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By Raghavan Sampathkumar, Executive Director, Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII)As 2025 draws to a close, Indian agriculture stands at a defining moment. Scientific

Many newly released varieties possess special traits such as drought, flood, salinity, and pest and disease resistance, which will ensure stable production amidst weather uncertainties.

India Becomes the First Country in the World to Develop Genome-Edited Rice VarietiesThe new genome varieties hold the potential for revolutionary changes in higher production,

Over three decades have passed since the first genetically modified (GM) crop was commercialized, and since then, hundreds of scientific organizations and thousands of studies

India is close to approving a genetically edited variety of mustard, which offers better nutrition and disease resistance, two officials have said, as the government

ICAR–Indian Institute of Maize Research (ICAR-IIMR), Ludhiana, has successfully undertaken a first-time maize hybrid seed production trial in a farmer’s field in Punjab. The trial

 Expanding and complementing existing BASF | Nunhems portfolio  Increasing pan-Indian coverage for customers  Closing expected by the end of Q1, 2026 BASF

The breakthrough study identifies specific varieties and key genes that halt premature sprouting before harvest—a problem that currently costs farmers up to 50% of their

CULTIVATION OF genetically modified (GM) crops in India has not progressed beyond cotton. Even there, no new technology has been approved for commercialisation since Monsanto’s

The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has begun purchasing maize directly from farmers at the government-fixed support price. Procurement centres have been opened in local cooperative