Murugappa company looks to buy 49% in Nagarjuna AgrichemCoromandel International is in advanced discussions to acquire a 49% stake in Nagarjuna Agrichem, potentially valuing the company at ₹1,400...
12 Mar, 2025, 12.08 AM IST
Agrochem company Crystal Crop buys Bayer's herbicide input businessCrystal Crop Protection, an agrochemical firm, has acquired the herbicide active ingredient Ethoxysulfuron from Germany's Bayer AG. This ac...
06 Jan, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
Sustainable practices that help farmers produce more with fewer resources are the need of the hour, says Corteva AgriscienceThere is a critical need to increase production while minimising environmental impact and adapting to the effects of climate change, says S...
12 Nov, 2024, 11.22 AM IST
Crystal Crop acquires I&B Seeds to expand vegetable, flower seed businessCrystal Crop Protection has acquired I&B Seeds to bolster its presence in the vegetable and flower seed market. The acquisition, funded by ...
05 Nov, 2024, 11.24 AM IST
Crystal Crop Protection acquires Gramoxone trademark for Indian market, from SyngentaThe addition of the trademark GRAMOXONE to Crystal Crop Protection’s portfolio will play a vital role in extending its reach to more farmer...
07 Dec, 2023, 02.55 PM IST
The 3rd Edition of the Eggfirst Chalo Rural India Conclave and Awards Celebrates Rural Excellence and Digital Advertising28 Oct, 2023, 04.15 PM IST
3M reaches tentative $10.3 billion deal over US 'forever chemicals' claimsThe company said the settlement would provide the funds over a 13-year period to cities, towns and other public water systems to test and t...
24 Jun, 2023, 01.02 AM IST
The next ESG frontier is genetically modified foodThe need to feed an expanding population while cutting agriculture’s high greenhouse gas emissions means farming must become more efficient.
03 Feb, 2023, 09.38 AM IST
India at 71st on Global Food Security index 2021 of 113 nationsThe GFS Index measures the underlying drivers of food security in 113 countries, based on the factors of affordability, availability, quali...
19 Oct, 2021, 10.04 PM IST
Corteva Agriscience inks pact to promote sustainable rice production in 40,000 acres UPThe project provides a framework for Corteva, 2030 WRG and a task force of multiple stakeholders to work towards transforming 40,000 acres ...
22 Jul, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
Hybrid rice: Corteva slowly making inroads into Bihar, Jharkhand; trains 90K woman farmersRural women were growing inbred rice, a self-pollinated home-grown rice, in a traditional way. Now, they are trained to grow hybrid seeds e...
05 Nov, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
Corn farmers in 5 states reap benefits from farm interventions: CortevaIn addition to farm mechanisation, Corteva has also focused on empowering 12,000 tribal women corn farmers. This included training on agric...
13 Oct, 2020, 05.13 PM IST
Seed and fertiliser companies use digital platforms to connect with farmersThe virtual interactions are not on large scale and are conducted for batches of 50-100 farmers at one time. “This is very beneficial as we...
25 May, 2020, 06.19 PM IST
Corteva Agriscience introduces new Brevant brand seed to rice farmers in IndiaManaging Director of South Asia, KV Subbarao said, “I am pleased to announce the introduction of Brevant rice seeds for this upcoming sowin...
11 Mar, 2020, 04.50 PM IST
Govt to make mandatory standards for 40 more chemicals to check fake productsAddressing the conference, the Secretary emphasised on HS coding for all major imported chemicals and petrochemicals in the country.
16 Jul, 2019, 03.18 PM IST
DowDuPont withdrew GM Corn trials as requisite states didn't give permissionSubbarao KV, MD (South Asia), Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont, also said that once the Genetic Engineering Appra...
26 Oct, 2018, 03.18 PM IST
Corteva launches hopper management solutionCorteva Agriscience said India’s rice yields were significantly lower than the global average owing to the menace of aggressive plant hoppe...
09 Jul, 2018, 08.24 PM IST