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Incentivizing agri-seed R&D key to food security

As opined by the Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII), the Indian seed industry is valued at approximately INR 22,000 crore and registering growth year-on-year

Community seed bank initiative traces & restores heritage rice varieties in...

Field gene banks have been set up to propagate the heirloom varieties through seed exchange programmes and organic seed multiplication

Healthledger Diagnostics raises seed funding from A-League angel investors & VCs

With this fundraise, the company aims to target a 7X growth with more than 150 operational centres in 15 states across 50 cities by FY 23

Women leaders building sustainable & inclusive food system globally

The industry will have to push forward with a greater vigour for facilitating new products as it will help to reach out to more women farmers

Surge in illegal HtBt cotton: FSII & NSAI call upon govt...

In the wake of sudden surge in cultivation of  illegal HTBT Cotton this year, Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) and National Seed Association of India (NSAI) has sought immediate action from the union government......................

A millet de-huller brings fortunes through value-added products in rural Uttarakhand

Cultivation of millets has long been declining due to declining consumer demand and preference for major cereals like rice and wheat........................

New farm laws offer more markets and benefits to farmers

The new farm laws provide the required platform to fetch the right remunerative to any buyer they want to sell their produce, writes Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, Federation of Seed Industry of India....................

FSII wants India to be a global seed production hub, demands...

To make India an export hub, Federation of Seed Industry of India recommends that conducive policy support should be provided by the government..................

DBT funds a biotech-kisan hub at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

The hub has a low-cost hydroponic demonstration unit, silage making facility, moisture meter, a nutritional forage cafeteria, and power back up facility to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the demonstration unit.....................................

Pune based startup ‘Kozhnosys’ gets funding boost by BIRAC

A portable, breath-based screening tool for breast cancer developed by the company has enormous global potential for both financial and social impact................