About Bayer CropScience Limited

Bayer CropScience Limited is a key player in the Indian agriculture industry, engaged in the ‘Agri Care’ business spanning the manufacture, sale, and distribution of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and other agrochemicals, alongside the production and sale of hybrid corn and other row crop seeds  . Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, the company’s registered office is in Thane (West), Maharashtra. 71.43% of its paid-up share capital is held by its promoters, and the ultimate parent is Bayer AG, Germany. Its manufacturing footprint includes agrochemical plants at Himatnagar and Silvassa, a drying and processing station at Hyderabad, and breeding stations at Bengaluru and Udaipur.

Bayer CropScience serves customers across 28 states and 8 union territories in India and exports to 13 countries; exports contributed 5% of total turnover in FY 2024–25. The business markets products primarily via wholesalers and retailers, and also supplies to corporate entities and government agencies involved in agri-input distribution . Its portfolio and platforms include crop protection solutions, hybrid seeds, and digital agronomy services such as FarmRise and AgrowSmart, designed to deliver localized crop advice and enable precision and sustainable farming at scale . Key brands highlighted in FY 2024–25 include DEKALB in corn seeds, Xellano as a second corn brand, the Acerbo fungicide, and the Arize 6555 ST rice hybrid.

Revenue by Geography (FY 2024–25): Revenue from external customers attributed to India was ₹52,119 million; from Germany ₹927 million; Bangladesh ₹913 million; and other foreign countries ₹775 million .

Bayer CropScience Limited Key Management

• Simon-Thorsten Wiebusch, Vice Chairman & Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

• Vinit Rajesh Jindal, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer

Latest Updates on Bayer CropScience Limited

• Financial performance: Revenue from operations rose to ₹54,734 million in FY 2024–25, with profit for the year at ₹5,680 million.
• Product and portfolio developments: The company introduced or expanded several hybrids, including DEKALB DKC7240, DKC9247, DKC9248 in corn and Arize 6555 ST in rice, and highlighted the continued rollout of Acerbo, a broad-spectrum fungicide first introduced toward the end of 2023  . Bayer also broadened its second corn brand, Xellano, and received CVRC notifications for DKC9215 (Central West India, Zone 5) and DKC8211 (Hilly areas, Zone 1).
• Registrations and stewardship: Approvals were achieved for extending usage of existing products in key crops; seven products received label approval for drone application in seven crops. The company submitted registration applications for seven new products (five fungicides, two herbicides) and multiple label extensions, aligning with National Maximum Residue Limits requirements.
• Digital and channel initiatives: FarmRise One, a “phygital” platform, scaled to support over 100,000 farmers and more than 200 FPOs and PACS, enabling agri-input access, agronomic advice, finance linkages and market connections. Additionally, AgrowSmart was launched to deliver localized crop advisory and combat counterfeiting via QR-coded labels on crop protection products .