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Bayer opens maize seed facility in Zambia
25-Mar-2025 - 0 Comments.
Bayer recently announced the opening of a new maize seed facility in Kabwe, Zambia.
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AGCO and SDF Partner to Boost Massey Ferguson Tractor Line
13-Feb-2025 - 0 Comments.
AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a major player in agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, has announced a supply agreement with Italian manufacturer SDF to enhance its Massey Ferguson tractor line.
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Goa government takes strong stand to protect farmland
13-Feb-2025 - 0 Comments.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has announced a new initiative, the Goa Amritkal Agriculture Policy, aimed at preserving the state's agricultural heritage.
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DeHaat acquires Olam owned farm advisory platforms, AgriCentral
25-Jan-2025 - 0 Comments.
DeHaat, India’s homegrown leading AgTech platform, today announced the successful acquisition of Olam Agri owned AgriCentral, one of the largest farm advisory platforms in India through a Business Transfer Agreement (BTA) in an all cash deal.
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Mahindra sells 22019 tractor in India during December 2024
06-Jan-2025 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for December 2024.
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Marut Drone Academy introduces women-Led RPTO in Warangal, to train 400 drone pilots by 2025
25-Dec-2024 - 0 Comments.
Marut Drone Academy in collaboration with Kastur Drones announced the launch of the first Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO) in Warangal District, Telangana.
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Boehringer Ingelheim launches next generation poultry vaccine in India
25-Dec-2024 - 0 Comments.
Boehringer Ingelheim announced the launch of the latest advancement in Marek's disease vaccines in India.
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Milma’s TRCMPU announces additional price of INR 15 per litre of milk for farmers
25-Dec-2024 - 0 Comments.
The annual general body meeting (AGM) of Milma’s Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (TRCMPU), held here today, announced an additional price of Rs 15 per litre of milk procured from farmers affiliated to the cooperative societies under it.
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Mahindra Tractors signs MoU with Punjab National Bank to strengthen dealer finance solutions
25-Dec-2024 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra Tractors, a part of the Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Punjab National Bank (PNB) to provide Channel Finance solutions to its dealers.
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Coromandel International rope in Mahindra Krish-e for drone spraying services to farmers
22-Dec-2024 - 0 Comments.
Coromandel International Limited, India’s leading agri-solutions provider, and Mahindra & Mahindra Limited’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) business vertical, Krish-e, announced a partnership to extend Coromandel’s drone spraying services, Gromor Drive, to Indian farmers.
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WAF appoints Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Carlos Magariños to its board
23-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.
The World Agriculture Forum (WAF) announced the appointment of two distinguished leaders, namely, Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, former President of Mauritius and globally recognized scientist, and Carlos Magariños, an esteemed diplomat and economic strategist from Argentina, to its Board of Directors.
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Bayer, Orbia Netafim expand collaboration to advance digital farming technology
23-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.
Orbia’s Precision Agriculture business Netafim and Bayer announced today an expansion of their strategic collaboration, starting with new digital farming solutions for fruit and vegetable growers.
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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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Mahindra’s Farm Equipment records Highest-Ever Tractor Sales of 64,326 Units in India during October 2024
08-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for October 2024. Domestic sales in October 2024 were at 64326 units, as against 49336 units during October 2023.
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Syngenta India signs MoUs with ICAR, HAU to benefit farmers of Haryana
07-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.
Continuing its focus on constructive collaborations for benefits of farmers, leading agri tech company Syngenta India recently, announced two critical MoUs it has signed with government institutions to help farmers enhancing crop productivity and promoting diversified sustainable agriculture practices, Syngenta India on Tuesday signed multiple Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs), aiming to benefit the farmers of Haryana.
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Marut unveils India’s first DGCA certified medium agricultural drone at Amravati Drone Summit
26-Oct-2024 - 0 Comments.
Marut Drones recently announced the launch of AG365H, India’s first DGCA Type Certified medium category agricultural drone.
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Bayer and Samunnati collaborate to enhance farmer productivity and profitability
26-Oct-2024 - 0 Comments.
Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and agriculture, announced its partnership with Samunnati, a leading agri value chain enabler company, dedicated to empowering smallholder farmers, to usher farmers of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) with access to premium products with the goal to deliver optimal solutions to smallholder farmers.
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One crore farmers to be brought in natural farming in the next two years
23-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
As part of measures to enhance productivity and resilience in Agriculture, Union Budget 2024-25 has announced several measures including thrust on agriculture research, promotion of natural farming and national cooperation policy.
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Rallis India Q1 2025 down to INR 48 Cr, revenue at INR 783 Cr
19-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
Rallis India Limited (A TATA Enterprise) is a leading player in the Indian agri inputs industry announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.
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Rajaram–DCM Shriram Scholarship announced at the DialogueNEXT Conference, Mexico
15-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) recently unveiled the bust of Dr Sanjaya Rajaram – One of world's most influential wheat breeders and World Food Prize Laureate and– at the DialogueNEXT conference, held at CIMMYT, Mexico on 10-11 July 2024.
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Arya.ag raises $29 MN in pre-Series D funding from Blue Earth Capital
15-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India's largest integrated grain commerce platform, today announced that it has raised $29 million (INR 242 crore) in a Pre-Series D funding round.
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Godrej Industries’ Chemicals to acquire Unit II of Shree Vallabh Chemicals
08-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
Godrej Industries’ Chemicals Business announced the signing of a Business transfer agreement with Shree Vallabh Chemicals Unit II (Kheda), with the intention to acquire their Ethoxylation Unit II.
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Mahindra sells 45888 units during June 2024
06-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for June 2024.
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Milma’s TRCMPU announces cattle feed subsidy of Rs 100 per bag
06-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
In a big support to dairy farmers in four southern districts, Milma’s Thiruvananthapuram Regional Co-operative Milk Producers Union (TRCMPU) recently announced a scheme to provide subsidy of Rs 100 for each bag of Milma cattle feed sold through milk cooperatives in July and August.
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Haqdarshak, Mastercard Center collaborate to empower 500,000 small agri-entrepreneurs
02-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions Pvt Ltd (Haqdarshak) and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (CFIG) today announced their collaboration to improve the financial resilience of 1,000 Haqdarshak women agents, who will provide last-mile delivery of services that increase the financial security of 500,000 micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and agri-entrepreneurs.
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Blue Whale ends season with record turnover
14-Jun-2024 - 0 Comments.
With the apple season practically over, the leading French cooperative Blue Whale has announced record turnover figures across all its markets.
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Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector Sells 35237 Units in India during May 2024
01-Jun-2024 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for May 2024.
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Precision Agri platform Fyllo raises US $4 MN funding led by IndiaQuotient, SIDBI Ventures
30-May-2024 - 0 Comments.
Agritech startup Fyllo has announced that it has raised $4 million in a fresh funding round led by IndiaQuotient and SIDBI Ventures. Existing investors Triveni Trusts, IAN, and KIAORA participated in the round.
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NACOF OORJA launches SPV to promote sustainable farming in India
29-May-2024 - 0 Comments.
NACOF Oorja, one of India's leading Renewable Energy developers and operators, supported by NACOF, a multi-state Cooperative Society registered under the Ministry of Agriculture, today announced the launch of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), E ASTRA NACOF OORJA Pvt Ltd to promote sustainable farming and make cultivation a profitable affair.
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Kisanserv plans to open 250 new retail stores in Mumbai, Pune
28-May-2024 - 0 Comments.
In a bid to bridge the gap between urban consumers and fresh, ethically sourced produce, Pune-based Kisanserv has announced a bold expansion plan.
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Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector Sells 35805 Units in India during April 2024
12-May-2024 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for April 2024.
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Fodder ecosystem builder Cornext raises $2.2M from Omnivore
12-May-2024 - 0 Comments.
Cornext, which is building a fodder ecosystem to support dairy cattle farmers, announced today that it has raised USD 2.2 million in a Seed round from Omnivore.
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Mahindra Tractors sells 24276 units during March 2024
02-Apr-2024 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for March 2024.
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Bayer pilots unique generative AI tool for agriculture
15-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.
Bayer recently announced the pilot of an expert GenAI system to benefit farmers and up-level agronomists in their daily work.
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Bayer launches Better School Program in partnership with BharatCares to promote STEM learning and innovation in rural schools
13-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.
Bayer, a global life sciences company with core strengths in agriculture and healthcare, today announced its collaboration with BharatCares, a social impact organization, to launch the ‘Better School Program’ at Adpodra Group Government Primary School in Himatnagar, Gujarat. Aimed at enhancing educational facilities and enabling experiential learning opportunities for the students in Himatnagar, the ‘Better School Program’ focuses on providing a foundational leap to economically challenged students and will benefit more than 850 students from grades 1st to 8th, across four schools.
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All Villages to Have Access to Agricultural Credit by 2027, Announces Cooperation Minister
10-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.
In a move to boost rural development and empower farmers, Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah announced the government's ambitious plan to establish Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in every village across India by 2027.
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Rozana, rural commerce startup gets US $22.5 MN from Bertelsmann India Investments, Fireside Ventures
06-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.
Rozana, a rural commerce startup announced its latest funding round of USD 22.5 Mn. The round was led by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) with participation from Fireside Ventures and existing investors. Rozana's mission is to leverage tech and data science to cater to unique local demands of 1 billion Indians outside the scope of online commerce.
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Mahindra’s Farm Equipment sells 20121 tractors during February 2024
03-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for February 2024. Domestic sales in February 2024 were at 20121 units, as against 24619 units during February 2023.
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Gopal Snacks ready to debut on markets, IPO priced INR 381- INR 401
01-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.
Rajkot-based Gopal Snacks Limited announced its Initial Public Offering (IPO) details, setting the price band at INR 381 to INR 401 per share. The offering, open 6 to 11 March 2024, aims to raise up to INR 650 crore.
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J.G. Chemicals, Zinc Oxide leader IPO to open on March 7, priced at INR 210- INR 221
01-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.
J.G. Chemicals Limited, the reigning monarch of India's zinc oxide production, has announced its initial public offering (IPO) details.
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BharatRohan partners with AgHub at Telangana State Agricultural University
28-Feb-2024 - 0 Comments.
BharatRohan, a pioneer in providing hyper spectral imagining enabled drone based crop monitoring services has announced a co-innovation partnership with AgHub, the Agri-innovation hub of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU).
