chattisgarh for production of disease-free quality planting material of citrus today.

Dr Dilip Ghosh, Director, ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur stated that the partnership would be a milestone in the area of production of the disease-free quality planting material Citrus in India.

There are five commercial citrus genotypes commonly grown in India, viz., mandarin, sweet orange, acid lime and lemons, pummelo and grapefruit. There is a demand of about 20 million plants of the various commercial citrus cultivars in India for the new plantation and replanting of gaps within an existing orchard. It is well established that the productivity of perennial fruit crops is highly affected by the quality of planting materials.

The ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur standardised a protocol for the containerised nursery production system for Citrus. It seizes the spread of soil-borne and graft transmitted pathogens through the planting material. Due to the long nursery phase, that is, from 18th to 22nd months, it is very difficult to meet the requirements by the institute alone. Therefore, ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur is promoting nursery production through PPP mode.

The MoU will aid in the production