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PMFAI organises crop science conference & exhibition in Dubai  Breakthrough Innovation in Oil based and Ammonium Supreme Surfactants Pvt. Ltd.
Herbicide Adjuvants
The Pesticides Manufacturers & Social Responsibility Excellence Awards:
Formulators Association of India (PMFAI)  Winner Gencrest Bio Products Pvt. Ltd.
organised the 21st edition of its fl agship  Runner up Tagros Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd.
event ‘International Crop Science  Runner up India Pesticides Ltd.
Conference & Exhibition (ICSCE 2025)’ Special Awards Recognising Efforts in Social Responsibility: HPM Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.
in Dubai on January 21 & 22, 2025. Parijat Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Geolife Agritech India Pvt. Ltd.
The event witnessed strong indus- Successful Company of the Era (having presence of more than 20 years):
try presence with over 100 companies  Large Scale: Winner Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries Ltd.
showcasing their product portfolios  Large scale: Runner up HPM Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.
at the exhibition and participation of  Medium scale: Winner Indogulf Crop Sciences Ltd.
over 1,000 delegates from all over the Small scale: Winner Varsha Bioscience & Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
world. 
Global Company of the year Award:
In his welcome address, PMFAI’s  Large scale: Winner Parijat Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd.
President Mr. Pradip Dave underlined population, raising food production is crop protection products in boosting  Large scale: Runner up Tagros Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd.
the key role played by the agri inputs paramount, and India plays a vital role agricultural and horticultural produc- Emerging Leader of the Year Award: Winner Mr. Shivraj Anand, CEO – International Business, Parijat Indus-
industry in maintaining global food in this endeavour, he said. Mr. Dave tion. He spoke about the signifi cant tries (India) Pvt. Ltd.
security. In line with growing global highlighted the indispensable role of contributions of PMFAI and ICSCE in Leader of the Year Award: Winner Mr. Nilesh Kulkarni, Executive Director – Business, Gharda
Chemicals Ltd.
PMFAI-SML Annual Agchem Awards 2025 – Award winners Lifetime Achievement Award: Winner Mr. Sat Narain Gupta, Founder Chairman & Managing Director,
Category Winner Bharat Rasayan Ltd.
Export Excellence Awards: driving the development of the Indian agement of plant protection products in sixth edition of ‘PMFAI-SML Annual
 Large scale: winner Tagros Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd. agrochemical sector and fostering Africa,” said Dr. Niassay. The event wit- Agchem Awards 2025’ was held on
 Large scale: runner up Indofi l Industries Limited exports from India. Dr. Saliou Niassay, nessed many leading pesticide scientists January 21, 2025. The awards, insti-
 Medium scale: winner Agrow Allied Ventures Pvt. Ltd. African Union and Market Coordinator and industry experts making presenta- tuted in 2018, recognise and honour
 Medium scale: runner up General Crop Science Pvt. Ltd. of Inter-African Phyto Sanitary Council, tions on various important topics. outstanding achievements in Indian
 Medium scale: runner up Sandhya Organic Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. African Union (of 55 nations) delivered agrochemical industry and remark-
 Small scale: winner Betrust Industries Pvt. Ltd. the keynote address focusing on the Awards presented able contributions that help sustainable
Best Emerging Company Awards: registration procedure for agrochemi- Coinciding with ICSCE 2025, the growth of agriculture.
 Medium scale: winner Ratnakar India Pvt. Ltd. cals in the African Union. STRATEGIC REALIGNMENT
 Medium scale: runner up Dhanesha Crop Science Pvt. Ltd. “Although agriculture accounts for
 Small scale: winner Sunshiv Botanics Pvt. Ltd. between 50% and 70% of employment Gurit announces closure of carbon fi bre
Company of the Year: in African countries, it contributes to pultrusion plant in Chennai
 Large Scale: winner Insecticides India Ltd. only 15% of the total GDP, and Africa
 Large Scale: runner up Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd. imports $35-bn worth of food annu- Gurit Holding AG, a Switzerland- taken a decision to stop production
 Medium scale: winner Sandhya Organics Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. ally. The sector needs to be strengthened based group, whose subsidiaries are during the fi rst quarter 2025 at the car-
 Medium scale: runner up Agrow Allied Ventures Pvt. Ltd. to achieve Sustainable Development specialised in the development and bon fi bre pultrusion plant in Chennai,
 Allied industry: medium scale: winner Supreme Surfactants Pvt. Ltd. Goals, eradicating hunger & poverty manufacture of advanced composite and to close during the second quarter
 Small scale Jeevan Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. and facilitating trade. Several challenges materials, composite tooling equip- 2025 the carbon fi bre pultrusion plant
 Small scale Ekopak India Pvt. Ltd. hinder Africa’s agricultural productivity ment and core kitting services, has in Middelfart, Denmark.
Award for Outstanding Innovation in Chemical Synthesis: like climate change, erratic rains, pests provided an update on its strategic re-
 Winner Safex Chemicals India Ltd. and pathogens, limited access to agri alignment and right-sizing measures, “Opportunities for the pultrusion
 Runner up Best Agro Life Ltd. inputs, limited knowledge and sharing previously announced on October 30, business in Chennai are being explored,
2024.
as current adverse market conditions
of good farming practices, land degra-
Outstanding Innovation in Crop Solutions: dations, etc., which can be resolved by are foreseen to improve,” the company
 Award for Special Technology for Spraying Biofi zz Agritech Pvt. Ltd. harmonising the registration and man- As part of this, the company has said in a statement.
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