Hyderabad, India
April 23, 2011

Vibha Seeds Group is the fastest growing and one of the most leading crop genetics research and hybrid Seeds Companies in India and Nusun genetics Research Ltd., (NGRL) is a major Company in this Group. It was announced that Nusun Genetic Research Ltd. has been awarded “The Best Farmers Serving Company” in Punjab by Sahara Club, Punjab on the occasion of "Cotton Promoting Regional Kisan Mela”.

Over the last one decade NUSUN is involved in providing dedicated services and supporting farmers with various training programs (package & practices for better crop yield), Field days / Field visits, farmers’ meetings through its NUSUN Bandhan program PAN India. More than 2 Lakh farmers have been benefited through this program in Punjab alone.

Vidyasagar Parchuri, the Chairman and Managing Director of Vibha Seeds Group is an entrepreneur in seed and allied industries and has demonstrated how dedication, attention to details, sheer hard work and above all sincere concern for the progress of our farmers across the country can transform lives for many, especially the needy rural populace. With his close interactions with farmers, Vidyasagar realized that the most Indian farmers desire to access high quality seeds of different crops through a single window. Therefore, Vidyasagar established a sister company NUSUN in 1998 specializing in cotton and sunflower. Nusun Genetic Research Ltd. (NGRL) is a specialty product company of Vibha Seeds Group primarily established for the development of trait-specific products such as improved fiber quality in cotton, specialty oils in sunflower and specific resistances to biotic and abiotic stresses. Some of the key successes of NGRL include the development of long staple cotton hybrid - Sigma, which fetches premium price for the farmer and development of a mid-oleic sunflower hybrid*- the first ever by an Indian company that is a great boon to farmers and consumers. NGRL has in its R&D pipeline many superior products of Cotton and Sunflower to ensure self-sufficiency of edible oils and high quality export-surplus cotton production in near future.
 

Website: http://www.vibhaseeds.com

Published: April 23, 2011