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Corteva Agriscience launches Salibro to combat crop-damaging Nematodes in India
22-Feb-2024 - 0 Comments.
Corteva Agriscience, a global leader in agriculture solutions, today announced the launch of Salibro nematicide in India.
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Rallis India expands custom synthesis portfolio with 3 new agrochemical products
20-Feb-2024 - 0 Comments.
Rallis India Ltd., a leading player in the agri-inputs industry, has announced the successful commercialization of three new products in its Custom Synthesis & Manufacturing (CSM) portfolio during FY24.
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Orios Venture Partners scores big with 45X return on partial exit from Country Delight
10-Feb-2024 - 0 Comments.
Early-stage venture capital firm Orios Venture Partners announced a successful partial exit from its portfolio company, Country Delight, generating a remarkable 45 times return on its initial investment.
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Mahindra Farm Equipment sells 22972 tractors in India during January 2024
03-Feb-2024 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for January 2024.
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Bayer CropScience announces Q3 results for FY 2023-24
03-Feb-2024 - 0 Comments.
Bayer CropScience Limited (BSE: 506285) announced today its unaudited results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2023.
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Louis Dreyfus Company makes binding offer to acquire Namoi Cotton
19-Jan-2024 - 0 Comments.
Louis Dreyfus Company Asia Pte. Ltd (LDC) announced today that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire the remaining 83% shares of Namoi Cotton Limited (Namoi Cotton) by way of a Scheme of Arrangement, marking a significant milestone in LDC’s 111-year history in Australia.
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Amul launches Sagar skimmed milk across India
17-Jan-2024 - 0 Comments.
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), the largest food products organization responsible for marketing of Amul and Sagar brand, announced the launch of Sagar Skimmed Milk across India.
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eFeed secures INR 25 Lakhs grant from ICAR to amplify its impact on livestock, dairy industry
15-Jan-2024 - 0 Comments.
eFeed, a pioneering startup revolutionizing precision animal management & feed practices and empowering farmers across the country, has announced a significant milestone with the acquisition of a grant amounting to INR 25 Lakhs from Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Gov of India.
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Fasal cultivates future of horticulture value chain with INR 100 Cr Series-A funding
15-Jan-2024 - 0 Comments.
India's full-stack horticulture pioneer Fasal announced that it has raised INR 100 crores in its Series-A funding round led by TDK Ventures and British International Investment (BII), the United Kingdom's development finance institution and impact investor, with contribution from ITI Growth Opportunities Fund, Navam Capital and Aureolis Ventures.
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RX Japan's AGRI WEEK rebrands to JAGRI
09-Jan-2024 - 0 Comments.
After the resounding success of the previous edition of AGRI WEEK, RX Japan announced a strategic rebranding of its premier agricultural exhibition. The event will now be known as JAGRI, reflecting a bold step towards unifying the domestic and international identities of the exhibition for a more cohesive and impactful global presence.
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Over 25,000 women farmers empowered: Kissandhan delivers INR 103 Cr micro-loan impact
21-Dec-2023 - 0 Comments.
In a major boost for Indian agriculture, SohanLal Commodity Management (SLCM Group) has announced that its agri-focused NBFC, Kissandhan, has disbursed INR 103.74 crore under its women empowerment scheme since its launch in 2021.
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Bayer and Microsoft expand collaboration to advance digital farming
13-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.
Bayer and Microsoft today announced an expansion of their strategic collaboration to advance digital farming and make it easier for farmers to share and benefit from their data.
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VST Tillers Tractors Ltd registered 19% revenue growth in Q2 FY24
08-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.
VST Tillers Tractors Limited (VST), India's leading farm equipment manufacturer, today announced their Quarter 2 results for the financial year 2023-24.
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Omnivore expands team with multiple hires
01-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore, India's leading agritech venture capital firm, announced four strategic hires to lead key functions and strengthen the firm's commitment to supporting innovations in agriculture and food systems.
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Rallis India powers its hybrid seed production process with mobile app SeedSure
20-Oct-2023 - 0 Comments.
Rallis India Limited, a Tata enterprise and a leading player in the Indian agri inputs industry announced the roll out of a mobile application, ‘SeedSure’, for monitoring and managing its Hybrid Seed Production (HSP) program.
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Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector sells 42,034 tractors during September 2023
05-Oct-2023 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for September 2023. Domestic sales in September 2023 were at 42,034 units, as against 47,100 units during September 2022.
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Arya.ag and Commodities Control set new standards in Toor crop surveillance in India
05-Oct-2023 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s largest and only profitable grain commerce platform, announced its recent partnership with commoditiescontrol.com, owned by CC commodity info services LLP. Under this partnership.
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Zenith Global announces finalists for 2023 Vertical Farming World Awards
29-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
The finalists for the 2023 Vertical Farming World Awards are now published. The winners will be announced during a dedicated awards ceremony on Tuesday 10 October, at the 2023 Vertical Farming World Congress hosted in London and online.
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28 new mandis integrated into e-NAM platform to strengthen agricultural trade
25-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
Manoj Ahuja, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, announced significant developments in India's agricultural trading landscape during a recent address. He revealed that as of August 31, 2023, a total of 1,361 Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) were integrated into the Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) across 23 states and 4 union territories.
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Bayer expands its fruits and vegetables business to strawberries
22-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
Bayer announced the expansion of its leading Fruits and Vegetables business to strawberries. With the acquisition of the strawberry assets of UK-based NIAB,
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Arya.ag and Bioseed collaborate to cultivate ‘efficiencies of business’ in agriculture
12-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s largest and only profitable grain commerce platform, announced its collaboration with Bioseed, a visionary player in the agriculture sector.
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Omnivore exits Barrix Agro Sciences to Sumitomo Chemical
02-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
Agritech venture capital firm Omnivore announced today its exit from Barrix Agro Sciences. Omnivore has signed a definitive agreement to sell its stake to Sumitomo Chemical India Limited (SCIL), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical in Japan.
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Indian agritech Fyllo partners with Spain’s Terraview to revolutionize precision agriculture in Europe
10-Aug-2023 - 0 Comments.
Fyllo, India’s first precision agri-tech startup, has announced a strategic partnership with Terraview, a leading global climate SaaS (Software as a Service), to improve productivity of over 100+ wine producers across US, Spain, and Australia.
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Milma’s TRCMPU to give incentive of INR 2.50 per litre on milk procurement during Onam
08-Aug-2023 - 0 Comments.
Trivandrum Regional Co-operative Milk Producers Union (TRCMPU) of Milma has announced an incentive of INR 2.50 on each litre of milk procured from dairy farmers in four southern districts during Onam.
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LDC to expand downstream presence with glycerin refining plant in Indonesia
27-Jul-2023 - 0 Comments.
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) announced recently that it will expand its refining complex in Lampung, Indonesia, with the addition of glycerin refining capacity and edible oil packaging capabilities.
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Omnivore closes $150MN fund to invest in agritech startups that address climate change
27-Jul-2023 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore, an impact venture capital firm focused on agriculture and food, announced today that it has closed its third fund at $150 million. The fund, which was oversubscribed, will invest in early-stage agritech startups and MSMEs in India.
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Akshayakalpa Organic launches UHT milk pack in 42 cities
27-Jul-2023 - 0 Comments.
Akshayakalpa Organic, India’s first certified organic dairy company, announced today that it is expanding its market to 42 cities across the country. The company is also launching a new UHT milk pack, which is designed to make organic milk more convenient for consumers.
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Inera Bio inputs show 20% surge in crop performance in rigorous field trials by Xenesis
25-Jul-2023 - 0 Comments.
Inera, a company that develops bio-based agricultural inputs, has announced that its products have shown a 20 percent surge in crop performance in field trials conducted by Xenesis, the R&D arm of Absolute.
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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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EGO and John Deere partner to bring battery-powered OPE products to masses
10-Jul-2023 - 0 Comments.
Chervon Holdings Limited (2285.HK) and John Deere announced today a strategic agreement to bring EGO branded battery products to John Deere dealers in the United States and Canada. The partnership will also see the two companies collaborate on developing new products in the future.
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Mahindra’s Farm Equipment sells 43,364 units during June 2023
03-Jul-2023 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group announced its tractor sales numbers for June 2023. Domestic sales in June 2023 were at 43,364 units, as against 39,825 units during June 2022.
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Mitsubishi Corporation's rice-paddy methane reduction project approved under J-Credit scheme
29-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has announced that its application for the registration of its Rice-paddy methane-reduction project under Japan's J-Credit Scheme has been approved by the certification committee.
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Cisco and Social Alpha Unveil Krishi Mangal Second Cohort to Accelerate Innovations for Small and Marginal Farmers
25-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.
Cisco and Social Alpha have announced the second cohort of the Krishi Mangal accelerator program, which aims to accelerate innovations for small and marginal farmers in India.
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Inera Bio inputs drive 20% surge in crop performance
09-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.
Inera, a company that develops bio inputs for agriculture, has announced that its products have shown a 20 percent increase in crop performance in field trials.
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Best Agrolife's revenue crosses INR 1700 Cr, declares 30% dividend in FY23
04-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.
Best Agrolife Limited (BAL) (BSE: 539660, NSE: BESTAGRO) announced its financial results for the Quarter and Year ended 31 March 2023, showcasing impressive growth and performance.
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Kirloskar Brothers launches new KW-LC pump for HVAC segment
01-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.
Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL), a leading manufacturer of pumps and other industrial equipment, today announced the launch of its new KW-LC pump for the HVAC segment.
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Norwegian agricultural heavy machinery manufacturer Orkel grows with RealWear assisted reality devices
15-May-2023 - 0 Comments.
RealWear, the world’s leading provider of assisted reality solutions for frontline industrial workers, today announced that Orkel, a Norwegian manufacturer of compactors and other machinery for agriculture, industry and waste management, has standardised on RealWear wearable devices across its business and dealer network.
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SLCM Group rope in over 19,000 women entrepreneurs in agriculture under Kissandhan
12-May-2023 - 0 Comments.
In another major development, SLCM Group has announced that it has disbursed more than INR 84.80 Crore to over 19,000 women entrepreneurs till FY22-23 through Kissandhan's BC (Business Correspondent) Partnership Lending Programme'.
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UPL, Republic of Guyana partners to set up millets model farm
11-May-2023 - 0 Comments.
