Posts In: Seed

CERTIFIED SEED FETCHES TWICE THE MARKET RATE: FARMERS HITCH ONTO SEED PRODUCTION

April 8, 2020 Seed

Growing certified improved seed of millets and legumes is a profitable business enterprise for farmer cooperatives in Mali. Improved seed summon twice the market rate...

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Covid-19 impact: Making seeds available for monsoon sowing is essential

April 1, 2020 Seed

The federation cites China, Thailand and the Philippines as examples of countries that have given priority for seeds among goods for transportation. Rasi Seeds began...

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Seed processing, transport disruption likely to affect kharif sowing season

April 1, 2020 Seed

he lockdown is set to have a major impact on the upcoming kharif sowing season and could result in a severe food shortage in the...

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Dr. Darshan Brar, leading IRRI breeder, passes away at 76

March 25, 2020 Seed

Dr. Darshan Singh Brar, former head of IRRI’s Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology (PBGB) Division, passed away from a heart attack on the evening of...

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Covid-19 lockdown: Seed industry demands easy inter-State movement

March 25, 2020 Seed

The Indian seed industry urged the Centre and State governments to make inter-State movement of seeds and other agri inputs easier, as the months between...

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The Nutrition Challenge And The Magic of Microgreens. | Karan Mahajan | TEDxMIETJammu

March 18, 2020 Seed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ffve0SnVw&feature=youtu.be Please do not look to this talk for medical advice. This talk only represents the speaker’s personal views and understanding of nutrition and lacks...

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ISF on the Movement of Seed Under the COVID-19 Crisis

March 18, 2020 Seed

With COVID-19 spreading throughout the world, the International Seed Federation (ISF) released this statement on the subject of moving seed internationally: The world faces a...

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Lorven Seeds – Distributors & Dealers Annual event

March 11, 2020 Seed

Lorven Seeds (India) Pvt. Ltd celebrated successes – annual Distributors & Dealers conference with the families at Leonia resorts on 1st March 2020. Their Managing...

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PPV & FRA Awareness Programme organised by Seedsmen Association, Hyderabad

March 11, 2020 Seed

Seedsmen Association, Hyderabad organised an “Awareness/Interaction Meeting on PPV & FRA” on 5th March 2020. About 100 participants including representatives of different seed companies and...

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