Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII)

FSII is an industry body of R&D based plant science industry, engaged in the production of high performance quality seeds for food, feed and fibre in India.

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

KAUST researchers report a #DNA break-free method to insert large #genes into tobacco and rice using R2 retrotransposons. Early-stage work for the plant genome engineering toolkit.
Read: https://t.co/4ef1x717kz
@Nature @KAUST_News
#FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat #MindfulMonday

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

BCG says AI advice for farmers can fall from $35 to 35 cents per interaction. Farmer Chat has reached 830,000+ farmers across Africa, India and Brazil.
Read: https://t.co/gSNkAJr0Ln
@BCG
#AgriTech #AIinAgriculture #FSII #BeejKiBaat #VoiceOfTheSeed #Spotlightsaturday

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

CPM-20 agreed a new governing body for the IPPC ePhyto Solution. 151 countries are registered, and 250,000+ digital certificates are exchanged each month via the ePhyto Hub.
Read : https://t.co/ujXuU4GJ53
@ippcnews
#PlantHealth #FutureFriday #FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

Can AI help dryland farms save water? @MSegad , a 2025 World Food Prize Top Agri-Food Pioneer, backs AI-enabled agronomy for smarter irrigation.
Read: https://t.co/snyQI93E1P
By AI Spectrum India
#SmartIrrigation #FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat #thoughtfulThursday

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

EU Commission authorises one GM maize and renews GM maize and soybean for food and feed import, after EFSA assessment. No EU cultivation. Valid for 10 years.
Read: https://t.co/CTsn6ChTyv
@EFSA_EU @EU_Commission
#FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat #wisdomwednesday

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

To mark World CRISPR Day: four ways CRISPR is supporting crop research, from precise edits and faster progress to stress tolerance and better quality. #WorldCRISPRDay #CRISPR #PlantBreeding #FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKibaat

[IndiAgri @Indiagri]

IndiAgri Special 👨‍🌾

The future of cotton starts with protecting farmers.

Rajendran Ramasami, Director, @FSII_India and Managing Director of @Rasi_seeds, shares his perspective on the challenges facing India’s cotton seed industry and why farmers must remain at the centre of innovation and policy decisions.

With over 50 years of experience and seeds grown across more than 25% of India’s #cotton acreage this year, Rasi Seeds continues to focus on farmer welfare, research and innovation. The company is developing indigenous pink bollworm-tolerant #technology, now in its second year of trials, with encouraging results so far.

Rajendran highlights the need for timely government approvals for trials and genuine research, stronger accountability to curb illegal hybrid seeds sold by fly-by-night operators, and greater support for innovation. Such practices hurt both #farmers and the legitimate #Seed industry.

He also points to the growing challenges of cotton cultivation, particularly labour shortages and the need for mechanisation. Technology can be a game-changer in making cultivation easier, and the industry is keen to contribute through research and farmer-centric solutions.

His message is clear: honest efforts by industry and farmers must not go unrewarded. Timely decisions, a level playing field and support for genuine innovation are essential to protect farmers and secure the future of Indian cotton.

#SeedIndustry #IndianCotton

@AgriGoI @icarindia @icar_cicr @NSAIndia

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

ICRISAT licenses CRISPR-Cas9 through a humanitarian deal with @Corteva and @broadinstitute, advancing smallholder crops in Asia and Africa. Crops include #sorghum, #millets, chickpea, pigeonpea and peanut.
Read: https://t.co/0WaZbd6hAY
@ICRISAT
#FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat

[ICRIER @ICRIER]

As India has developed over the past four decades, the share of agriculture in the workforce has declined for both men and women. However, this transition has been far from equal, with men moving out of agriculture considerably faster than women, pointing to persistent gender gaps in access to new employment opportunities beyond the farm.

The result? An increasing feminisation of agriculture, with women now accounting for nearly half of India’s agricultural workforce. Does this necessarily signal progress? Not when nearly 40% of women working in agriculture are unpaid family workers. Their continued concentration in agriculture may, in part, reflect the limited availability of accessible and remunerative employment opportunities outside the sector.

This 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗗𝗮𝘆, let’s celebrate women’s indispensable contribution to agriculture while recognising the need for a more gender-equal transition to a more prosperous economy.

#WomenFarmersDay #StructuralTransformation #WomenInAgriculture #GenderEquality #IndianEconomy

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

AI in agriculture needs reliable field-level data. Connected soil, input and boundary records ensure accurate recommendations and farm-relevant insights.
Read: https://t.co/ikoalkCVr6
@techreview
#FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat #spotlightsaturday

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

Behind every harvest is a farmer’s trust in the seed.
Quality seeds and dependable choices help farmers plan with confidence and keep our food systems strong.

#WorldFoodDay #QualitySeeds #FarmerFirst #FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

On International Day of Rural Women and Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas, celebrate her knowledge and strengthen her choices in this International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026.
#WomenFarmers #FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

Read : https://t.co/Nl7pafBNV0
@FarmerRaviVKV @IndianExpress
#HTBTcotton #FSII #BeejkiBaat #Voiceoftheseed

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

A review in Agriculture & Food Security proposes the "OGS trio" of omics integration, genetic engineering and #speedbreeding to accelerate drought-tolerant #crop breeding.

Read: https://t.co/2zD5DIkH8I

#DroughtTolerance #OmicsBreeding #FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

Breeding constraints may hide useful gene interactions, limiting genetic exploration in crops.
Read: https://t.co/iekNv2Pr9t
@Nature
#PlantBreeding #Genetics #CropImprovement #FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

Plant biology could strengthen predictive breeding as environments change, an article in Trends in Plant Science argues.
Read: https://t.co/UY5FTXTSik
@ElsevierConnect
#CropImprovement #FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejkiBaat #MindfulMonday

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

New study: each 1°C of warming may cut global rice yields by 8.1%, not the 3.8% models projected. Heat above 30°C during grain development drives the loss. India's estimate rises from 2.1% to 6.6%.
Read: https://t.co/oFNuukOzbW
#Spotlightsaturday #FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

Flagship Labs reports early data on viroid-inspired RNA. Beetle larval survival: 63% treated vs 84% control. Field data pending.
Read: https://t.co/o0Hw390UMP
@FlagshipPioneer
#FutureFriday #RNA #PlantScience #FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

Gene editing discussions at the ISF World Seed Congress 2026 focused on consumer benefits, collaboration and clear rules.
Read: https://t.co/IOSPE7drn7
@SeedFed
#GeneEditing #PlantBreeding #FoodSystems #FSII #VoiceOfTheSeed #BeejKiBaat

[Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) @FSII_India]

FSII joined CITI’s World Cotton Day discussion on novel technologies, advancing innovation, partnership, resilience and prosperity in India’s cotton sector.
@BiotechCentre @SeedsSavannah @icar_cicr
@AgriGoI @TexMinIndia
#FSII #BeejKiBaat #Voiceoftheseed
#WorldCottonDay