Worries about farmers growing unauthorised and illegal genetically modified (GM) cottonseed known as Bollgard-III or ‘Bt-3′ are haunting the seed industry and farmers’ leaders as cottonseed units set up for the Kharif season to begin in month of June. People in the...
The Hyderabad-headquartered Kaveri Seeds Company has said that it has become the world’s first seed producer with more than one lakh acre under seed production in a country. The vast majority of the newly acquired seed production area is focused to the non-cotton segment and mainly...
Approximately 66 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) supported by the Government of Karnataka (GoK) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) were part of the Unified Market Platform (UMP) of Rashtriya e-Market Services (ReMS). As a result, 44,000 traders...
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) division has introduced its ‘Farming as a Service’ business model in Karnataka by deploying Krish-e centres in five district locations throughout the state. The Krish-e centres established in five districts...
Approximately 54 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) representing 44,000 farmers across 6 countries in India and 15 leading agribusiness corporate entities have come together for Samvad for Safalta – discussions on inclusive agribusiness. As part of the COVID-19 resilience Initiative...
