MIL is committed to enhance crop productivity on the farm through its path-breaking maize breeding research, development of novel high-yielding new hybrid seeds, best-in-class manufacturing and quality, far-reaching agronomic extension work and on-farm technology development.

Monsanto India Limited (MIL) is focused on seeds and agricultural productivity in India.

Maize Seeds: Dekalb® - India's largest selling hybrid maize seed brand
MIL's seed business in India focuses on maize - the world's largest and India's third largest cereal crop. Renowned for its rich and diverse maize germplasm pool, breeding excellence and high productivity, MIL's Dekalb® is the most trusted brand of high-yielding hybrid maize seeds for the Indian farmer. A market leader in India, Dekalb® is offered in 14 high-yielding maize hybrids, best suited to India's diverse agronomic and environmental conditions. Each hybrid is developed in India and tested extensively through our partnerships with several State Governments, State Agriculture Universities and other leading Agricultural Institutions. Our focus is to make a sustainable difference to the lives of Indian maize farmers by enabling a change for the better. Our contribution will be driven by India-focused innovation and partnerships.

In India, Dekalb high-yielding corn hybrid seeds are developed in 14 high productivity hybrids to suit India's diverse agronomic and environmental conditions:

1. Dekalb 900M Gold-suitable for irrigated and assured rainfall conditions with good grain colour and good storing quality.
2. DKC 9081-Hybrid with a very high yielding potential, suitable for fertile soils with assured irrigation availability and good management. Responds to good growing conditions and good management.
3. Dekalb Pinnacle-apt for high fertile soils with irrigation facility and good agronomic practices. Pinnacle corn produce is known for high starch content and very suitable for starch industrial use.
4. Dekalb Super 900M-offers consistent high yields, excellent grain colour and good keeping quality.
5. Dekalb Supreme-suitable for irrigated and assured rainfall conditions with wide adaptability. Its grain is rich in protein and oil and suitable for feed industry.
6. Dekalb Hishell-With high shelling percentage, this advanced corn hybrid has attractive grain colour and more protein percentage suitable for poultry feed.
7. Dekalb Double-offers big cobs with good tip filling, is suitable for both grain crop & green cob purposes and matures in 95-100 days.
8. Dekalb All Rounder-provides better yields in varied conditions of growing, has attractive grain colour and good keeping quality and is most suitable for fodder purpose.
9. Dekalb Prabal-Utilizes soil moisture effectively as it has a deep root system, has attractive grain colour and the ability to give good yields under tough conditions.
10.DKC 9072-This is a stay green plant type with wider adaptability, consistent high yields and cylindrical cobs with good tip filling.
11.DKC 7074-Desi type of grains with attractive grain colour which matures in 90-95 days with good standability.
12.DK 972 plus-Gives better yields even under less rain fall situations, has attractive grain colour and can be stored for a longer time.
13.DK 984-This is a full maturity hybrid with high yielding potential, attractive grain colour and good keeping quality.
14.DK 9099-suitable for irrigated and assured rainfall conditions, excellent grain color, robust cob size and good for storability.

Agricultural Productivity: Roundup® - The world's and India's largest selling glyphosate herbicide

Roundup® (a glyphosate based product) is a broad spectrum, post-emergent systemic herbicide, discovered by Monsanto and is the flagship brand of our agricultural productivity business.

Roundup® provides efficient weed control, helps cover wide areas more effectively, in addition to cost savings in weed management, both with respect to labor and time. It also helps in preventing soil erosion, conserves water and carbon dioxide and is safer to soil microbes (as compared to other herbicides) in conservation (reduced or zero) tillage practices.

Roundup® herbicide is used as a part of environmentally responsible weed control programs and fits well with the vision of sustainable agriculture and environmental protection. Thus, Roundup® is helping farmers conserve resources while producing more and hence has become the most preferred herbicide brand of the Indian farmer.