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Hybrid seed makers pin hopes on alternative cropsOf the total production capacity of seed manufacturers, nearly 50% is dedicated to alternate crop seeds while the rest is for BT cotton pro...06 May, 2016, 11.20 AM IST- Freed from Monsanto's patent rights, private seed companies consider production of non-hybrid Bt cotton seedsIndia’s private seed companies are for the first time considering production of non-hybrid Bt cotton seeds, seeking to benefit from the gov...31 Mar, 2016, 10.15 AM IST
- Blow to Monsanto as agriculture ministry set to control cotton seed pricesThe move of the ministry comes in response to a series of representations made by the domestic hybrid seed manufacturers.12 Dec, 2015, 04.19 AM IST
- Swelling input costs push Telangana and AP cotton farmers to traditional hybrid varietiesCotton farmers now have an option of switching to non-BT or traditional hybrid varieties that have given comparable yields in trials.29 Oct, 2015, 10.05 AM IST
- Government to seek legal advice to rein in hybrid seed makersNSAI sought the agriculture ministry’s intervention weeks after some state governments began fixing caps on the royalty the seed makers pay...09 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Hybrid seed makers seek government intervention to resolve Monsanto issueHybrid seed producers under the banner of NSAI have sought the government’s intervention to resolve the tussle with global hybrid seed gian...27 Aug, 2015, 05.56 AM 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
- Monsoon plays spoilsport for cotton seed companiesThis came at a time when they were struggling to deal with a sharp reduction in hybrid seed prices announced by some state governments such...02 Jul, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Expectation of below-normal monsoon: Maharashtra government to promote non-BT cotton seedsWith last year's weak monsoon and the prospects of a below-normal one this year, the Maharashtra government plans to promote non-Bt cotton ...02 Jun, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
- HC gives Mahyco a chance to contest Karnataka ban on Bt cottonThe High Court said that the state government's order on ban "may treated as proposal" against which Mahyco will file objections within fiv...13 Apr, 2014, 01.49 PM IST
- PAU inks pact with Gujarat state seed corporationThe Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has entered into a strategic partnership with Gujarat State Seed Corporation (GSSC) through the si...11 Sep, 2013, 06.17 PM IST
- Cotton output rises by over 9 per cent due to Bt seeds: StudyCotton production has increased by over 9 per cent with the use hybrid Bt cotton seeds, helping the country become net exporter of the cash...07 Jun, 2012, 04.11 PM IST
- Hybrid seeds company Mahyco eyes 10% revenue growth in FY'12Mahyco expected to achieve around 10 per cent growth in revenues to about Rs 690 crore this fiscal on the back of growing demand for improv...06 Nov, 2011, 02.05 PM IST
- JK Group aims to triple market share of Bt cottonJK Agri Genetics aims to nearly triple its market share to eight per cent in this kharif season.01 Jul, 2007, 05.00 PM IST
- Area under Bt cotton cultivation up 39%: studyThe total area planted in the country under Bt cotton has gone up from 6.2% in 2004-05 to 39% in 2006-07.31 Jan, 2007, 07.40 PM IST
- Cotton cushion for farmersProjections of a record cotton yield in the ’06-07 season could mitigate the intensity of Maharashtra’s agrarian crisis, according to exper...12 Sep, 2006, 12.03 AM IST
- Hybrid cotton set to reap bumper resultsCotton belts are likely to tell a different story this year. With most farmers shifting to hybrid cotton varieties, experts say the state i...31 Aug, 2006, 01.47 AM IST
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