Need to increase farm productivity through seeds & crop protection: Bayer CropScience

摘要

One of the constraints faced by Indian agriculture is the need to increase farm productivity and improve yield, which will improve farmers' incomes, especially for crops in demand. This requires attention towards development and proper usage of high-yielding, resistant varieties of seeds and crop protection measures. According to Mr. Richard van der Merwe, VC, MD and CEO of Bayer CropScience Ltd. (BCS), during the past year, a lot of steps have been undertaken by the Central Government to improve India's socioeconomic growth.