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Dr. Jitendra Singh pushes agri-tech adoption for GDP growth
07-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
Dr. Jitendra Singh urges faster agri-tech adoption at ICAR AGM to boost India’s GDP, citing lavender farming and biotech successes.
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Loopworm raises $3.25M to scale silkworm biotech platform
01-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
Loopworm secures $3.25M to advance its silkworm-based recombinant protein platform, disrupting traditional biomanufacturing in India.
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Maharashtra farmers demand biotech breakthroughs to boost cotton, compete globally
08-Mar-2025 - 0 Comments.
As the debate over biotechnology in Indian agriculture intensifies, progressive farmers from Maharashtra are advocating for a science-driven approach to policymaking and asserting their right to access advanced agricultural technologies.
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Budget boosts agri-biotech: Experts call for regulatory reforms and high-yield & resilient crops
11-Feb-2025 - 0 Comments.
The Union Budget 2025-26 places a strong emphasis on agriculture, introducing initiatives such as the National Mission on High Yielding Seeds, expanded seed availability, and efforts to boost cotton productivity.
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Bioprime Agrisolutions, Yara India inks pact to combat climate uncertainties in farming
12-May-2024 - 0 Comments.
BioPrime AgriSolutions, a leading ag-biotech startup harnessing the power of agricultural biotechnology for sustainable and resilient farming practices, is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with Yara India, a subsidiary of Yara International, the world’s leading crop nutrition company.
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Telluris Biotech plans to raise 12mn US $ by March 2023
28-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
Telluris Biotech, a Hyderabad-based company engaged in the manufacturing and supply of crop protection solutions for farmers and growers receives Biochemical Classification it received from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
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Fermenta Biotech commissions fortified rice kernel manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh
01-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
Fermenta Biotech Limited ('Fermenta') has commissioned a new facility to manufacture Fortified Rice Kernel ('FRK') located in Pennepalli, Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh.
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Nutrition Technologies closes USD 20m equity financing
21-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Agri-biotech business Nutrition Technologies, based in Singapore, secured USD 20 million in equity capital.
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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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UpajGuru, agri fintech platform launched
15-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Dr Chandrasekhar, Secretary of DST, Govt of India; Dr Krishna Ella- CMD of Bharat Biotech launched the platform developed by Grus & Grade (G&G) and unveiled 'UpajGuru' agri fintech Platform.
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Biotech KISAN Programme gets special call from DBT to improve agriculture productivity in NE Region
21-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has issued a Special Call for the North East Region as a part of its Mission Programme “Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech-KISAN)”, with the aim to understand the local problems of the NER farmers and provide scientific solutions to those problems.
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Alliance for Agri Innovation celebrates 25 years of growing GM crops
22-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI), a special interest group of Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) celebrates 25 years of planting biotech crops globally.
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ITC acquires potato seed firm
25-Mar-2016 - 0 Comments.
India’s leading snacks producer, ITC Ltd has acquired the India unit of Australia-based agri-biotech company Technico Pty Ltd for $18.10 million.
