Gardening
AgroSpectrum
BASF's Real Results Yield Challenge to deliver performancedriven fungicides
BASF is launching its largest yield challenge ever, the Real Results Yield Challenge, providing farmers and their local retailers greater access and support to stage yield trials with Veltyma, Revytek and Revylok fungicides across all key geographies \"With the Real Results Yield Challenge, we want to give farmers doing the Biggest Job on Earth the opportunity to see firsthand the yield potential that is being left in their field by not protecting their acres with BASF performancedriven fungicides.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
SFIA India showcases SOMS fertiliser model at CAC China 2025
The Soluble Fertiliser Industry Association, India (SFIA India), was invited to present a case at CAC China 2025, the world's largest trade forum for agrochemicals, organised by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Cabinet approves implementation of revised RGM with Rs 3400 Cr allocation
The Union Cabinet has approved the Revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) to boost growth in the livestock sector.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
India exports Anthurium flowers from Mizoram to Singapore
In a significant step towards enhancing India's floriculture export potential, particularly from the Northeastern Region (NER), the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), in collaboration with the Department of Horticulture, Government of Mizoram, successfully facilitated the flagging off of the first consignment of Anthurium flowers from Aizawl, Mizoram, to Singapore.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Walmart partners with Cropin to strengthen its agri-food retail supply chains using AI
Cropin, the world's leading AI platform for food and agriculture, has joined forces with Walmart, one of the largest global retailers, to enhance scalable sourcing solutions across its U.S. and South American markets.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Kisani Urjaa targets $15 Mn revenue by 2025-26
Gruner Renewable Energy, India's fastest-growing renewable energy company, announced its entry into the Agritech space with the launch of Kisani Urjaa Pvt. Ltd. (KUPL). Gruner has invested $1 million in this new venture to revolutionise Indian agriculture through digital innovation and sustainable practices.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Villgro helps 100+ women microentrepreneurs gain access to credit
Villgro has announced that the innovative financing solutions powered by Villgro and its partner organisations have, to date, enabled 106 women micro-entrepreneurs across India to take business loans.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
BAU Scientists to Lead IPS Eastern Zone for 2025
Dr Abhijeet Ghatak has been elected Eastern Zone Zonal President of the Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS), New Delhi, for the period 2025.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
JNPA inks Rs 285 Cr concession agreement for agro processing facility
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), India's best performing port, has signed the Concession Agreement with SPV floated by M/s Trident Agrocom Exports Private Limited and M/s Man Infraconstruction Limited (Consortium) for the development of an Export-Import cum Domestic Agricultural Commodity-Based Processing and Storage Facility at JNPA.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Biofactor, UoH to develop nanotechdriven solutions for sustainable farming
Leading agricultural biotechnology company Biofactor has signed an MoU with the School of Engineering Sciences & Technology, University of Hyderabad (UoH), to develop nanotechnologydriven solutions for sustainable farming.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Govt reviews strategies to prevent Bird Flu outbreaks
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying held a high-level meeting in New Delhi to discuss the recent outbreaks of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) in the country.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
CSIR-IIIM & HAPICO Industries join hands for Biopesticide development
In a significant step toward fostering industryacademia collaboration, the CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/S HAPICO Industries Private Limited to jointly develop novel biopesticides.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Cabinet approves setting up of new Brownfield Ammonia-Urea Complex Fertiliser plant at BVFCL, Assam
The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for setting up of a new Brownfield Ammonia-Urea Complex of 12.7 Lakh Metric Tonne (LMT) annual capacity of Urea production within the existing premises of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), Namrup Assam, with an estimated total project cost of Rs.10,601.40 Crore with Debt Equity ratio of 70:30 through a Joint Venture (JV), under the New Investment Policy, 2012 read with its amendments on 7th October, 2014.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
New Saline Aquaculture hubs for Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and UP
Union Secretary, Department of Fisheries (DOF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi, chaired the Review meeting f the Saline Water Shrimp Aquaculture in the States of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh through Video Conference in Mumbai.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Coromandel International acquires 53% share in NACL Industries