UPL, a leading provider of Sustainable Agriculture Solutions, announced a collaboration with the Republic of Guyana to establish a 200 acre ‘Millets Model Farm’. Jai Shroff, Group CEO of UPL group and Zulfikar Mustafa, Agriculture Minister of the Republic of Guyana, signed an MOU on 21 April, 2023 in Georgetown, Guyana with an aim to assess the adaptation of various millet varieties for growing and consuming in Guyana.
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Godrej Agrovet launches umbrella brand PYNA for sustainable cotton production
11-May-2023 - 0 Comments.
Godrej Agrovet Limited's (GAVL) Crop Protection Business recently announced the launch of PYNA, an umbrella brand for sustainable cotton production. A pioneer in establishing the concept of selective cotton herbicides in different markets, GAVL will be selling three of its cotton weed management products Hitweed, Hitweed Maxx, and Maxxcott under PYNA brand.
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Mahindra domestic tractor sales touches 35,398 units during April 2023
05-May-2023 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for April 2023.
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Fasal SBI partnership to financially empower farmers, accelerate the transformation of India's horticulture ecosystem
29-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
Fasal, India's leading horticulture-first, full-stack Agri-tech company, today announced its partnership with State Bank of India (SBI), aimed to provide farmers with easy access to capital.
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Absolute’s Inera launches a range of bioabled farm inputs
29-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
Absolute, a bioscience company, has announced the launch of its biological agri-input business, Inera CropScience.
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Shivalik Small Finance Bank partners with Arya.ag to empower smallholder farmers
27-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s largest and only profitable grain commerce platform at scale, has announced a strategic partnership with Shivalik Small Finance Bank – a scheduled commercial bank in India.
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Arya.ag crosses INR 1000 crore milestone on its fintech platform
27-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India's largest and only profitable agritech platform at scale, today announced its milestone of crossing INR 1000 crore worth of loan disbursals in a single year through its fintech platform – Aryadhan.
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Rallis India revenue up 14% at INR 2967 Cr, announces dividend of INR 2.5 per share
26-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
Rallis India Limited, a TATA Enterprise and a leading player in the Indian agri inputs industry announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of the financial year ending March 2023.
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Best Agro to up its market share by 20%, to expand manufacturing capabilities
21-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
Best Agrolife Ltd (BAL) (BSE: BESTAGRO 539660), India’s leading agrochemicals manufacturer, has announced its medium to long-term target to gain 15 percent – 20 percent market share.
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Aavishkaar Capital invests INR 16 Crores in INI Farms
14-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
ESG First Fund, managed by Aavishkaar Capital (Aavishkaar), an Aavishkaar Group company and a global pioneer in taking an entrepreneurship-based approach to scaling businesses for impact, and set up in partnership with KfW, a German state-owned development bank, announced their first investment of INR 16 Crores (1.95 Million USD) from the ESG First Fund into INI Farms.
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Alltech ONE World Tour announces spring European stops in Budapest and Dublin
14-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
Dates and locations have been announced for the spring European leg of the Alltech ONE World Tour, a series of exciting international events that bring the ideas and inspiration of Alltech’s annual ONE Conference to the world.
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DeHaat onboards 500 FPO; facilitates full stack agri offerings for thousands of farmers
10-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.
DeHaat, India’s largest full stack AgriTech platform offering end-to-end agricultural services to farmers in India, today announced it has successfully onboarded more than 500 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) across 12 Indian states, directly impacting livelihood of over 30,000 associated member farmers.
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Marut Drones wins bronze at Telangana State Industry Awards 2022 as the Best Start Up Company
10-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.
he Government of Telangana along with GlobalLinker, announced the winners of the ‘Industries Awards 2022’ today at the Annual Meeting on Beyond India@75 held by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). India’s leading drone manufacturer “Marut Dronetech Pvt. Ltd. have been awarded a bronze at Telangana’s Best Start Up company at the Telangana Winners of the Telangana State Industry Awards that were held recently.
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Mahindra’s Farm Equipment sale up by 30% to 24,619 units during February 2023
10-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for February 2023.
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Fasal introduces national procurement network to revamp horticulture value chain
01-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.
Fasal, India's earliest sustainable horticulture farm network company and the one-stop-shop for horticulturalists, today announced expansion into the farming output business with the launch of 'Fasal Fresh'.
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Ergos disburse paperless agri loans of over INR 100 Cr in 7 months
01-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.
Ergos, India's leading farmer-centric technology platform, backed by Aavishkaar Capital, Chiratae Ventures and British International Investment, that enables farmers to digitise their farm produce and provides them with doorstep access to end-to-end postharvest supply chain solutions, today announced that it has enabled its lending partners to achieve disbursement of over INR 100 crore to small and medium scale farmers and buyers.
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DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations partners with Studio Trika to create breath-taking experiences in the sky
27-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations, an end-to-end data solution provider, today announced that it has partnered with Studio Trika to bring together their expertise in drone technology and art to create breathtaking experiences in the sky.
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Samunnati and Plasma Waters inaugurate the first new age Plasma-ized water generator in Hyderabad
27-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
Samunnati and Plasma Waters, announced the installation of the first Plasma-ized Water Generator at the former’s Centre of Excellence, Hyderabad, Telangana, today in the presence of Anil Kumar SG, Founder & CEO, Samunnati & Robert Hardt, President & Global CEO, Plasma Waters Inc. along with his India MD, Mrs. Pragya Kalia and the Global Management Team from USA.
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Bayer CropScience Limited reports Q3 results for FY 2022-23
08-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
Bayer CropScience Limited (BSE: 506285) announced today its unaudited results for the quarter and ine months ended December 31, 2022.In the third quarter (Q3) of Financial Year (FY) 2022-23, Bayer CropScience Limited (BCSL) earned Revenue from Operations of ₹ 10,379 million, as compared to ₹ 9,901 million in the corresponding period of FY 2021-22.
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Mahindra records 14% increase in tractors sale during January 2023
01-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group announced that its tractor sales January 2023 was recorded at 27,626 units, as against 21,162 units during January 2022.
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AgriBudget 2023-24 summary announced by Nirmala Sitharam on Feb 1
01-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
The Finance Minister said that the Digital Public infrastructure for agriculture will be built as an open source, open standard and inter operable public good.
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Walmart Foundation to invest over $3.5 mn on FPOs in Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
28-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
Walmart Foundation today announced three new grants in the states of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal with the aim to empower smallholder farmers through the Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) framework.
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Climate-smart deeptech firm Ecozen raises $25 mn
27-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
Ecozen announced that it has raised $25 million of combined equity and debt capital.
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Polymatech unveils next-gen horticulture LED grow light
13-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
Polymatech Electronics, India's first semiconductor chip manufacturer specialising in Opto-semiconductors, announced the launch of its new horticulture LED products: Ravaye full-spectrum packages and modules, as well as monochromatic LEDs.
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Omnivore under OmniX Bio invest in animal nutrition startup eFeed
11-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore has announced today that it has invested in eFeed, an animal nutrition and health company manufacturing innovative products for livestock. This is Omnivore's third life sciences investment under its OmniX Bio initiative, which was originally launched in December 2021.
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Borouge improves livelihood of Indian farming community, builds 900 greenhouse
05-Dec-2022 - 0 Comments.
Borouge PLC (“Borouge” or “the Company”) (ADX symbol: BOROUGE / ISIN: AEE01072B225), a leading petrochemical company that provides innovative and differentiated polyolefin solutions, today announced the completion of 900 greenhouses in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan state in Northern India at a celebration event.
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Mahindra’s Farm Equipment sells 29,180 tractors in November 2022
02-Dec-2022 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group has announced that it has sold its 29,180 units tractors in November 2022.
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Indian Immunologicals inks partnership with CIFE, to launch country’s first commercial fish vaccines
29-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), a leading vaccine manufacturer, has announced partnership with Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai, an Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institute for the commercial development of vaccine against common bacterial diseases in freshwater fishes.
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LEMKEN India celebrates its 10th anniversary with new product launch
19-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
LEMKEN India Agro Equipment one of the leader industry leader in advanced Agri solutions has announced the tenth anniversary of the company's founding in India with Presence of LEMKEN Owner Ms. Nicola Lemken, Anthony Van der ley - Global CEO & Sanjay Kapoor - LEMKEN India CEO & Director.
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Arya.ag invests in computer vision-focused SaaS start-up, Assert AI’s latest USD 2 million fundraising round
09-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India's largest & only profitable integrated grain commerce platform, has announced a strategic investment in computer vision-focused SaaS startup Assert AI. The development is part of Assert AI's latest fund-raise amounting to USD 2 million and involved participation from Prashant Purker, Ex- MD & CEO of ICICI Venture, in his personal capacity.
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Ninjacart appoints Paul Varghese as head of resller platform
02-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
Ninjacart, India's leading agri-startup that leverages technology and data to organize the Indian agriculture ecosystem, announced the appointment of Paul Varghese as Head of its Reseller Platform effective October 6, 2022.
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Bayer commences commercial usage of drone services for farmers as part of its digital transformation initiative
30-Oct-2022 - 0 Comments.
Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and agriculture has announced that it has initiated the commercial application of drones in agriculture from Kharif 2022.
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Corteva Agriscience brings its Climate Positive Leaders Program to India
24-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Corteva Agriscience has announced the launch of its 2022 Climate Positive Leaders Program, in India.
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Farm-to-consumer firm, Deep Rooted raises $12.5 MN in Series A from IvyCap & Accel
22-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Deep Rooted, India's leading farm-to-consumer (F2C) brand for fruits and vegetables has announced that it has raised US $12.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by IvyCap Ventures with participation from existing investors including Accel, Omnivore, and Mayfield.
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Union Bank of India digitizes Kisan Credit Card
20-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Union Bank of India has announced an Industry-first, farmer-focused end-to-end digitalization of Kisan Credit Card product as part of flagship Digital Transformation project ‘Sambhav’.
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Roeslein Alternative receives a USD 80m grant to create a new climate-smart agriculture value chain
16-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) announced that it had received USD 80 million in federal funding for a five-year pilot project to create a value chain for climate-smart agriculture where farmers who plant prairie grasses and cover crops are compensated with environmental credits and receive income from renewable energy.
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Agtonomy receives seed III funding from Cavallo Ventures and Mirae Asset
16-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Ag-tech innovator Agtonomy announced it closed a USD 13.5 million funding round for its cutting-edge software and services.
