Technico Agri Sciences Ltd, a 100% Technico subsidiary, commenced operations in March 1999 to produce high yielding , early generation Seed Potatoes for India and neighbouring export markets. Introducing new Technology to produce the initiating seed propagule the world's largest TECHNITUBER®seed production facility was constructed in Himachal Pradesh in 1999 with a capacity to produce up to 18.00 million TECHNITUBER® seed per annum.
These seeds are being used to implement a limited field seed multiplication program of 2-3 years , reducing the current field practices by as many as 4 years. Technico's presence in the Indian market is bringing significant quality and speed benefit to the seed potato industry in the region |