Hi, NewsWrap for September 25, 2023

25-September-2023: Bharat Certis AgriScience Ltd., IIM Kashipur's FIED to Host 'Agri Entrepreneurship in South Asia' Consortium 2023

25 September 2023

  • Bharat Certis AgriScience Ltd. (BCA) Launches Seed Treatment Product, SD Macro for Vigorous Seedling Emergence

    Bharat Certis AgriScience Ltd. (BCA) a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Japan has launched its first-ever seed treatment product - SD Macro in Ludhiana, Punjab. SD Macro is powered by Technology from Cytozyme Laboratories ​(Verdesian Life Sciences USA)​ in the biological seed treatment segment. It promises higher germination, effective abiotic stress management, and stronger and healthier crop stands resulting in healthy and vigorous seedling emergence. The occasion was graced by the presence of the esteemed personalities of the Bharat Certis AgriScience Ltd., including Kimihide Kondo, Managing Director, Narendra Kaushal, Senior Vice President, R K Goyal, Managing Director, South Asia, SEA & ANZ, Verdesian Life Sciences, Verdesian Asia, Sudhanshu Srivastava, Product Manager (Products), Punjab Sales, and Manish Arora and Vikram Singh leading the Marketing Team. 

  • India-Argentina Relationship Steers Soybean Trade, Shaping a Common Agricultural Destiny

    In the realm of global agriculture, a remarkable partnership is brewing between India and Argentina. At the heart of this alliance lies the lifeblood of Argentina's agricultural economy, ‘Soybean’. Enrique Erize, President of Argentina’s well-known agricultural research consulting enterprise, Nóvitas S.A., is playing a pivotal role as an advisor in bridging the gap between 800+ farmers and the international market. The bond between India and Argentina in the field of agriculture is strengthening day by day. India's role as the primary consumer of Argentine soybean products is a testament to this escalating partnership. The collaborative efforts of experts including Enrique Erize and his team are not only enriching the agricultural landscape but also fostering international ties.

  • CM Yogi Allows Farmers To Claim Compensation Against The Land Acquired For Moto GP Bharat

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Greater Noida for the Moto GP Bharat event and met with a group of 21 farmers. These farmers expressed their gratitude for a decision that they feel greatly improved their lives and livelihoods. The farmers were thrilled and wanted to personally thank Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He had allowed them to seek compensation and rehabilitation benefits for government-owned land they had been using for 45 years. This land was initially acquired for the Noida International Greenfield Airport at Jewar, and previously, officials had denied compensation, claiming government ownership.

  • IIM Kashipur's FIED to Host 'Agri Entrepreneurship in South Asia' Consortium 2023

    This event, titled the 'Agriculture Consortium of Higher Education and Research Institutions,' will span two informative days, taking place on September 25th and 26th, 2023, right at the heart of the IIM Kashipur campus in Kashipur, Uttarakhand. The gathering will play host to esteemed participants from Agriculture Universities and Research Institutions spanning the length and breadth of India. The central theme of the Agri Consortium is to champion agri-entrepreneurship as a vital catalyst for India's economic growth. It aims to shine a spotlight on agriculture startups, explore the pivotal role played by higher academic and research institutions in South Asian economies, and assess government initiatives in this realm.

  • Karnataka HC: Poultry Farming Not a Commercial Activity

    The Karnataka High Court recently ruled out that since poultry farming is an agricultural activity, it cannot be termed as "commercial" allowing the gram panchayats to levy any kind of tax under the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act. Justice Suraj Govindaraj has pointed out that a poultry farm is an agricultural activity and does not require land to be converted for any commercial purpose. Petitioner K Narasimhamurthy, who owns four acres of land in Nagasandra village, had approached the gram panchayat in order to seek NOC to obtain an electricity connection for the building that is constructed in a portion of the property where he had planned to do poultry farming.

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