Name

Nath Bio-Genes

Legal name

Nath Bio-Genes (India) Limited

Website

https://nathbiogenes.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Seeds

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111), Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Seed Distribution & Wholesale (Channel Sales) (AFAGAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transgenic Trait Development (GM Traits) (AFABALAA), Biotechnology & Gene-Edited Trait Development (AFAGAIAG)

Keywords

• Hybrid seed development
• Agricultural biotechnology
• Crop seed production
• Field crop breeding
• Seed distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Seed Sales: Primary revenue from developing, producing and selling agricultural seeds including oil seeds, fiber, forage, fruits, field crops, vegetables, and plant nutrition products to farmers across India

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Nath Bio-Genes (India) Limited is a science-based agritech company that develops, produces, and supplies proprietary hybrid agricultural seeds to Indian farmers across six product categories: Oil Seeds & Fiber (cotton), Forage, Fruits, Field Crop (including rice/paddy), Vegetables, and Plant Nutrition supplements. The company maintains a portfolio of 150+ products developed through in-house R&D spanning 1,000 acres of research area and 30 testing locations, and distributes them through a direct field-sales force of 500+ Nath Farm Advisors who handhold farmers from seed selection through harvest.

Product overview

Nath Bio-Genes is a science-based, full-service end-to-end agritech company and one of India's oldest seed firms, operating since 1979. The company offers a diverse portfolio of agricultural seeds organized across six main product categories: Oil Seeds & Fiber (including cotton), Forage, Fruits, Field Crops (including rice/paddy varieties), Vegetables (including okra and tomatoes), and Plant Nutrition supplements. Key named products include the NBC 10 series cotton (climate-resilient), SUPER-27 bajra (dual-purpose fodder and grain), and multiple rice varieties including NATH-POHA for poha production and GORAKHNATH-509 for milling. The company serves farmers through research-driven product development, with approximately 10,000 seed growers, 150 products, 50 million connected farmers, and operations across 30 testing locations in India with 1,000 acres of research area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oil Seeds & Fiber Cotton and oilseed seed category for Indian farmers, including climate-resilient cotton hybrids such as NBC-10 BGII with Pink Bollworm tolerance and early maturity enabling a possible second rabi crop.
• Forage Fodder crop seeds for Indian livestock owners, including the SUPER-27 Bajra variety suitable for both fodder and grain yield.
• Fruits Fruit crop seed varieties developed for Indian agricultural conditions.
• Field Crop Field crop seed category, dominated by hybrid paddy/rice varieties such as NATH-POHA (best rice for making poha), TEHELKA, KABIR-508, GORAKHNATH-509 (high recovery ratio preferred by millers), and KHUSHI-27.
• Vegetables Vegetable seed category for Indian growers, featuring the SARA (NOH-2504) okra variety with YVMV/ELCV tolerance and short internodes, and JOY (NTH-1909) and NTH-1894 tomato varieties with ToLCV and blight tolerance.
• Plant Nutrition Plant nutritional supplements marketed alongside Nath Bio-Genes' seed portfolio to enhance crop yields.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 million farmers connected through network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany has promising cotton products at the top of the chart in ICAR trials, indicating collaboration in agricultural research and seed variety testing
• SAGE University, Madhya PradeshminorOthersConferred Honorary Doctorate in Science to Mr. Nandkishor Kagliwal, Chairman of Nath Bio-Genes

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• JK Agri Genetics: Listed Indian hybrid seed company offering cotton, cereals, oilseeds, and vegetables. Direct peer in product categories, distribution model, and listed-market comparison set.
• Rasi Seeds: Indian hybrid seed company focused on cotton, vegetables, and field crops. Directly comparable in product mix and target farmer segment, with overlapping R&D and distribution in core Indian states.
• Nuziveedu Seeds: Large Indian cotton and field crop hybrid seed company with national distribution. Competes head-to-head with Nath Bio-Genes in Bt cotton and paddy, with similar farmer-facing sales channels.
• Kaveri Seed Company: One of India's largest hybrid seed companies, directly competing with Nath Bio-Genes across cotton, rice, maize, and vegetables with a comparable direct-to-farmer distribution model. Closest scale and product-mix comparable in the listed Indian seed space.
• Mahyco (Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company): Long-established Indian hybrid seed company with deep R&D in cotton, vegetables, and field crops. Directly comparable as a domestic hybrid seed developer with similar crop breadth and farmer engagement model.

Broad incumbents

• Bayer CropScience India: Indian subsidiary of Bayer's crop science division, active in hybrid seeds (especially cotton and vegetables) and traits. Significantly larger R&D and global trait library; key incumbent competitor in Bt cotton and high-value vegetable hybrids.
• Syngenta India: Indian arm of global agritech major Syngenta, offering hybrid seeds alongside crop protection across overlapping crops. Larger, broader portfolio player; relevant competitive incumbent in the same field-crop and vegetable seed categories.
• Corteva Agriscience (Pioneer India): Global agritech major operating Pioneer brand hybrid seeds in India, especially in corn, rice, and oilseeds. Broad incumbent with multinational R&D and trait pipeline; competes on hybrid performance and brand.
• Limagrain Field Seeds: Farmer-owned French cooperative and one of the world's largest seed companies, active across field crops and vegetables. Comparable as a global hybrid seed developer with Indian and emerging-market presence.
• UPL (Advanta Seeds): Global seed arm of UPL operating across field crops and vegetables with Indian presence. Comparable as a multinational hybrid seed operator with overlapping geographies and crop focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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