Bayer

In a Q&A, the president of the firm's crop science division says digital farming will be a key driver of the company's growth in India in the years ahead

Global life sciences firm Bayer on Wednesday announced its tie-up with Rabo Partnerships and Mastercard for a five-year programme that aims to help 1 crore small farmers in India gain easier access to formal financial services. The programme is part of Bayer's commitment to reach 10 crore smallholder farmers worldwide by 2030 with much-needed inputs, digital tools and financial services, the company said in a statement. "Through this partnership, smallholder farmers will not only gain easier access to agricultural advisory services and direct market linkages, but also build their credit profiles and lower their input costs through access to institutional credit, allowing them to increase efficiency, improve crop yields, and grow their profits significantly," said D Narain, President, Bayer South Asia and Global Head of smallholder farming. Bayer's FarmRise, a digital platform for android mobile users, provides various digital advisory services to smallholders today, and through ...

In India there are between 8-10 million people with heart failure, making it one of the world's largest populations with the malady

Brand named Kerendia (finerenone) will cost Rs 97.5 per day as treatment cost in India

Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life sciences field of healthcare and nutrition, on Thursday said it will set up 27 telemedicine centres in India over the next two years.

In late 2016, Monsanto withdrew an application seeking approval from New Delhi for the GM variety Bollgard II Roundup Ready Flex (RRF)

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said: I'm really happy to learn that Bayer is organising a pilot project on the use of drones in agriculture"

The division will strengthen Bayer's presence in India

The company launches mini packs of hybrids vegetable seeds

Bayer said it will pay USD 2 billion up front for privately held AskBio plus "potential success-based milestone payments" of up to another USD 2 billion

For fiscal year 2019-20, the company's net profit increased to Rs 474.5 crore from Rs 337.1 crore in 2018-19

Book review of PHARMA: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America

In Kharif, corn and veggies crops also helped

Frankfurt (Reuters) - Shares in Bayer were down 6.8 percent in early trade on Tuesday after a jury awarded more than $2 billion to a California couple in the largest U.S. jury verdict against the company over allegations its Roundup weed killer causes cancer.

The open offer was triggered as Bayer group has completed the USD 63 billion mega-deal to acquire Monsanto to create the world's biggest agro-chemical and seed company

The latest sale of $28.8 million shares to institutional investors valued Covestro stock at 75.50 euros apiece

Bayer had announced the accelerated bookbuilding late on Tuesday

This new lab will focus on developing seed treatments, herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides

Bayer will acquire up to 44,88,315 shares of Monsanto India from public shareholders at a price of Rs 2,481.60 a piece

The German drug and chemical conglomerate is considering a move to avoid sullying its reputation