How does the seed industry see the Union Budget 2023-24?
If specific crops are identified and targeted for improvement, the seed industry will be very happy to collaborate with ICAR and the government on this, Ram Kaundinya writes
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India sets target of 205 lakh tonnes of Nutri-cereals production for the year 2022-23
For increasing the production of Nutri-cereals under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) programme, the NFSM-Nutri Cereals is being implemented in 212 districts of 14 states
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GEAC approval to GM mustard paves way for transformation of Indian agriculture
GEAC has approved the commercial cultivation of GM mustard in October. Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, FSII writes on its positive impact on India’s edible oil production, resulting in curbing imports
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Corteva Agriscience upskills Punjab farmers on direct-seeded rice
Corteva’s AcreNext is an integrated direct-seeded rice programme meaning hybrid rice seed is planted directly into the field. The hybrid seed has a better yield, and can be planted using mechanised sowing services
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NDDB, KOF, UAS-B, IIOR ink MoU for sunflower hybrid seed production in Karnataka
NDDB and KOF would encourage farmers to take up sunflower as a preferred crop by making available high-quality seeds at reasonable prices
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Ankur Seeds commercialises Indian bean hybrids
Ankur Seeds has commercialised hybrid technology by developing two protein-rich hybrids which are proving to be valuable contributions to the nutritional security of the vegetable world
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Nuziveedu Seeds releases new Bajra hybrid ‘Sunmax’
According to Nuziveedu Seeds, this new hybrid variety of Bajra Sunmax would give more benefit to the farmers as this hybrid gives more fodder with good yield and due to the good quality of the grain
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Crystal Crop Protection acquires cotton, mustard, pearl millet and grain sorghum hybrids from Bayer India
This acquisition will strengthen Crystal’s field crop seed business and make it a strong integrated agri-input player. The company expects this business to contribute 10 per cent of its annual turnover
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Promoting oilseed production, Govt to distribute 8.20 lakh hybrid seed mini kits to farmers
The programme will increase production and productivity by increasing the seed replacement rate, which will help in increasing the income of the farmers
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Hytech Seed India bags two awards at ABSA 2021
Hytech Seed India focuses on unlocking the potential of genetics and state-of-the-art technology, and integrating them into high-yielding and high-quality hybrid seeds suited to the ever-changing needs of the farmer
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