IFFCO may lead a new seed co-op to capture the ₹40,000-crore Indian market A new seed co-operative called Bharatiya Sahakari Beej Samit (BSBS) is expected to begin operations this month, potentially syphoning off significant money from the private sector in the ₹36,000-crore domestic seed...
Tractor output surpasses 1 million in 2022 for the second year in a row In 2022, the number of tractors made each year was over a million for the second year in a row, but that was 6% less than the year before. Domestic sales increased somewhat despite a strong base impact. Exports...
Scientists, activists unhappy with ICAR’s ‘gag’ order on GM mustard A group of scientists and environmentalists have criticized an ‘advisory’ from the government to working scientists and retired employees of public sector organizations telling them not to...
GCMMF Board asked Amul’s Managing Director RS Sodhi to resign In the past ten years, Amul went from being a well-known brand of dairy products to a brand that sells a wide range of foods. It is now one of the top 10 dairy processors in the world. Rupinder Singh Sodhi, who was in...
Banana ecosystem start-up gets ₹5.04 crore in pre-seed funding Greenikk, an agritech company based in Kerala, India, launched the first full-stack supply chain in the country. This chain connects banana growers, wholesalers, exporters, and B2B buyers on a single platform. It has now...
