Nuziveedu Seeds receives Bio Excellence award

India's largest seeds company Nuziveedu Seeds has received the bio excellence award from the Karnataka's department of information technology, biotechnology, science and technology for the year 2013 for the contribution to the industry.

The bio excellence awards were presented to the biotech leaders as a part of the 'Bangalore India BIO' event, where the awardees were selected by the jury of industry experts constituted by the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE)

Receiving the award, Nuziveedu Seeds group chairman Mandava Prabhakar Rao attributed the success largely to the emphasis the company placed on research and innovation. "Nuziveedu Seeds has made giant strides in the last decade with a distinctive and well defined focus on introducing new hybrids in cotton, corn, rice and vegetables that benefit farmers significantly through higher yields and superior quality produce."

The Hyderabad-based Nuziveedu Seeds offers over 340 hybrid seeds and varieties of 30 field crops and vegetables. It currently has an extensive sales and distribution network in 17 states across the country. In a statement, the company said it has a strong research and development capabilities and with one of the largest germplasms in the country it produces and markets other field crops such as maize, paddy, sunflower, sorghum, pearl millet and vegetable crops.