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B2B food processing firm Suite42 raises $4.3 MN in seed round from Omnivore, Orios
07-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Suite42, a B2B food processing platform, announced today that it has raised USD 4.3 million in Seed funding.
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Cropin launches world's first purpose-built industry cloud for agriculture
06-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Agritech pioneer Cropin announced the launch of Cropin Cloud, the world's first purpose-built industry cloud for agriculture. Cropin Cloud is a multi-tenant, secure, scalable, flexible, intelligent cloud platform enabling agri-businesses, development agencies, governments, and allied industries to accelerate digital transformation across their business value chain.
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Insect biotech startup Loopworm raises $3.4M from Omnivore, WaterBridge
06-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
India's leading insect biotech startup, Loopworm, announced today that it has raised a $3.4 million Seed round co-led by Omnivore and WaterBridge Ventures, with participation from Titan Capital and leading angel investors including Nadir Godrej (Godrej Agrovet), Sanjiv Rangrass (ex-ITC), and Akshay Singhal (Log9 Materials).
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3F Oil Palm invest INR 250 CR in state-of-the-art integrated oil palm factory in Arunachal Pradesh
03-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Hyderabad based 3F Oil Palm Pvt. Ltd, a leading oil palm company in India, today announced that it will kick off its investment in the northeast by setting up an integrated Oil Palm factory in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Bayer to scale up its Sahbhaagi program in 24 states
03-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and agriculture, announced its plan to scale up its Sahbhaagi program to empower rural women and youth with an aim to develop a comprehensive agricultural ecosystem.
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Omnivore sells Eruvaka to Nutreco, delivering the largest exit in Indian agritech
25-Aug-2022 - 0 Comments.
Agritech-focused venture capital firm Omnivore announced the sale of Eruvaka to Nutreco recently, delivering the largest exit to date in Indian agritech.
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Jharkhand becomes first state to distribute seed to farmers through blockchain tech
22-Aug-2022 - 0 Comments.
In a significant development which would revolutionize agriculture in the country, Directorate of Agriculture, Jharkhand and global blockchain technology company, SettleMint, India jointly announced the successful launch of seed distribution to farmers based on blockchain technology.
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Agri-Insurtech startup IBISA raises seed funding from Ankur Capital
16-Aug-2022 - 0 Comments.
Agri insurtech startup IBISA announced that Ankur Capital, an India-based leading early-stage venture capital fund focused on transformative technologies in deeptech and climate tech has joined its seed round.
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Rallis India reports INR 863 Cr revenues for the Q1
21-Jul-2022 - 0 Comments.
Rallis India Limited, a TATA Enterprise and a leading player in the Indian Agri inputs industry announced its financial results for the first quarter of the financial year starting April 2022.
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Agri-Fintech startup Hesa to provide financial solutions across 30,000 villages in 2022
Agri-Fintech startup Hesa has announced that it aims to provide financial solutions to over 60K Hesaathi’s across 30,000 villages in tier 2 and 3 cities.
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DLL India sells its agriculture, healthcare finance portfolio to Kotak Bank
11-Jul-2022 - 0 Comments.
Kotak Mahindra Bank, a private sector lender, announced that it has purchased the portfolio of agricultural and medical equipment financing from De Lage Landen International BV's Indian business (DLL). With this, the bank has acquired 25,000 new clients with a credit balance of roughly INR 582 crore.
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SSP Shrimp enters Chile market
06-Jul-2022 - 0 Comments.
The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) announced today it has officially expanded its presence to the Chilean market with retail giant Jumbo, where SSP-approved premium shrimp will be available under Cuisine & Co brand.
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Arya.ag crosses INR 500 crore milestone on its fintech platform
29-Jun-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s largest and fastest-growing integrated grain commerce platform, today announced crossing the distinct milestone of reaching the INR 500 crore book outstanding on its embedded fintech platform, Aryadhan.
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Bayer, ADM partner to build and implement a sustainable crop protection model for soybean farmers
24-Jun-2022 - 0 Comments.
Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and agriculture, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in India with ADM, a global leader in sustainable human and animal nutrition.
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Go Green Warehouse raises undisclosed funds through structured debt financing
Go Green Warehouses Private Limited, an integrated commodity management solutions provider, announced the raising of structured debt finance from a domestic financial institution.
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Jain Irrigation to merge international irrigation business with Rivulis
21-Jun-2022 - 0 Comments.
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited and Temasek-owned Rivulis, Singapore has announced that Jain International Trading B.V. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Jain Irrigation) and Rivulis have entered into definitive transaction agreements.
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Amul commences production of organic whole wheat atta
21-Jun-2022 - 0 Comments.
Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF) (Amul Federation), the largest food products organization of India has announced the launch of "Amul Organic Atta".
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Climate-smart deeptech startup Ecozen raises INR 54 Cr in Series C funding led by Dare Ventures
20-Jun-2022 - 0 Comments.
Climate-smart deeptech startup Ecozen has announced that it has raised INR 54 crore of additional funding as the first tranche of a planned INR 200 crore Series C round.
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Arya.ag acquires autonomous AI agritech player Prakshep
20-Jun-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag announced the acquisition of agriculture data science company, Prakshep.
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A S AGRI AND AQUA LLP invests in Agri Tourism Development Corporation
A S AGRI AND AQUA LLP, widely recognized as a pioneer in Hi-tech soil-based Vertical Farming in India and one of the largest turmeric producers has announced their investment in Taware's startup Agri Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC).
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Fasal inks MoU with IMD on weather forecast models to make farming climate-smart
26-May-2022 - 0 Comments.
Fasal, India's earliest full-stack agtech solutions company, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for research collaboration.
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UP, CHR. Hansen unveils bionutritional for crops
24-May-2022 - 0 Comments.
UPL, a global provider of sustainable agriculture solutions has announced the launch of Zoatin, a new biosolution that effectively facilitates plant uptake and utilisation of phosphorus to improve crop health and yield.
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Cropin set up artificial intelligence lab, to bring predictive intelligence to every acre of cultivable land
16-May-2022 - 0 Comments.
Cropin, the agritech pioneer, building the first global Intelligent Agriculture Cloud, announced that it has set up a new artificial intelliegence (AI) Labs.
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FarmRise, International Rice Research Institute collaborate to provide agronomic information to paddy farmers
07-May-2022 - 0 Comments.
FarmRise powered by Bayer, a platform for Android mobile devices which provides agronomic information and counsel to smallholder farmers announced the signing of a Memorandum of Association (MoA) with International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), an international agricultural research and training organization dedicated to abolishing poverty and hunger among people and populations that depend on rice-based agri-food systems.
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Samunnati crosses cumulative disbursement amount of INR 37 crores for its pre-approved loan
02-May-2022 - 0 Comments.
Samunnati, an agri-value chain enabler, and India’s largest agri enterprise announced recently that its Instant Pre-approved Loans (Sam IPL), the digital lending solution to nascent Farmer collectives (FPCs/FPOs), has crossed the cumulative disbursement amount of INR 37 Crores across 600 loans since its launch last year in July 21.
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S4S technologies announced as winner of The/Nudge Prize, Cisco agri challenge
30-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
S4S Technologies was selected as the winner of the 'The/Nudge Prize | Cisco Agri Challenge', and Bioprime Agrisolutions emerged as the runner-up of the contest, which had called for ‘solutions to enhance the profitability of small scale farmers’, with 10-million-lives potential
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UPL, Gujarat titans join hands for sustainability
29-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
UPL Ltd., global provider of global provider of sustainable agriculture products and solutions, today announced a partnership with the newly formed Ahmedabad franchise - Gujarat Titans as their sustainability partner for the ongoing IPL 2022.
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Omnivore announces launch of new USD 130m venture fund focusing on agritech, climate sustainability
12-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore, India's leading agritech venture capital firm, recently announced the launch of its third fund, with a target corpus of USD 130m (INR 1000 crore).
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Protein Industries Canada plans to grow plant-based food and ingredient ecosystem
11-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Protein Industries Canada recently announced a new project to grow the plant-based foods ecosystem in Atlantic Canada.
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Gevo, Farmers Edge signs MoU to verify sustainable fuels from low-carbon grain through Verity Tracking
07-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Gevo, Inc and Farmers Edge Inc, a global leader in digital agriculture, announced that they signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to deliver a one-of-a-kind, carbon inset management program.
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Arya joins United Nations Global Compact Network India
06-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, one of the leading integrated grain commerce platform has announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact India thereby voluntarily conforming to universal sustainability principles and taking steps to support UN SDGs.
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Sid's Farm increased milk prices after 2 years
06-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Sid’s Farm, a premium dairy brand based in Telangana announced that it has raised its milk price after two years.
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Mankind Pharma forays into the agritech industry with Mankind Agritech
06-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Mankind Pharma, one of the leading Pharmaceutical Companies in India, has announced the launch of Mankind Agritech Pvt Ltd.
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Agricultural Bank of Egypt announces increase in agricultural credit categories for small farmers
28-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
The Agricultural Bank of Egypt (ABE) announced an increase in agricultural credit categories of 25 per cent to support small-scale farmers in the face of rising prices for inputs and production.
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PepsiCo, N-Drip partner to provide water-saving, crop-enhancing benefits to farmers in India
17-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
PepsiCo India and N-Drip, manufacturer of an innovative gravity-powered micro-irrigation system, have announced a partnership, as a lead-up to World Water Day 2022, to help farmers in India adopt game-changing technology in water efficiency.
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Arya launches first instant loan service for farmers
15-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s leading integrated grain commerce platform, has announced that it has launched a first-of-its-kind single click agri instant loan for the farming community across India.
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Godrej Agrovet launches new insecticide Gracia, eyeing INR 25,000 Cr crop protection market
13-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Godrej Agrovet Limited, one of India's largest diversified agri-business, today announced the launch of Gracia (Fluxametamide, an isoxazoline compound) in the Indian market.
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Origin Agritech sets up a new subsidiary to expand its nutritional corn production
12-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Origin Agritech Ltd an agriculture technology company, announced that the company established a new subsidiary in Hainan island to expand the capacity of nutrition enhanced corn production.
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DLL, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, MagNA to continue long standing partnership
11-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Global financial solutions provider DLL, a fully-owned subsidiary of Rabobank Group, announced yesterday that they will extend their long-standing U.S. joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited (MMFSL).
