RESEARCH

At Monsanto, everything we do is aimed at helping make agriculture more productive and profitable for farmers, as well as more efficient and sustainable for our earth. Innovations in breeding and biotechnology are contributing to yield gains enabling farmers to get more out of every acre. Our R&D focus stems from a comprehensive understanding of farmer needs. We gain this insight through our engagement with lacs of farmers through our various contact programs. This in-depth understanding helps Monsanto research develop superior quality products, suited to varied agronomic conditions that ensure the best fit for farmers and their land and maximize yields.

• Two cotton breeding research stations Abohar and Kallakal
• Two maize breeding research stations at Gaziabad and Bengaluru
• Vegetable breeding research station at Aurangabad
• Three facilities for maize seed processing and conditioning at Bellary, Eluru and Hyderabad with a large combined installed capacity base
• A state-of-the-art Quality Assurance (QA) Lab at Hyderabad
• A herbicide formulation unit at Silvassa for Roundup
• Monsanto Research Centre (MRC) a state-of-the-art research facility located in Bengaluru dedicated to cutting-edge biotech research

All our major offices, R&D centers and breeding stations are OHSAS 18001 certified. Our seeds and herbicide manufacturing units are ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 certified.