Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

The year 2023 has been momentous as we’ve made significant strides during India’s Presidency of the G20. ” India’s G20 Presidency, themed One Earth, One Family, One Future,” draws inspiration from our ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” meaning “The Whole World is One Family”. The New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration is also […]

From the chairman’s desk

It gives me special pride this year as India enters her 75 year of independence to reflect on the immense contribution that our industry has been making to serve our farmers. As mentioned by our Prime Minister, the next 25 years can be the “Amrit Kal” of Indian agriculture and India can feed the world […]

Indian Agriculture adapting to new normal

As I reflect on the year gone by, I am only reminded of the oft quoted phrase “when the going gets tough, the tough get going”. The resilience of our farmers in the wake of the unprecedented Covid pandemic was indeed remarkable. Thanks to their untiring effort, India is headed to a record food grain […]

Exemption of Pesticides manufacturing, distribution and sales during the Covid-19 lockdown

“Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures” – Benet Wilson The measures initiated by Government of India in the Farm Sector to overcome challenges posed by COVID pandemic are deeply appreciated. In addition, transformational reforms like deregulation of important commodities, enabling farmers to sell at place of choice and contract farming will enable Indian Agriculture to […]