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Corteva’s Delegate Insecticide boosts sustainable pest control for farmers
11-Nov-2025 - 0 Comments.
Corteva Agriscience enhances Delegate Insecticide for sustainable pest management in corn, cotton, and chilli, empowering Indian farmers.
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Syngenta trains 45,000 Maharashtra farmers as pink bollworm cases fall
04-Nov-2025 - 0 Comments.
Syngenta India trains over 45,000 farmers across 1,490 Maharashtra villages to curb pink bollworm infestations, leading to reduced pest damage and crop loss.
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Corteva’s Delegate Insecticide boosts sustainable pest control in India
11-Oct-2025 - 0 Comments.
Corteva Agriscience enhances Delegate® Insecticide to deliver sustainable, precise pest management for Indian farmers growing corn, cotton, and chilli under modern IPM practices.
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Govt steps up pest control support, insurance cover to safeguard farmers
31-Aug-2025 - 0 Comments.
Centre expands climate-resilient farming research, pest control measures, and crop insurance to protect farmers from losses due to pests and extreme weather.
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AI transforms pest surveillance for resilient Indian agriculture
19-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
AI-powered pest surveillance is helping Indian farmers reduce crop losses, cut pesticide use, and improve yields amid climate and pest threats.
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Why Napier Grass Is Emerging as India's Top Energy Crop
15-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
India’s pursuit of clean energy and sustainable farming is sparking a silent revolution — not in flashy solar panels or wind turbines, but in humble, fast-growing biomass crops. Leading this charge is Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum), also known as Elephant Grass, a high-yield, pest-resistant, and low-maintenance crop that’s rapidly gaining popularity among Indian farmers.
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ICAR unveils biocontrol breakthrough for whitefly in oil palm farms
12-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
ICAR-IIOPR develops a potent fungal biocontrol (R55) for Rugose Spiralling Whitefly, offering sustainable pest management in India’s oil palm plantations.
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ICAR-IARI unveils rapid DNA test for phosphine resistance in beetles
09-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
In a major breakthrough for food grain storage and pest management, scientists at the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, have developed a DNA-based test that can rapidly detect phosphine-resistant Red Flour Beetles (Tribolium castaneum)—one of the most destructive pests of stored grains worldwide.
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India eyes AI pest detection roll-out for farmers
03-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
India to expand AI-based pest detection system to all 146 million farmers, aiming to cut crop losses and improve incomes with advanced computer vision tools.
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NCEEA 2025 charts sustainable farming roadmap
01-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
The NCEEA 2025 in Ramban concluded with a roadmap for eco-friendly pest control, agrotech innovation, and sustainable farming for a Viksit Bharat.
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Provivi and Godrej Agrovet Join Forces to Combat Crop Pests in India
18-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.
Provivi, a global leader in pheromone-based crop protection, and Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL), a leading Indian agri-business conglomerate, have announced a strategic partnership to introduce sustainable pest control solutions for Indian rice and corn farmers.
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WRMS's crop advisory service to Mentha Crop farmers in Uttar Pradesh showed significant positive outcomes
05-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.
In the Barabanki region of Uttar Pradesh, farmers toiling to cultivate Mentha, a high-value crop, encountered numerous challenges. From nutrient deficiencies and unseasonal rainfall to persistent pest issues, their path to success in farming was covered with obstacles.
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Global farmers express concern over climate change impact on agriculture, finds survey
22-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
71% of farmers say that climate change already has a large impact on their farm, and even more are worried about the impact this will have in the future. 73% have experienced increasing pest and disease pressure.
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SWAL unveils a sustainable pest control breakthrough for soybean and cotton crops in India
17-Aug-2023 - 0 Comments.
SWAL Corporation Ltd., a prominent provider of advanced and sustainable agricultural solutions, has taken a significant stride towards ecological farming with the introduction of Sperto, an innovative pest control solution tailored specifically for soybean and cotton crops
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UPL SAS launches sustainable pest control solution for soybean, cotton crop in India
14-Jul-2023 - 0 Comments.
UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions (SAS), an integrated AgTech platform of UPL Ltd. (NSE: UPL, BSE: 512070, LSE: UPLL) ("UPL"), has announced the launch of Argyle, a cost-effective, sustainable, and innovative solution, specifically designed for soybean and cotton crops.
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WRMS Ventures into the manufacturing of climate-smart agrochemicals
23-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
WRMS, a leading agri-tech company, has expanded its services by foraying into the manufacturing of climate-smart agrochemicals in order to provide better solutions for pest management and soil fertility to farmers.
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Best Agrolife acquires another patent for herbicidal composition
02-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Best Agrolife Limited (BAL), a leading agrochemical company in India, on Friday announced that it has received one more patent for herbicidal composition of haloxyfop, imazethapyr, and chlorimuron, likely to emerge as an effective one-shot solution to protect soyabean crops from the attack of narrow-leaved weeds, broadleaved weeds, and sedges.
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Aragen inks multi-year partnership with FMC Corporation, to accelerate agro-chemical pipeline
15-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Aragen Life Sciences (formerly, GVK BIO), a leading Contract Research and Development Organization (CRDO) has announced a strategic partnership with FMC Corporation, a global leader in innovative agricultural science, that provides solutions towards crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management.
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Coir geo textiles gets nod for rural road construction
21-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Coir Geo textiles, a permeable fabric, natural, strong, highly durable, resistant to rots, moulds and moisture, free from any microbial attack, has finally been accepted as a good material for rural road construction.
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COVID19: Impacts on Indian agriculture sector
18-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
Indian governments have swung into actions since the Corona virus attack and the immediate challenges that COVID19 has posed to the farm sector and suggest mitigation measures to ensure a sustainable food system in the post-crisis period, writes ICRISAT authors, Dr Peter Carberry & Dr Arabinda Kumar Padhee
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All out war on pink boll worm to save Bt Cotton in current season
11-Sep-2017 - 0 Comments.
An all-out multi-level campaign has been launched on a war footing on the dreaded pink boll worm attack that has been causing a havoc to Bt cotton crop across India.
