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2009-03-19 | permalink
Monsanto begins initiative to raise yields in India
Monsanto India Ltd has kicked off Sustainable Yield Initiative, a project covering 10,000 farmers in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan over a four-year period. ”It will be an intensive, handholding programme where we will benchmark and communicate the best agronomic practices in cotton and corn (maize), along with forging better market linkages by hooking the farmers directly with ginners and feed millers,” Mr Sekhar Natarajan, Chairman, Monsanto India, told Business Line here.
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2009-03-19 | permalink
Monsanto begins initiative to raise yields in India
Monsanto India Ltd has kicked off Sustainable Yield Initiative, a project covering 10,000 farmers in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan over a four-year period. ”It will be an intensive, handholding programme where we will benchmark and communicate the best agronomic practices in cotton and corn (maize), along with forging better market linkages by hooking the farmers directly with ginners and feed millers,” Mr Sekhar Natarajan, Chairman, Monsanto India, told Business Line here.
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