New Delhi: Agro-chemicals firm Coromandel International on Friday launched 1 new product with patent to increase crop yield and protect crops from pests and diseases.
The new products include an innovative neem-coated bio-plant and soil health promoter and five generic formulations, offering comprehensive crop protection solutions to Indian farmers, the company said in a statement.
Coromandel has partnered with Japan's ISK to launch Prachanda, a patented product that uses Japanese technology to protect paddy crops from pests such as stem borer and leaf folder, which can cause yield losses of up to 70 percent. Could.
It has also developed a formulation to effectively combat the highly destructive pest, Fall Armyworm which causes loss of 30 per cent of the corn crop in India annually.
Two new patented fungicides aim to improve crop health and yields – one provides long-term control of sheath blight disease in rice, while the other provides both superficial and systemic action against diseases in potatoes, grapes and tomatoes .
Coromandel's new product launches come as Indian farmers grapple with increasing pest attacks challenging crop production. The company's share in the sales of its products in the financial year ending March 2024 was 15 percent.
"This is the first time that Coromandel has launched 10 new products in a single year," said Raghuram Deverakonda, executive director of the company's crop protection and bioproducts division.
The launch includes one product developed through Japanese collaboration and four products from in-house research, Devarakonda said, adding that the company continues to be at the forefront of agricultural innovation in India.
The new products include an innovative neem-coated bio-plant and soil health promoter and five generic formulations, offering comprehensive crop protection solutions to Indian farmers, the company said in a statement.
Coromandel has partnered with Japan's ISK to launch Prachanda, a patented product that uses Japanese technology to protect paddy crops from pests such as stem borer and leaf folder, which can cause yield losses of up to 70 percent. Could.
It has also developed a formulation to effectively combat the highly destructive pest, Fall Armyworm which causes loss of 30 per cent of the corn crop in India annually.
Two new patented fungicides aim to improve crop health and yields – one provides long-term control of sheath blight disease in rice, while the other provides both superficial and systemic action against diseases in potatoes, grapes and tomatoes .
Coromandel's new product launches come as Indian farmers grapple with increasing pest attacks challenging crop production. The company's share in the sales of its products in the financial year ending March 2024 was 15 percent.
"This is the first time that Coromandel has launched 10 new products in a single year," said Raghuram Deverakonda, executive director of the company's crop protection and bioproducts division.
The launch includes one product developed through Japanese collaboration and four products from in-house research, Devarakonda said, adding that the company continues to be at the forefront of agricultural innovation in India.
