2021
2021
- Re-certified as “Great Place to Work” for performance-driven culture
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2011- 2020
2020
- JK Agri Genetics Ltd has got Great Place to Work-Certified™- building a High-Trust, High-Performance Culture™.
- Field trials of JKAGL BT Cotton (X-Gene) hybrids in Bangladesh.
2018
- JK Agri Genetics Ltd enters the Ethiopian Bt cotton market.
2016
- Swaziland Environment Authority (SEA) approves JKAGL BT cotton (X-gene) for commercial release in Swaziland.
2011
- Processing facility at Kota, Rajasthan.
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2001 – 2010
2010
- Establishment of state-of-the-art seed conditioning plant for processing, packing and quality control operations.
2009
- Accreditation of JK Quality Control Laboratory by ISTA, Netherlands.
2007
- Collaboration with Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI) for the development of drought tolerance and fibre quality-related traits in cotton.
2006
- Development and approval of the indigenous Bt Cotton (X-Gene).
2004
- DSIR recognition for Biotech R&D centre.
2003
- The company gets listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) as JK Agri Genetics Ltd.
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1989 – 2000
2000
- The successful launch of high-yielding Rice hybrid JKRH 401.
- An Agreement signed with ICRISAT for the development of high-yielding Bajra (Pearl Millet) and Jowar (Sorghum) hybrids.
- Establishment of state-of-the-art Biotech Research Laboratory
- Collaborative research agreement with BREF BIOTECH, IIT Kharagpur, to develop transgenic cotton hybrids.
1998
- Jowar (Sorghum) Hybrid JKSH 22- A winner and top selling single proprietary research hybrid in India.
1997
- Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR) recognition of R&D center at Ravalkol.
1995
- Marketing of Cotton Hybrids.
1990
- Commencement of R&D activities in Bajra (Pearl Millet), Jowar (Sorghum) & Maize crops.
1989
- Establishment of JK Agri Genetics Ltd. (A division of JK Industries Ltd.), with the prime objective to develop high yielding varieties of seeds that boost agricultural productivity.
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