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Cropin announces three new executive leadership appointments
10-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Cropin, a leading global ag-ecosystem intelligence provider announced the appointment of three executive leaders in a move to strengthen its leadership team and support the company’s continued growth and execution of its strategic priorities.
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Syngenta India appoints Susheel Kumar as MD and country head
08-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Agricultural firm Syngenta India recently announced an appointment of Susheel Kumar as the new country head and managing director of the company, according to a media report.
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AgDevCo secures USD 90m of DFI funding to invest in African agribusinesses
04-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
AgDevCo, the specialist investor in early-stage African agribusinesses, recently announced a USD 90m package of new funding from the CDC Group (USD 50m), Norfund (USD 20m) and DFC (USD 20m) which will allow AgDevCo to continue to grow its investment activities in agriculture across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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AgriAku Indonesian agritech raised USD 6m from Go Ventures in pre-Series A funding
04-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Jakarta's AgriAku, a B2B marketplace for farmers, announced that it has raised USD 6m in pre-Series A funding. Go Ventures led the round, which also saw participation from MDI Arise, MDI Centauri, Mercy Corps Social Venture Fund, and angel investors.
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Bayer announces changes in Executive Leadership Team of Crop Science division
04-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Bayer recently announced changes in the leadership team of its Crop Science division, with Kelly Gast assuming the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from Michael A. Schulz, effective 1 April 2022.
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USDA provides additional funding of USD 80m for long-term dairy industry resilience
03-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an additional investment of USD 80m in the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives.
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NIFA invests over USD 15m in agricultural economics, rural communities
03-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced an investment of over USD 15m to support building new and better markets for U.S. agriculture and rural communities.
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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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Yes Bank incubates scalable fintech solutions for agritech
02-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
YES BANK announced the launch of an annual start-up enabler program, YES BANK Agri Infinity, which seeks to co-develop digital financial solutions for the food and agriculture ecosystem by mentoring entrepreneurial ventures in the field.
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Rhiti Group, EST Global collaborate to provide new-age agriTech solutions
25-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
Rhiti Group has announced collaboration with EST Global Inc., a leading FinTech company based in the Boston Cambridge MIT ecosystem working towards investing in FinTech solutions and bringing financial inclusion.
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Bayer inks partnership with Asian University for Women on agribusiness
24-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
Asian University for Women (AUW) and Bayer AG have announced that Bayer will fund the university education of sixteen AUW students through the Bayer Scholarship Program.
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USDA NIFA Invests USD 16m for undergraduate agriculture research and extension experiences
24-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced a USD 16m investment in agricultural education and workforce development for undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds.
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IFC, Zimbabwe partner to develop smallholder farmers' agriculture insurance
21-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and Zimbabwe's insurance regulator, the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC), announced a partnership to create a market for agricultural insurance products in Zimbabwe to protect smallholder farmers from weather-related crop damage and other shocks.
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USDA announces USD 50m in grants awarded to States to support the Seafood Industry
18-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) earlier this week announced an investment of approximately USD 50m in grants to support seafood processors, processing facilities and processing vessels through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program (SPRS).
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Otipy appoints Amresh Kumar as Chief Product Officer
12-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
Otipy, India’s first community group buying platform for fresh produce, today announced the appointment of Amresh Kumar as Chief Product Officer.
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Arya.ag tie up with MAS Financial Services to offer agri finance to small farmers & FPOs
11-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya, India's largest integrated grain commerce platform, today announced a tie-up with leading NBFC, MAS Financial Services Limited to offer Agri-finance to farmers with a specific focus on small farmers and FPOs.
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WayCool strengthens its team
11-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
WayCool Foods, India's fastest growing agri-commerce company, today announced key leadership appointments. The appointments are in continuation with WayCool’s drive to attract the best global talent.
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AFEX launches second round of funding to strengthen Nigeria's agricultural sector
01-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
AFEX has announced the reopening of its USD 240m Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) to help stabilize Nigeria's agriculture sector by providing low-cost loans to Agro-processors to bridge the funding gap between lenders and borrowers, according to media report.
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Thai Union Public, R&B Food Supply, Avanti Group enters into strategic JV in India
31-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Thai Union Group PCL (Thai Union) announced the signing of a joint venture agreement with R&B Food Supply PCL (RBF) and Srinivasa Cystine Private Limited (SCPL) to launch a new company focused on serving high quality food ingredients to the Indian market, according to former press release.
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India’s integrated grain commerce platform, Arya.Ag raises US $60 Million in Series C
28-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya, India’s largest integrated grain commerce platform has announced the close of its Series C round, having raised USD 60 million in a mix of equity and debt.
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Cargill announces herd nutrition partnership with Russia's Don Agro
28-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Don Agro International Limited and its subsidiaries based in the Rostov region of Russia has announced nutirtion cooperation with Cargill, one of the top agricultural companies in the world.
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Milma’s TRCMPU approves INR 1158 budget, announces incentive of INR 2 per litre on milk procurement
28-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Trivandrum Regional Co-operative Milk Producers Union (TRCMPU) of Milma has announced an incentive of INR 2 on each litre of milk procured from dairy farmers in four southern districts from February 1, in view of the rise in input cost and difficulties caused by the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Bayer’s Grants4Ag Program awards funding for 21 new crop science research proposals
27-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Bayer has announced its 2022 cohort of Grants4Ag grant recipients who were chosen to receive awards ranging from 5,000 to 15,000 Euros to help them complete research on challenges facing agriculture.
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Organic India to give Dharti Mitr Awards 2021 next month
27-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Acknowledging the relentless contribution of farmers from across the country, Organic India, an innovative global leader working with thousands of small family farmers who cultivates sustainable organic farmlands, officially announced the Dharti Mitr Awards 2021 recently.
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WayCool completes investment into SV Agri, India's leading potato value chain player
20-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
WayCool Foods, India's fastest growing Agri-commerce company, today, announced the completion of its investment in SV Agri (SiddhiVinayak Agri Processing), one of India's largest fully integrated players in the potato supply chain ecosystem. WayCool initiated the process in July 2021 and has completed its investment of USD 7.5 mn in the company.
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Stellapps enters into a partnership with Nutreco, to benefit 2.8 MN farmers
20-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
India's leading dairy tech startup, Stellapps has announced a five year partnership with Trouw Nutrition, the animal nutrition division of Nutreco.
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Omnivore launches OmniX Bio to support agrifood life sciences startups
16-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore has announced the launch of its OmniX Bio initiative to back early stage agrifood life science startups.
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Bayer invites global researchers to submit novel crop protection compounds through new Testing4Ag program
15-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Bayer has announced the launch of Testing4Ag, a new program which allows research scientists from around the world to submit novel chemistries to Bayer for testing in hopes of identifying potential new modes of action to control fungal diseases, insect pests, or weeds.
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Europe's Impact fund Huruma invests $11.6 MN in WayCool Foods
10-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Europe's leading impact investing fund, Huruma, managed by GAWA Capital, announced its investment of $11.6 million in India's largest and fastest growing agri-commerce company – WayCool Foods.
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Omnivore, AgFunder release India Agrifood Startup Investment Report for FY2020-21
10-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore and AgFunder has announced the publication of the India Agrifood Startup Investment Report for FY2020-21.
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ReshaMandi boosts silk farmers income by approx 50%, benefits 1500 plus families
26-Dec-2021 - 0 Comments.
ReshaMandi, India's first and largest B2B marketplace for Silk, announced that they have successfully improved the incomes of the sericulture farmers by approximately 50 percent, within just 16 months of commencing their operations.
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Otipy to procure 10,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables in 2022 from Haryana based FPOs
15-Dec-2021 - 0 Comments.
Otipy, India’s fastest growing community group buying startup for fresh fruits and vegetables has announced partnership with Haryana government to procure 10,000 tonnes of fresh produce in 2022, from Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).
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Agritech precision farming startup Samhitha raises $1.5MN in seed funding
02-Dec-2021 - 0 Comments.
Samhitha Crop Care Clinics, an agritech start-up offering precision farming advisory, announced on December 1, 2021, that it has raised $1.5 million in a seed round led by TechStar Group, and participated by Quadrant Resource and angel investors.
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NeML partners with FINCHAIN for trade financing
02-Dec-2021 - 0 Comments.
NCDEX e Markets Limited (NeML), India’s leading integrated e-Markets platform for commodities and intangibles, announced its agreement with FINCHAIN Technologies to provide trade-financing options.
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Freshokartz launches social commerce platform for farmers
27-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
Freshokartz Agri, a Jaipur based agriTech startup has announced the launch social commerce platform for farmers "Freshokartz Saarthi" through which they are giving entrepreneurship opportunities to lakh’s of aspiring Micro-Agripreneur not only in Rajasthan but in multiple states.
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Intello Labs Launches Praman, a AI-powered agriculture produce trade exchange platform
22-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
Intello Labs, a global AI-powered quality assaying startup, formally announced the launch of their Praman business, which has been in stealth mode over the past few months.
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Bayer to speed global development of vegetable seeds varieties at expanded R&D Center in Spain
18-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
Bayer signals its commitment to delivering high quality cucumber, melon, pepper and eggplant seeds faster to growers around the world with the announced expansion of its Vegetable Seeds R&D Product Design Center in San Nicolás, Spain.
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SLCM Launches Made in India quality check food grains app
18-Oct-2021 - 0 Comments.
Agri logistics conglomerate Sohan Lal Commodity Management (SLCM) has announced the official launch of the beta version of a quality check mobile application for agricultural commodities under its proprietary AgriReach umbrella for user feedback and review.
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SettleMint India concludes pilot project with ITC Agri Business
18-Oct-2021 - 0 Comments.
The Indian arm of one of the fastest-growing global blockchain technology giants, Belgium-based SettleMint has announced the culmination of a pilot project with ITC Agri Business.
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Mahindra release Krish-e Suite mobile apps, announces Manoj Bajpayee as brand ambassador
18-Oct-2021 - 0 Comments.
Krish-e, Mahindra’s new Farming as a Service (FaaS) business has announced the release of Krish-e App & Krish-e Nidaan apps with the launch of its first ever digital video commercial (DVC) film.
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Bayer to launch organic vegetable seeds portfolio enabling greater access to certified organic market
04-Oct-2021 - 0 Comments.
