Fact SheetIt was 1971 that the world’s first cotton hybrids were released in India. Cotton farmers across the country embraced the new technological methods. One of them happened to be Sri Mandava Venkatramaiah, a post graduate in agricultural sciences and an enterprising farmer in Nuziveedu town in Andhra Pradesh. He realised the potential of a business opportunity in production and marketing of hybrid cotton seeds and established Nuziveedu Seeds in 1973. Then the reign was taken over by his son Mr M Prabhakar Rao in 1982 and under his guidance Nuziveedu Seeds hasemerged as the largest seed company in the country. The cotton seeds supplied by Nuziveedu. Seeds contribute in producing 40-45% best quality cotton in India. Apart from Cotton seed Nuziveedu Seeds has also a wide range of products in paddy, Corn, Sorghum, Pearl Millet, Castor, Sunflower and vegetable crops.

Fast Facts about Nuziveedu Seeds

Seeds business established in 1973 Nuziveedu Seeds is the largest hybrid seed company in India (in terms of volumes of Bt

cotton seed packets sold in 2009-10) Nuziveedu Seeds is also a market leader in hybrid cotton seed and research paddy seed. Blackstone GPV Capital Partners Mauritius V‐C Limited invested in Nuziveedu Seeds in

2010 Acquired Prabhat Agri Biotech Limited, Pravardhan Seeds Private Limited and Yaaganti

Seeds Private Limited in 2011, 2009, 2008 respectively.