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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