In exchange for Rs 820 crore at Rs 76.7 per share, Coromandel plans to purchase a 53 per cent stake in NACL Industries from the current promoter, KLR Products.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Lower prices in crop protection business hit Bayer Crop Science sales in 2024
The Bayer Group achieved its adjusted guidance for 2024.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
India's seaweed sector to hit Rs 3,277 Cr by 2035: Report
Primus Partners has released a comprehensive report titled \"Seaweed Farming can touch a Million Lives\", highlighting the immense potential of seaweed farming to transform India's coastal economy.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Japan's Tsubame BHB signs LOI with Brazilian company on Green Ammonia manufacturing facilities project
Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd., which is aiming for the social implementation and commercialisation of distributed ammonia manufacturing plants, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with ATVOS AGROINDUSTRIAL PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A in Brazil, one of the leading biofuels companies in Brazil regarding a green aqueous ammonia factory in Mineiros (GO), where Atvos's Morro Vermelho Unit (UMV) is located, responsible for ethanol production.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
ICRISAT unveils Microbedriven solution for Dryland Regeneration
As the world confronts the twin crises of climate change and land degradation, a silent revolution is taking root beneath our feet.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Agrifields DMCC to expand into Korea to introduce water-soluble fertiliser in India
Agrifields DMCC, a leading fertiliser and phosphate manufacturing company headquartered in Dubai, today announced its plans to expand into newer markets by the end of FY' 26.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Suresh Rajagopalan to take charge as Samunnati's new GCTO
Samunnati, India's pioneering agri-value chain enabler, has appointed a new Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to drive innovation through technologyled solutions for the agri ecosystem.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Samunnati plans Rs 600 Cr pipeline for Q1 FY26
Samunnati, India's pioneering agri-value chain enabler, has successfully raised Rs 2,300 crore in debt funding during FY25, marking a 50 per cent increase over the previous year.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Singapore scientists create 'fungi tiles', eco-friendly thermoinsulation materials using plant biomaterials
A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed 'fungi tiles' that could one day help to bring the heat down in buildings without consuming energy.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
TAFE appoints Dr Lakshmi Venu as Vice Chairman
TAFE Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, a leading tractor major and one of the largest tractor manufacturers in the world, has appointed Dr Lakshmi Venu as Vice Chairman of TAFE.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Peptech Biosciences secures tech transfer from NBAIR for Bt-based Biopesticide
Peptech Biosciences Ltd. announced the successful acquisition of technology from the National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), India.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Agritech startup Agrostar raises $6.7 Mn from Accel India
Pune-based agritech startup AgroStar announced that the company has raised $6.7 million from its existing backers, with Accel India leading the round.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Coromandel partners with Saudi Arabia's Ma'aden for long-term supply of DAP & NPK
Coromandel International and Ma'aden, a state-owned company of Saudi Arabia, have strengthened their partnership by signing an agreement for the long-term supply of DiAmmonium Phosphate (DAP) and NP/NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) fertilisers to the Indian agriculture solutions company.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Aerem bags Rs 100 Cr from UTEC, BII & SE Ventures in Series A round
Aerem, India's leading end-to-end solar platform dedicated to simplifying solar adoption for businesses and households, announced that it has secured Rs 100 crore in a Series A round led by University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC), the Japan-based $700 million venture firm.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
Spain and China sign cherry export protocols to boost trade with Asia
Spain's Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Luis Planas, and the Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China, Sun Meijun, have signed new protocols for the export of cherries to the Asian country, China.
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Agrospectrum India May 2025
AgroSpectrum
India exports 30 MT GI-tagged jaggery to Bangladesh
In a significant boost to India's agricultural exports, a consignment of 30 metric tons (MT) of GI-tagged jaggery from Muzaffarnagar, a region renowned for its high-quality sugarcane, was flagged off for export to Bangladesh.
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