Indogulf Cropsciences has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI) for the implementation of the ‘Prime Minister’s Fellowship for Doctoral Research', a joint initiative of CII and Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), formerly Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB).

Under this MoA, the company will support a full-time PhD scholar at ICAR-IARI, for a maximum period of four years starting January 1, 2026 up to December 31, 2029. The fellowship aims to promote high-quality, industry-relevant research and strengthen academia–industry collaboration in Indian agriculture. This partnership underscores the company’ commitment to fostering innovation, advancing scientific research, and developing next-generation talent to address emerging challenges in Indian agriculture.

In the agriculture sector, ensuring food security amid climate change demands innovation-mitigation strategies such as Bio-stimulants for alleviating the adverse effects of drought and heat stress. The proposed research will also encourage young research scholars to work on scientific solutions which will help in food security. This scientific collaboration would be under the direct mentorship of experienced researcher’s with expertise in areas of Abiotic stress tolerance of Plants, Phenomics and Genome Editing.

Indogulf Cropsciences is engaged in the business of manufacturing of crop protection products, plant nutrients and biologicals in India. It primarily operates under three business verticals namely crop protection, plant nutrients and biologicals, to retail and institutional customers focused on improving the crop yield.