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Agrinnovate India Signs CSR Partnerships Across Agriculture Sectors
Agrinnovate India helps support farming and related activities.
It has made an agreement with three private companies.
The companies are Pidilite Industries, Venkateshwara Hatcheries and Everest Instruments.
They will work together using corporate social responsibility funds.
The money will support projects that benefit the public.
These projects may help make farming more sustainable and better prepared for climate challenges.
They may also support jobs, new technology, women and young people.
The agreement was signed at Agrinnovate India’s annual meeting on September 24, 2026.
Agrinnovate India Ltd signed an MoU with Pidilite Industries Ltd, Venkateshwara Hatcheries and Everest Instruments.
The partnerships aim to use corporate CSR support for public-benefit initiatives in agriculture and allied sectors.
The agreement covers sustainable agri-food systems, climate-resilient agriculture and natural resource management.
Other focus areas include livelihood enhancement, technology transfer, and women and youth empowerment.
The MoU was signed at Agrinnovate India’s 15th annual general meeting on September 24, 2026.
- Who
- Agrinnovate India Ltd, Pidilite Industries Ltd, Venkateshwara Hatcheries and Everest Instruments; ICAR Director-General M L Jat and Agrinnovate India Chairman Gyanendra Tripathi attended.
- What
- They signed a Memorandum of Understanding to leverage corporate CSR support for agriculture and allied sectors.
- Where
- When
- The MoU was signed on September 24, 2026, and announced on September 25, 2026.
- Why
- To support public-benefit initiatives involving sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, livelihoods, technology transfer, and women and youth empowerment.
Key facts
- Lead organization
- Agrinnovate India Ltd, the agri-business arm of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- Private-sector partners
- Pidilite Industries Ltd, Venkateshwara Hatcheries and Everest Instruments
- Agreement
- Memorandum of Understanding
- Main purpose
- Leverage corporate CSR support for public-benefit initiatives
- Covered sectors
- Agriculture and allied sectors
- Priority areas
- Sustainable agri-food systems; climate-resilient agriculture; natural resource management; livelihoods; technology transfer; women and youth empowerment
- Signing occasion
- 15th annual general meeting of Agrinnovate India Ltd
Quotes
Agrinnovate India Ltd
The ICAR-linked agri-business organization that announced the partnerships
“The partnerships seek to leverage corporate CSR support for public-benefit initiatives in agriculture and allied sectors”
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