Bayer has announced that it will expand its vegetable seeds offerings under the new Vegetables by Bayer umbrella to include organically produced seed.
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Shakti Pumps completes North Eastern Region's first high-altitude solar pumps project
09-Sep-2021 - 0 Comments.
Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd, the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of solar pumps and motorized pumps has announced the successful installation and commissioning of North Eastern Region's 1st high-altitude Solar Pumps Project in Mizoram.
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Agritech robotics startup TartanSense raises $5mn from FMC, Omnivore and Blume Ventures
25-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
Agritech robotics startup TartanSense has announced that it has raised USD 5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by FMC Ventures and Omnivore, with participation from existing investor Blume Ventures.
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Skylo helps fishermen sell their catch before they reach shore offering higher profits
24-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
Skylo, the world’s first and most affordable end-to-end satellite narrowband IoT solution, today announced the introduction of its “Fish Catch Report,” the world-first mobile communications solution that allows fishermen and boat owners to sell their catch immediately after bringing the fish onto the boat, before they reach shore.
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Deep tech start-up AgNext raises US $21 million in Series A from Alpha Wave Incubation
21-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
AgNext Technologies, India's leading deep-tech agritech start-up, announced today that it has raised a total of USD 21 million in Series A funding.
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Agritech startup Agdhi bags biotechnology ignition grant
18-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
Agdhi, an agritech start-up, announced that the company has been awarded the Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) which is a flagship program by BIRAC.
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Arya collaborates with SBM Bank India for commodity financing
16-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
Arya recently announced that it has tied up with SBM Bank India for commodity financing. The former has formed a strategic partnership with the latter to reinforce its competencies in financing solutions.
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NBHC enters into digital auctioning, trading of agri-commodities with Krishi Setu App
09-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
National Bulk Handling Corporation (NBHC) has announced the launch of its electronic application ‘Krishi Setu’, a one-stop solution in post-harvest agri value chain offering seamless user-experience & reduced operational inconveniences in trade execution, through end-to-end digitized processes.
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Samhitha logs 30 percent higher yield for citrus crops in Telangana, AP
05-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
Naviz Analytics, a leading US-based Data Science firm, recently announced the official launch of Samhitha Crop Care Clinics, a unique, precision farming advisory aimed at increasing the bottom line of Indian farmers.
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Otipy appoints Pranit Arora as Senior Vice President - Growth and Marketing
28-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Otipy, India’s first community group buying platform for fresh produce, today announced the appointment of Pranit Arora as Senior Vice President - Growth and Marketing.
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Best Crop Science granted registration for indigenous manufacturing Trifloxystrobin Technical
27-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Best Crop Science LLP (BCS), a leading player and one of the largest manufacturers of agro-inputs, has announced that Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee has granted registration for indigenous manufacturing of Trifloxystrobin Technical u/s 9(3). With this new addition, BCS shall become the first agrochemical industry to manufacture and market Trifloxystrobin in India.
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Rallis India consolidated revenues up by 11.7% at INR 741 crores during Q1 of 2021-22
22-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Rallis India Limited, a TATA Enterprise and a leading player in the Indian Agri inputs industry announced that it has recorded an increase in consolidated revenue of over 11.7 percent at INR 741 crore for the first quarter ended 30 June 2021.
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Samunnati inks partnership with Kheyti
15-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Samunnati, a specialized Agri Value Chain Enabler has announced its partnership with Hyderabad-based Agritech startup Kheyti to deliver Kheyti Rakshak to over 1 lakh farmers in the next 4-5 years.
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Sarda Dairy expands with launch of Vachan Farm classics cow milk in Mumbai
08-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Sarda Dairy and Food Products Limited (SDFPL), one of the India's largest integrated dairy farms has today announced the expansion of its product portfolio in Mumbai with the launch of its Vachan Farm Classics Cow Milk.
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Skylark Drones raises USD 3 Million from InfoEdge Ventures, IAN Fund
07-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Skylark Drones, a drone platform company, announced that it has secured USD 3 million in a pre-series A funding round to strengthen its product offerings and fuel international expansion.
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Agri fintech startup Dvara e-registry raises pre-Series A funding from Omnivore, Dvara Holdings
06-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Dvara E-Registry, an agri fintech startup has announced today that it has raised a pre-Series A round of funding from Omnivore, an India based venture capital firm and Dvara Holdings.
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SpaceJLTZ appoints TerraStream to manage hyperspectral data for precision farming
02-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc (SkyWatch), a Waterloo-based space technology startup, recently announced it has signed an agreement to deliver data management capabilities to SpaceJLTZ.
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Bayer launches decarbonization program for agriculture in Europe
30-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Bayer has announced the European launch of its global Carbon Initiative. The main goal is the decarbonization of the food value chain focusing on farmers’ activities for a more resilient and sustainable food system.
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UPL launches new natural plant protection business unit
28-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
UPL Ltd (NSE: UPL & BSE: 512070) crop protection company leading in sustainable agriculture products and solutions has announced that it has launched a new business unit under the name of ‘NPP’ – Natural Plant Protection.
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Semios step up with acquisition of data collection firm Centricity
24-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Semios, a leading precision-farming platform for permanent crops, announced it has acquired Centricity, developers of a suite of field data collection applications including ApRecs, a market-leading solution for agri-businesses.
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Samunnati launches open agri network for FPOs
23-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Samunnati, an agri value chain enabler has announced that it has launched India’s first Open Agri Network, FPOnEXT, an exclusive Farmers Producers Organisations (FPOs) network via an affiliation programme, which offers unique benefits to the members.
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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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NCML name changed to National Commodities Management Services Limited
11-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
India's largest private-sector agriculture post-harvest management company, erstwhile National Collateral Management Services Limited (NCML), has announced that the company will begin operating under a new name - National Commodities Management Services Limited, effective immediately.
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Canada announces USD 165m for agri clean technology program
09-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau recently announced details for the new USD 165.7 million Agricultural Clean Technology Program, according to fortsaskonline report.
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Cadman Capital appoints specialist to drive growth of aquaculture expansion
08-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Cadman Capital Group, a privately-owned, independent private equity firm has announced the appointment of two new aquaculture hires as it continues to drive the growth of its aquaculture portfolio.
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CSC SPV launches agri services e-marketplace portal
07-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
The CSC E-Governance India Ltd (CSC SPV) announced the launch of an e-marketplace or portal for agri services, mainly to help small farmers. The CSC SPV is a special purpose vehicle under the Ministry of Electronics & IT that provides a host of electronic services to consumers through its common service centres.
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Sid’s Farm announces 27 tests before delivering milk to consumers
03-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Sid’s Farm, a new dairy brand has announced that the company performs 27 tests based on FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) legal standards of milk and milk products.
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Omnivore rope in ex-NABARD chairman Dr Harsh Bhanwala as senior advisor
02-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore, India’s leading agritech venture capital firm has announced that Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala will become a Senior Advisor from 1 June 2021.
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Suntory Beverage & Food, Hitachi create IoT platform for precision traceability and digital transformation of factory management
01-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd in cooperation with Group companies, and Hitachi has announced that they have created IoT platform to realize precision traceability, and the digital transformation of factory management and work styles at the new operational pant.
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Ashish Dobhal appointed new UPLs' India Regional Director
31-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
UPL Ltd., a leader in global food systems and sustainable agriculture solutions, has announced the appointment of Ashish Dobhal as the Regional Director for India region.
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Escorts Ltd announces Covid relief measures for its dealerships
31-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
In a program titled ‘Covid-Shield’, India’s leading engineering conglomerate, Escorts Limited announced several Covid-relief measures for its Dealerships, including a no-questions-asked financial aid of INR 20,000 for its select dealership employees, upon testing positive for Covid-19.
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Omnivore to elevate USD 150 million funds to enhance rural agritech
31-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore, an agritech venture capital firm, recently announced that it is setting up a new USD 150 million funds to be invested in tech-driven, predictive crop insights that can help improve productivity and profitability for farmers in India.
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ICICI Bank to use satellite imagery to assess creditworthiness of farmers
28-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
ICICI Bank has announced a unique way to assess the creditworthiness of a specific group of customers. The bank will use satellite data imagery to measure an array of parameters related to the land, irrigation, and crop patterns and use it in combination with demographic and financial parameters to make quick lending decisions for farmers.
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OneBasket to opens two new offices in Bangalore, Chennai by August 2021
27-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
Hyderabad-based Agritech start-up, OneBasket has announced that it will be opening two new branches in Bangalore and Chennai by August 2021.
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Small farmers get free rental tractor from TAFE as COVID relief
26-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
Chennai-based Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE) has announced a free tractor rental scheme to support small farmers of the state during this critical cropping season, amid the second wave of Covid-19.
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Agribazaar brings agri-mandi to the farmer's doorstep
26-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
Agribazaar, India’s premier online agri-trading company recently announced the successful launch of its Village Fulfillment Center (VFC) across the two states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
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Escorts announces Covid-relief measures for its customers
26-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
In order to support the farming community amidst the second wave of Covid-19, Escorts Limited, India’s leading engineering conglomerate, announced Covid-19 relief measures for its customers across India which include Covid support to cover expenses in case of hospitalisation and home treatment expenses.
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Bayer announces extended support and relief measures for India’s fight against COVID-19
10-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
Bayer is a global life sciences company present in India for over 125 years. Today, it announced an extension of its COVID-19 relief measures to local communities, healthcare workers, businesses and employees.
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Rallis India’s consolidated PAT up by 24% at INR 229 Cr for FY21
23-Apr-2021 - 0 Comments.
Rallis India Limited, a TATA Enterprise and a leading player in the Indian crop protection industry announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended 31 March, 2021.
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Agdhi joins NVIDIA Inception's artificial intelligence program
17-Mar-2021 - 0 Comments.
Agdhi, an agritech startup based in Bengaluru today announced that it has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program designed to nurture startups revolutionizing industries with advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data sciences.
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Barry Callebaut opens its new chocolate factory in Maharashtra
11-Mar-2021 - 0 Comments.
The Barry Callebaut Group, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, announced the official opening of its new chocolate and compound manufacturing facility, located in Baramati, Maharashtra state.
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Stellapps ties up with India Post Payments Bank to drive financial inclusion for dairy farmers
25-Feb-2021 - 0 Comments.
Leading dairy-tech startup, Stellapps has announced that it has signed an agreement with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to digitize the dairy milk procurement value chain and promote banking facilities at milk collection centres.
