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FARM ESSENTIALS



                                                                                                                                                         Enriching and protecting



                                                                                                                                                         The Farm Essentials portfolio   Through its network of over
                                                                                                                                                         comprises a full spectrum of   700 Tata Kisan Sansars (farmer
                                                                                                                                                         products and services that improve   centres) in the heartland of India’s
                                                                                                                                                         the yield of farmlands in India.   northern and eastern states, the
                                                                                                                                                           Products include fertilizers,   company helps small farmers
                                                                                                                                                         pesticides, specialty nutrients,   enhance yields by providing them
                                                                                                                                                         seeds and agri-services. The   with end-to-end solutions. These
                                                                                                                                                         company is the pioneer of crop-   centres are ‘one-stop-shops’ giving
                                                                                                                                                         and region-specific customised   farmers access to a wide range of
                                                                                                                                                         fertilizers. Its products provide   resources and services. They stock
                                                                                                                                                         balanced crop nutrition to the soil,   seeds, pesticides and fertilizers
                                                                                                                                                         boost productivity and improve the   and lease out farm equipment and
                                                                                                                                                         overall quality of farm yields.  implements to farmers who cannot
                                                                                                                                                           Tata Chemicals has a dominant   afford to buy expensive modern
                                                                                                                                                         position in the crop nutrition area.   machinery. The centres also provide
                                                                                                                                                         Its Rallis subsidiary is a leader in the   agronomy services like soil testing,
                                                                                                                                                         crop protection business.     mapping and fertilizer testing.
                                                                                                                                                           The company produces products   They facilitate credit finance,
                                                                                                                                                         from three key agri-nutrients:   arrange crop insurance and provide
                                                                                                                                                         nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and   buyback facilities.
                                                                                                                                                         potassium (K). The nitrogenous   The company’s extensive
                                                                                                                                                         fertilizer, urea, is manufactured at   expertise in chemicals
                                                                                                                                                         Babrala in the north Indian state of   manufacturing, the agriculture
                                                                                                                                                         Uttar Pradesh at one of the world’s   and crop-nutrition space, and
                                                                                                                                                         most energy efficient fertilizer   its research capability through
                                                                                                                                                         plants. Phosphatic fertilizers   the Innovation Centre have also
                                                                                                                                                         DAP and their complexes are   manifested in its biofuels business.
                                                                                                                                                         manufactured at Haldia in West   Tata Chemials is focused on
                                                                                                                                                         Bengal and MOP is imported.   working with sustainably grown
                                                                                                                                                                                       feedstock for first generation
                                                                                                                                                                                       bioethanol and biodiesel.









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