JK Agri Genetics Ltd

JK Agri Genetics Limited was incorporated as a public limited company in 2000. The company is mainly agrigenetics engaged in research and development, production, processing and marketing of high quality hybrid seeds for different crops like Cotton, Maize, Paddy, Pearl Millet, Sorghum , Mustard, Wheat, Sorghum Sudan grass, Tomato, Okra, Chillies and other vegetable seeds. Its manufacturing facilities are located in Rajasthan.Currently, the company has production, processing and RD facilities in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha. The inhouse RD facilities located at Ranga Reddy District in Telangana are recognized by the Department of Science Technology, Government of India and also established its stateoftheart biotech laboratory, with facilities for tissue culture, transgenic crop development, molecular biology, molecular breeding, radio isotope laboratory, molecular QC laboratory, Insectory and large containment green houses. The company achieved unique distinction of being the first Indian Company commercializing Bt. Cotton with indigenous GM Technology in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The company has an extensive marketing network with loyal and committed distributors and dealers pan India. The commercial production commenced in March 1990. However, the Seed Undertaking got transferred to and vested in this company pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement and Demerger, sanctioned by the Honble High Court, Calcutta. The Scheme is operative with effect from 01 April 2005.During the year, the company successfully launched few crops like onion and radish, etc. to complement its basket of offering in vegetable seeds category. Besides, several new products are also introduced in various other crops. In vegetable and field crops, a number of new products have been launched. The companys in house team did a commendable jon by refreshing the appearance of the company and its products both online and offline. Customers and channel partners gave a positive feedback about the change.