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CEAT Specialty presents Indian Tractor of the Year Awards 2021
25-Feb-2021 - 0 Comments.
Tractor Junction, India's leading digital Marketplace for Tractors and Farm equipment, announced its plans to host an online edition of their much-awaited ITOTY Awards.
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UPL announces strategic collaboration with TeleSense, to reduce food waste & increase farmers profitability
08-Feb-2021 - 0 Comments.
UPL Ltd has recently announced a strategic collaboration with TeleSense, a California-based IoT (Internet of Things) innovator revolutionizing post-harvest grain storage and transport.
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Mahindra launches Krish-e champion awards
06-Feb-2021 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector, India’s leading tractor manufacturer and part of the USD 19.4 billion Mahindra Group announced the winners of the inaugural Krish-e Champion Awards on 30 January 2021.
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Budget 2021-22: Finance minister proposes 9 measures for agriculture, allied sectors; agri credit target enhanced to INR 165,000 crore
02-Feb-2021 - 0 Comments.
In a slew of steps to support the agriculture sector, minister for finance & corporate affairs Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman announced 9 measures for Agriculture Sector as part of inclusive development for aspirational India while presenting the Union Budget 2021-22.
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Agritech e-marketplace, Agri10x raises seed fund from Omnivore
07-Jan-2021 - 0 Comments.
Agritech startup Agri10x has announced that it has raised a seed round from Omnivore, without giving any details on the amount raised.
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Indian agritech leader Arya raises USD 21 million Series B
15-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.
Arya, a leader in post-harvest agritech and agri-fintech, today announced the close of its Series B round, having raised USD 21 million in a mix of equity and debt.
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NCDEX to re-launch Gur Futures from Dec 15
14-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.
India’s leading agri commodity exchange, National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) has announced that it will re-launch the Gur Futures contract, adding one more product to its diversified agri commodities portfolio.
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Mahindra’s tractor plant at Zaheerabad in Telangana to be hub for new K2 tractor series
17-Nov-2020 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part of the Mahindra Group has today announced that it will manufacture a new tractor series called the K2, exclusively at the company’s tractor manufacturing facility at Zaheerabad in the state of Telangana.
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IFFCO cut prices of NP Fertilisers for farmers across country
11-Nov-2020 - 0 Comments.
IFFCO today announced the reduction of INR 50/bag in the price of NP 20:20:0:13 Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate Fertilisers across India with immediate effect on all stocks.
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Bayer CropScience records INR 609 crore during H1 of 2020-21
10-Nov-2020 - 0 Comments.
Bayer CropScience Limited (BSE: 506285) announced that it has recorded Profit Before Exceptional Items and Tax at INR 609 crore for the H1 ended September 30, 2020, as compared to INR 497 crore for the corresponding period in FY 2019-20.
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New Holland Agriculture announces 6-year transferable warranty on all tractors
30-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
New Holland Agriculture, one of the world’s leading agriculture brands recently announced a 6 years T-warranty (Transferable warranty) on all New Holland tractors in India.
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Rallis India post INR 83 crore net profit in Q2
20-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
Rallis India Limited, a TATA Enterprise and a leading player in the Indian agri-inputs industry has announced that it has posted a net profit of INR 83 crore for the second quarter ended 30 September 2020.
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INI Farms enters fresh fruit ecommerce segment with Kimaye
16-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
INI Farms, India's leading farm to home ag-tech fruit brand announced its entry into e-commerce through the launch of Kimaye.com.
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Soil tech firm raises $1 mn from NABVENTURES, Omnivore
07-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
Krishitantra announced that it has raised USD 1 million (INR 7.6 crore) in seed funding from NABVENTURES and Omnivore.
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Weikfield launches immunity boosting range of herbal infusions and organic green teas
06-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
Weikfield announced the launch of Herbal Infusions and Organic Green Teas under the Eco Valley division.
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UPL selects Qlik to drive business strategy, enable self-service analytics
29-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.
Qlik has announced that UPL Ltd (formerly United Phosphorus Limited) (NSE: UPL & BSE: 512070) is leveraging its data analytics platform to empower and inform business users across its organization. The Indian multinational has been working closely with Qlik to streamline its data operations and enable data-driven decisions to drive growth.
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Kellogg expands its partnership with Technoserve, to improve livelihoods of wheat farmers in Uttar Pradesh
08-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.
Kellogg Company and TechnoServe have announced the ‘Improving Livelihoods for Smallholder Farming Households in Uttar Pradesh’ program for the economic empowerment of smallholder wheat farmers in five districts of Uttar Pradesh, a state that contributes significantly to India’s total agricultural output.
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Mahindra launches precision potato planting machinery for farmers
08-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES has today announced the launch of its new advanced Precision Potato Planting machinery, the new PlantingMaster Potato +.
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AGCO announces virtual experience for its farm applications
17-Aug-2020 - 0 Comments.
AGCO, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, announced today virtual ride and drive experiences that provide in-cab demonstrations of its popular RoGator and TerraGator application equipment. The company is rolling out virtual ride and drives and other engagement opportunities.
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Chennai based aquaculture company launches direct to farmer Aquaconnect HUBS
08-Aug-2020 - 0 Comments.
With a mission to shrimp and fish aquaculture farmers to improve their farm productivity, Chennai based Aquaconnect announced the launch of Aquaconnect HUBS, a first of its kind Direct to Farmer initiative.
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Launch of options in goods a timely step, says NCDEX CEO
27-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
Terming the launch of Options in Goods a ‘timely step’, National Commodity Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) MD & CEO Vijay Kumar expressed confidence that bringing in the three Options contracts shall go hand in hand with the goals envisaged by the recently announced unprecedented Agri reforms.
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NCDEX to launch three feed, Industrial grade commodities option from July 27
21-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX), India’s leading agricultural commodity exchange has announced the launch of Options in Goods contracts on Rapeseed – Mustard Seed, Wheat and Maize –Feed/Industrial Grade.
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IFFCO enters into urban gardening business with new product range
20-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
Co-operative giant IFFCO subsidiary, AquaGT has announced that it has forayed into urban gardening by product range to assist the urban enthusiasts with useful, effective and easy to use products, under the brand name of IFFCO Urban Gardens.
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Fish Cryobanks to be set up in different parts of the country, says Giriraj Singh
11-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
On the occasion of National Fish Farmers Day, Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Giriraj Singh announced that government has decided to set up many fish cryobanks in the country.
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Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector sells 35,844 tractors during June 2020
02-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), has announced its tractor sales for June 2020 have increased by 12 percent to 35,844 units, as against 31,879 units during June 2019.
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Microsoft announces program to accelerate growth of agritech startups in India
08-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.
Microsoft announced the launch of a program for agritech startups in India that are committed to driving transformation in agriculture.
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Escorts Agri Machinery sale down, while VST Tillers records growth in May 2020
06-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.
Escorts Ltd's Agri Machinery Segment (EAM) has announced that is tractors sale for the month of May 2020 has recorded a drop of 233 units at 6,594 tractors, as compared to 6,827 tractors sold in May 2019.
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India to develop 200 urban forests in next five years
05-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.
Indian environment minister Prakash Javadekar announced the implementation of the Nagar van scheme to develop 200 Urban Forests across the country in next five years.
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Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector tractors sale up by 2% in May 2020
03-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), has announced that its domestic tractor sales for May 2020 has recorded a 2% growth at 24,017 units.
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Tribal ministry includes 23 additional minor forest produce items in MSP list
29-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Indian ministry of tribal affairs has announced the inclusion of 23 additional minor forest produce (MFP) to its Minimum Support Price (MSP) list.
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Utkal Tubers appoints agri food industry veteran Vinod Bhat as CEO
29-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Zephyr Peacock backed potato seeds company, Utkal Tubers, has announced the appointment of Vinod Bhat as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
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Intello Labs raises $5.9M to digitize quality in fresh produce
19-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Intello Labs has announced that it has raised a INR 45 crore (USD $5.9 million) in a Series A round led by Saama Capital, alongside global agritech funds GROW, SVG Ventures THRIVE
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India pumps INR 150,000 crore on agriculture infra, allied sectors
16-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Indian finance ministry has announced additional INR 150,000 crore strengthen agriculture infrastructure logistics, capacity building, governance and administrative reforms for agriculture, fisheries and food processing sectors.
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Finance Minister announces INR 2 lakh crore credit to farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme
15-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Understanding the need for credit in the amidst COVID 19 lockdown period, Indian finance minister, Nirmala Sitaraman has announced INR 2 lakh crore (USD $ 26.7 billion) to farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme.
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Govt announces interest subvention on working capital loans for dairy sector
14-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Looking at the hardship faced by the dairy sector, central government has announced a interest subvention scheme on working capital for dairy sector.
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Govt procure pulses, oilseeds worth INR 2682 Cr during Rabi season 2020-21
07-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
India agriculture ministry has announced that it has procured pulses and oilseeds under Rabi 2020-21 season worth INR 2,682 crores benefiting 3,25,565 farmers.
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Sonalika exports 302 tractors in April 2020
06-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Maintaining its leadership position in exports, India’s one of a leading tractor manufacturer, Sonalika Tractors has announced that it has exported 302 trators in April 2020.
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Rallis India consolidated net profit up by 19% for FY 2019-20
06-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Rallis India has announced that it consolidated net profit for fiscal year 2019-20 has been recorded a growth of 19% at INR 184 crore, against INR 155 crore recorded during the same period last fiscal year.
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Mahindra Tractors domestic sale down by 83% in April 2020
02-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
India's largest tractor manufacturer, Mahindra & Mahindra farm equipment has announced that sales of domestic tractors have plummet by 83% at 4716 units in April 2020.
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Govt starts Rabi season procurement of pulses, oilseeds in 20 states
24-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
As of 22 April 2020, Indian agriculture and farmers welfare ministry has announced that its agencies have started procuring pulses and oilseeds from 20 states
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Bank of Baroda extends financial support to farmers due to CONVID-19
07-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
Bank of Baroda has announced various schemes for the agriculture sector and Emergency Credit Line for Farmer Producer Organization (FPO/ FPC)
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Sonalika Tractors extends warranty amidst COVID-19 pandemic
06-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
Looking at the hardship faced by the farmers during the ongoing CONVID-19 pandemic crisis, India tractor manufacturer, Sonalika Tractors has announced extension of warranty on its tractors by three months for the customers whose warranty is scheduled to lapse in the period of March, April and May 2020.
