Bihar seeks investment in maize sector amid ethanol boomBihar Agriculture Minister Mangal Pandey has urged private sector investment in hybrid maize seed production and warehouse facilities. The ...
25 Sep, 2024, 02.20 PM IST
India emerges as key player in growth and innovation, global vegetable seeds market thrives: S&P GCIThe global vegetable seeds market, valued at around USD 8 billion in 2022, is expanding due to rising demand for diverse vegetable varietie...
28 Mar, 2024, 09.49 AM IST
Kaveri Seeds becomes world’s first seed producer to have over a lakh acres in productionThe bulk of the newly acquired seed production area is dedicated to the non-cotton sector and mostly towards high-margin hybrid rice, maize...
26 Feb, 2021, 10.47 AM IST
Agrarian crisis: Not just farm, sectors like dairy, poultry, FMCG also facing muted growthAnalysts and sectoral observers say the consecutive near-drought conditions in the two Telugu-speaking states are responsible for the subdu...
05 May, 2017, 10.48 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
India has huge potential to export hybrid seeds: Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan SinghIndia's share in the world seed market is less than 2 per cent and the National Seed Policy aims to take it to 10 per cent by 2020.
17 Nov, 2015, 02.26 PM 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
Seed industry will continue to grow at double-digit rate: ICRADomestic seed industry will continue to grow at double-digit rate over the medium term on improvement in seed replacement ratio, a ratings ...
17 Aug, 2015, 06.32 PM IST
Hybrid maize seed market set to double in two yearsThe Indian hybrid seed sector is now pegged at around Rs 12,000 crore with hybrid maize accounting for little over Rs 1,500 crore.
09 Apr, 2014, 04.25 AM IST
Hybrid seed sector on way to see next wave of consolidationThe Indian hybrid seed market, with over 300 companies, has been growing at 15-20 per cent annually over the past several years and is proj...
18 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Bejo Sheetal sets up cold storage for boosting hybrid onion seed productionBejo Sheetal has recently invested in setting up an unique cold storage to boost the production of hybrid onion seeds.
30 Sep, 2013, 05.59 PM IST
- India's seed industry to grow by 53% by 2015: Assocham
The country's seed industry is expected to grow by 53 per cent to Rs 10,700 crore by 2015 on increased demand for high-yielding varieties t...
09 Dec, 2012, 12.04 PM IST
- Hybrid rice area to be increased to 25% by 2015 in India: Expert
The Union Government is aiming to increase the area under hybrid rice cultivation to 25 per cent of all rice cultivated area by 2015.
25 May, 2012, 11.00 PM IST
- Two GM varieties of wheat developed by Indian co registered
MNCs have garnered a major share of the Rs 6k-crore seeds market in India. In fact, many private companies have forged alliance with MNCs a...
26 Dec, 2009, 04.59 AM IST
- Haryana to give subsidy to boost sunflower cultivation
To promote cultivation of sunflower crop, the Haryana Agriculture Department has decided to give subsidy amounting to Rs 100 per kg or 50 p...
14 Jan, 2008, 08.15 PM IST
- NSC to market Monsanto's hybrid corn seeds
The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) early this month with MIL to market and distribute 200 tonnes of hybrid corn seed th...
25 Oct, 2007, 06.10 PM IST