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Sungro Seeds Limited




        Sungro Seeds Limited, established    zones in India and across the globe.
        in the year 1973 is a pioneer in
        the vegetable seed industry. Its     The key objective is to create
        philosophy is “Bringing Seeds of     value for all our stake holders,
        Prosperity” to farmers.              especially to the farmers by offering
                                             them superior quality seeds and
        The company has been serving         personalized technical services
        the farming community since four     for their overall betterment &
        decades by providing them the        prosperity.
        best quality seeds developed with                                                  Mr. Sandeep Harsh
        the help of the latest technologies   2. What kind of solutions does               CEO
        & innovations in Research,           Sungro offer to Indian farmers?     We believe in creating a strong and
        Production, Processing, Quality      What feedback do you receive        long-term relationship with our
        Assurance and Marketing. At          from them?                          customers.
        present, Sungro is a proud owner     Sungro provides the best quality
        of 80 hybrids and 20 superior open   seeds produced through rigorous     3.Who are major competitors of
        pollinated vegetable seed varieties.   quality assurance system, thus    Sungro?
        The company produces as well as      suiting the requirement of farmers   There are several organized players
        markets its vegetable seeds both in   in different agro climatic regions.   - both MNCs and Indian companies
        domestic and international markets.   These seeds are produced to meet   competing well for the share of
        It is one of the leading companies   the farmer’s expectations in terms   the market. All such organized
        in marketing  Hybrid Brinjal,        of yield and quality. We also ensure  players in vegetable seeds are our
        Cauliflower, Cabbage and Cucurbits   comprehensive solutions to farmers  competitors, be it Indian companies
        seeds in India.                      by giving constant technical inputs   or MNC’s.


        Mr. Sandeep Harsh, CEO Sungro        on the best cultivation practices   4. What is your analysis of
        Seeds Limited and Business Head      & recommendations for healthy       company’s sales in this financial
        with Mahyco Seeds Limited has        crop so as to obtain high yields    year?
        a rich and diverse professional      and higher returns. Our marketing
        experience across industries         philosophy is “When famer           Though there is no structured
        and functions. His foresight and     succeeds in getting higher yield and   Industry data available, based on
        business acumen has propelled        income, we are successful”.         our internal analysis, the average
        Sungro to be one of the fast         Sungro’s well spread presence       growth rate of organized Vegetable
        growing and innovative and           of the highly experienced Sales,    seed industry in India is 12%
        technology driven seed company in    Production, R&D, QA, FA team        and Sungro has been consistently
        India. Recently, Krishi Jagran team   along with committed business      growing at a rate of 17% over the
        interacted with him and discussed    partners across India enables us    years including the last fiscal. Thus,
        about the company’s key offerings    to give a personal touch to our     we have been able to increase our
        and performance. Read the excerpts   relationship with the farmers by    market share continuously.
        from the interaction…                working closely with them. A        5. How do you convince farmers

        1. What are the key focus areas of   two way process of the constant     to use your products?
        Sungro in India?                     feedback is ensured by regular
                                             visits, meeting with them, thus     Delivering consistent value to
        We are one of the leading Vegetable  sharing the latest agri practices,   the farmers by offering superior
        seed company in India. Sungro        product knowledge, and services for  products and services is the key.
        offers high quality vegetable seeds   overall development of the farmers  Sungro’s strong philosophy is
        suitable for various agro climatic   and the entire farming community.   “Farmer must be benefitted each

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