- Government approach to GM tech is emotion-based, says Mahyco
Jalna (Maharashtra), June 22 (IANS) With a decision to allow commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard pending, a top exe...
22 Jun, 2017, 01.12 PM IST
IP our cornerstone; innovation can help farmers, says BayerIn India, Bayer offers GM technonly in Bt cotton. In seeds business, its focus in India is in vegetable seeds, but it does not see markets ...
26 Sep, 2016, 08.25 AM IST
Bayer open to buying 26% stake in Monsanto IndiaThe open offer will be for acquisition of up to 44,88,315 fully paid-up equity shares from the public shareholders of Monsanto India.
21 Sep, 2016, 07.57 AM IST
Bayer bullish on India, but Monsanto’s image remains a challengeBayer’s Indian operations already include a crop science segment, which is involved in crop protection, seeds and what it calls “digital fa...
15 Sep, 2016, 10.25 AM IST
Government to talk to all stakeholders for GM seed policy: Agriculture MinistryAn agriculture ministry official said the seed industry is resorting to pressure tactics and Monsanto withdrawing its application on second...
27 Aug, 2016, 04.15 AM IST
Hybrid seed makers to ramp up R&D spend on new hybridsThey also pin hopes on increasing investments by the government into the state-owned agricultural research institutes like ICAR to come up ...
17 Jun, 2016, 05.11 PM IST
Bt cotton row: Monsanto threatens to re-evaluate India businessThe Centre had last December issued an order to control cotton seed prices including trait or royalty value effective from 2016-17 crop yea...
04 Mar, 2016, 02.48 PM IST
Hybrid seed companies want Mahyco Monsanto Biotech to return excess royaltiesA group of hybrid seed makers has also obtained legal advice to move higher courts against Mahyco Monsanto if it refuses to downwardly revi...
13 Aug, 2015, 10.42 AM IST
Monsanto says Bt cotton trials still on in IndiaThe company will continue to invest in research and development in India, said its newly appointed India chief executive, Shilpa Divekar Ni...
10 Sep, 2014, 06.43 AM IST
FIPB to take up 31 foreign investment proposals on July 4The Foreign Investment Promotion Board, headed by Fin Secretary Arvind Mayaram, is scheduled to meet on July 4, Fin Min said.
29 Jun, 2014, 04.36 PM IST
Monsanto’s climate-resilient crop patent claims rejectedIndia’s patent appeals board has denied Monsanto a patent for a genetically-engineered method of increasing climate resilience in plants.
10 Jul, 2013, 04.09 AM IST
- Promote liberalisation, but not price control: Hugh Grant, Chairman, Monsanto Company
Global food and agriculture system faces the daunting task of trying to feed a larger and more prosperous population by using the same or e...
19 Sep, 2011, 06.42 AM IST
- Monsanto expects a surge in demand for maize
Changing weather patterns, and growing demand for animal protein will drive future growth in India for Monsanto.
16 Aug, 2011, 01.39 AM IST
- Monsanto attempts new model to take on ‘free’ farming
The world’s largest seed and farm input company, Monsanto’s chairman in an interview tells why collaboration may be the best way to make su...
10 Dec, 2009, 04.31 AM IST
- Monsanto gets nod for genetically modified business
The agriculture ministry has okayed Monsanto India’s plan to do business in genetically modified material.
22 Sep, 2009, 12.33 AM IST
- Monsanto enters transition mode
Monsanto India’s decision to exit the wheat herbicide business is in another step in its ‘transition from chemistry to seeds’ strategy. See...
06 Sep, 2006, 12.20 AM IST
- Jaswant clears FDI proposals worth over Rs 160 crore
Union Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, on Monday cleared 18 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals amounting to Rs 167.6 crore, includin...
10 Jun, 2003, 12.31 AM IST