Climate change is paving the way for shock-proof seedsClimate change is threatening 120-million farmers and over 500 cos of India’s Rs 15,000 cr seed industry.
16 Dec, 2018, 06.14 AM IST
Kaveri Seed surges 4% as Mohnish Pabrai picks stake in companyPabrai’s fund bought the shares at Rs 487.2 per share.
24 May, 2018, 09.58 AM IST
Pabrai fund buys 1.2% stake in Kaveri SeedsPabrai’s fund bought the shares at Rs 487.2 per share.
24 May, 2018, 09.12 AM IST
Kaveri Seed sets up Rs 500-crore war chest for acquisitionsBeing probably the first Indian listed firm to go in for back-to-back buyback of shares, the zero-debt seed company is weighing options to ...
22 May, 2018, 10.27 AM IST
Indian hybrid seeds makers see a fifth of cotton seed returnsNormal returns from seed dealers hover at around 10% a year, adding to the woes of Indian hybrid seed firms that are currently in wrangle w...
13 Jul, 2016, 03.53 PM 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
CCI to probe three more new complaints against MonsantoThe new complaints pertain to abuse of dominant position by way of imposing discriminatory conditions in sub-license agreements.
16 Jun, 2016, 03.08 AM IST
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
Kaveri Seed Company gets surprise audit firm letter on forensic checkKaveri Seed informed stock exchanges it has received communication from an audit firm to conduct forensic audit of the company's books.
29 Dec, 2015, 11.06 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
Hybrid seed producers want government to move CCI against Mahyco MonsantoIndian hybrid seed industry and the domestic hybrid seed producers claim to have paid over Rs 5,000 crore to Monsanto in the form of royalt...
15 Oct, 2015, 05.01 AM IST
Royalty Payments: Indian seed makers to take on MonsantoIndian hybrid seed producers are once again preparing to take on the global hybrid seed giant Monsanto on royalty payments for BT cotton te...
14 Oct, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
Agriculture ministry seeks legal advice on Monsanto's royaltiesThe Union agriculture ministry will seek comprehensive legal advice on regulating the contentious royalty payments levied by global hybrid ...
09 Sep, 2015, 10.29 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
Indian hybrid seed makers eye Africa, East Asia marketsIndia currently exporting around Rs 500 crore of seeds, which is expected to double over the next couple of years, says the National Seed A...
05 Dec, 2014, 06.53 AM IST