Tomato Seed (Sahima)

Prabhat Agri Biotech Limited (PABL) started its operations in 1992 and has since been at the service of the Indian farmer growing from its humble beginning as a seed trading company to become a fully integrated seed company in 1995, encompassing R&D, Production and Sales &Marketing of various Field and Vegetable crops. PABL is today an acknowledged leader in the Indian seed Industry. The proprietary hybrids and varieties of PABL sold under the brand name of PRABHAT SEEDS enjoy a wide patronization of the Indian farmer across the country in crops like Cotton, Maize, Paddy, Sunflower, Pearl Millet (Bajra), Sorghum (Jowar) and Vegetables. PABL has built its reputation on the superior performance of its proprietary products and strict adherence to seed quality standards. Innovation has been a key to the growth and success of PABL. PABL is a company promoted and managed by technocrats. The promoters of the company viz. Sri M Prabhakara Rao and Sri D V Ranga Rao have a Masters Degree in Agriculture and Dr. P Sateesh Kumar has a Ph.D in agriculture. Apart from the directors, the company has a strong team of competent and qualified professionals managing the various activities like R&D, Production and Sales & Marketing. PABL has a strong Research & Development Unit which is recognized by the Ministry of science & Technology, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR, New Delhi). The germplasm of PABL was acquired from both international and National Research Institutes and Universities like ICRISAT, TNAU, UAS, PAU, ICAR, CICR, CIMMYT, APAU, USDA, AVRDC, Universities of NEBRASKA, MISSISIPPI, IOWA, ILLINOIS, North Dakota State & Plant Breding Institute of Netherlands. PABL has successfully launched several proprietary hybrids in the Indian market in Cotton, Bajra, Maize, Jowar, Sunflower and Vegetable Crops. PABL has a strong presence in the seed export market especially in custom seed production by taking advantage of the climate, year round crop production possibilities and availability of skilled labour in India. PABL has successfully harnessed modern biotechnological tools for crop improvement. PABL has successfully introduced several Bt.Cotton hybrids in the Indian market.