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IndusTill FarmeTech wins Indigram Labs Foundation Smart Village Program award
06-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
Indigram Labs Foundation, a leading agri-tech focused incubator, has announced the winners of its smart village program - ‘Adhunik Gram’, an initiative to empower agribusiness in rural India
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Ninjacart offers to supply fruits, vegetables at subsidized prices to orphanages, slums
03-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
In the wake of the COVID -19 pandemic and the shortage of food essentials such as fruits and vegetables; Ninjacart - India’s largest fresh food supply chain company, announced the provision of essential food items to Orphanages, Old Age homes and Slum areas at subsidized rates, which will be much lesser than the on-going market rates.
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Chaudhary Charan Agriculture University to establish Custom Hiring Centre to help farmers
03-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University (CCSHAU), one of Asia's biggest and leading agricultural research universities in India has recently announced plans to establish Custom Hiring Centre for farmers in the coming months.
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India to convert 22,000 rural haats to Gramin Agricultural Markets
28-Mar-2020 - 0 Comments.
In Budget announcement 2018-19, Government of India has announced to develop and upgrade existing 22,000 rural haats into Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs).
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Indian cricketer invest in Mahindra backed MeraKisan
11-Mar-2020 - 0 Comments.
MeraKisan Private Ltd., a part of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group, and a prominent player in the organic agri business market, with a focus on avant-garde organic food supply chains, today announced its partnership with Ajinkya Rahane, Vice-Captain of the Indian Test Cricket team.
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Swaraj Tractors recognizes heroes of Indian Agriculture with innovation awards
24-Feb-2020 - 0 Comments.
Swaraj Tractors, a part of USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group announced the winners of Swaraj Innovation Awards 2020 at an Agriculture Conclave held in New Delhi today. The awards were bestowed upon farmers and institutions, recognizing noteworthy contributions made by them in the field of agriculture.
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SOPA release soybean demand, supply estimates for 2019-2020 oil year
10-Jan-2020 - 0 Comments.
The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) in its estimate of soybean crop have announced a crop at 8.98 million tonnes for 2019-20 (October 2019 to September 2020) oil year.
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Sustainable Shrimp Partnership Announces Traceability Platform in Collaboration with IBM
06-May-2019 - 0 Comments.
The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has today announced it has joined the IBM Food Trust ecosystem, which will help provide traceability of SSP shrimp from farm to fork
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Murphy Oil sells its Malaysian palm oil business to PTT exploration for $2.12 BN
22-Mar-2019 - 0 Comments.
Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy) announced that a subsidiary has signed a sale and purchase agreement to divest the fully issued share capital of its two primary Malaysian subsidiaries, Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. and Murphy Sarawak Oil Co., Ltd., to a subsidiary of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited
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Israeli firm signs five year agreement for potash supply with Indian Potash Limited
27-Dec-2018 - 0 Comments.
ICL, a leading global specialty minerals and specialty chemicals company announced that it signed, for the first time, a five-year supply agreement with Indian Potash Limited
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SLCM agri financing arm raises INR 29 Crores through Symbiotics Group
25-Dec-2018 - 0 Comments.
Delhi based Agri Logistics group Sohan Lal Commodity Management (SLCM)’s NBFC arm Kissandhan has today announced the raising of INR 29 Crores through an issue of non-convertible debentures that were subscribed by AAV Sarl, an affiliate of global impact investment company Symbiotics Group
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Supporting livelihoods and nutrition of smallholder farmers in India
14-Dec-2018 - 0 Comments.
Bayer and the S M Sehgal Foundation (SMSF) – a non-profit organization supporting smallholder farmers in India – have announced the “Sustainability of Agriculture and Smallholder Development” project. Aim of the project is to improve farmers’ incomes by introducing them to easy-to-learn-and-adopt best agronomic practices.
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Aeris to bring Tractors-as-a-Service in India & ASEAN Region
10-Oct-2018 - 0 Comments.
In order to bring state of the art technology in agriculture sector, Aeris, a technology leader in the Internet of Things (IoT), announced its partnership with Hello Tractor in Africa to launch Tractors-as-a-Service in India and the ASEAN region.
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Bayer partners with Genedata to digitalize Crop Science Research and Development
28-Sep-2018 - 0 Comments.
Bayer and Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for life science research and development, today announced the extension of their long-term partnershi
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Deepak Fertilizers announces Q1 results
09-Aug-2018 - 0 Comments.
Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd (DFPCL) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (Q1 FY19).
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India releases model agriculture, livestock contract farming and services 2018 Act
05-Jun-2018 - 0 Comments.
With a view to integrate farmers with bulk purchasers including exporters, agro- industries etc. for better price realization through mitigation of market and price risks to the farmers and ensuring smooth agro raw material supply to the agro industries, Union Finance Minister in the budget for 2017-18 announced preparation of a “Model Contract Farming Act” and circulation of the same to the States for its adoption
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Bayer, Mitsui Chemicals Agro sign license agreement for novel fungicide
15-Feb-2018 - 0 Comments.
Bayer and Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. (MCAG) have announced the signing of a license agreement for the development and marketing of quinofumelin, a new fungicide invented by MCAG
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NDDB Dairy Services ties up with PharmaSecure to safeguard indigenous cow population
13-Feb-2018 - 0 Comments.
PharmaSecure, a leading provider of brand protection, consumer loyalty & engagement solutions today announced that it has joined hands with NDDB- Dairy Services to provide a simple and effective tool to safeguard country’s high quality indigenous breeds of cow
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BUDGET 2018-19: India allocates $15 BN more credit for agriculture sector
01-Feb-2018 - 0 Comments.
The Government announced raising institutional credit for agriculture sector to USD 170 billion (INR 11 lakh crore) for the year 2018-19 from USD 155 billion (Rs10 lakh crore) in 2017-18, an increase of USD $15 billion
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Dow to expand propionic acid facility in Texas
14-Dec-2017 - 0 Comments.
Dow Industrial Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, announced plans to expand its propionic acid facility in Texas City, Texas to meet rising global demand
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Mahindra Farm Equipment acquires tractor firm in Turkey
20-Sep-2017 - 0 Comments.
Mahindra Farm Equipment, part of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has announced that it has acquired Erkunt Traktor Sanayii A.S. (Erkunt), the 4th largest tractor brand in Turkey.
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India setting up of two Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Chhattisgarh under 12th plan
29-Jan-2017 - 0 Comments.
Indian agriculture and farmers welfare minister, Radha Mohan Singh announced the setting up of KVKs in Mungeli and Bemtara of Chhattisgarh under 12th Plan at the Krishi Samridhi-Rashtriya Krishi Mela in Raipur recently
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India setting up of two Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Chhattisgarh under 12th plan
29-Jan-2017 - 0 Comments.
Indian agriculture and farmers welfare minister, Radha Mohan Singh announced the setting up of KVKs in Mungeli and Bemtara of Chhattisgarh under 12th Plan at the Krishi Samridhi-Rashtriya Krishi Mela in Raipur recently.
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Monsanto shareholders approve merger with Bayer
13-Dec-2016 - 0 Comments.
Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) has announced that todat at a special meeting, shareholders of the company approved the merger of Monsanto with a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer Aktiengesellschaft.
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Bayer strengthens US animal health portfolio by acquiring Cydectin
08-Dec-2016 - 0 Comments.
Bayer and Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) has announced that they have signed an agreement to acquire BIVI’s CYDECTIN bovine and ovine endectocide products in the United States.
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Pune firm announces layer training at Kopargaon on Nov 13
02-Nov-2016 - 0 Comments.
To accelerate the egg consumption in rural Maharashtra, Pune based egg marketing firm, Kommomsense has announced layer farming training programme at Kopargaon.
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Delacon appoints Stefan Hirtenlehner as Technical Communications Manager
28-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.
Austria based phytogenic feed additives producer, Delacon has announced that the 32-year-old Upper Austrian Dr. Stefan Hirtenlehner is now responsible for technical communications at Delacon.
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Kribhco to set up fertilizer plant with Morocco firm
22-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.
India’s fertiliser co-operative, Kribhco has announced that they are entering into a 50:50 joint venture to develop a large-scale greenfield NPK fertilizer plant in Krishnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Punjab declares 50% subsidy on shrimp production
22-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.
In order to increase shrimp production in the state, Punjab state government has announced 50 per cent subsidy in shrimp production.
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Goa Dairy launches protein rich cattle feed
21-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.
In order to increase milk output in the state, Goa Dairy has announced the launch of protein rich cattle feed 'Supreme' in the state.
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India to open agri science centre in all districts
20-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.
With a view to provide advance agricultural technical assistance, Indian agriculture ministry has announced at least one agriculture science centre-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) in all 687 districts of the country.
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ICAR develops two cross breed pig variety
19-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.
ICAR-National Research Centre of Pig (ICAR-NRCP) has announced that it has developed two new and cross breed of pigs called as ‘Rani’ and ‘Asha’ in Guwahati , Assam.
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India declares change in tariff value of palm oil, crude soyabean oil
16-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.
India has announced that it has changed the rates of crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, others – palm oil, crude palmolein, RBD palmolein, others – palmolein, crude soyabean oil, poppy seeds and areca nuts notified.
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India to set up agencies for aquaculture, fisheries sector
10-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.
Looking at resurgent seafood industry, India has decided to set up agencines for aquaculture and fisheries sector in coastal areas, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman announced at the recently concluded India International Seafood Show.
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Cargill opens cattle feed plant in India
07-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.
US based global food giant, Cargill has announced that it has opened a new cattle feed plant in Bathinda, Punjab.
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Tamil Nadu announces e-procurement of paddy
06-Aug-2016 - 0 Comments.
With a view to choke leakages in payment to farmers, Tamil Nadu has announced procurement of paddy through online system.
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Mahindra & Mahindra enters agricultural equipment rental services
08-Apr-2016 - 0 Comments.
India’s largest tractor manufacturer Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) has announced that it has entered into agricultural equipment rental services with the launch of TRRINGO.
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India to set up Organic Farming Research Institute in Sikkim
01-Mar-2016 - 0 Comments.
In order to promote organic farming in the country, Indian Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Radha Mohan Singh has announced the establishment of National Organic Farming Research Institute (NOFRI) at Gangtok, Sikkim.
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