One of India’s fastest growing and largest agriculture companies, Kaveri Seeds specialises in hybrid seeds for Indian food and industrial crops. Sri G.V. Bhaskar Rao, in 1976, started the company with the objective of fuelling India’s Green Revolution through his start-up G.V.B. Rao & Company. Subsequently, it became Kaveri Seed Company Private Limited in 1986.
Kaveri Group includes two subsidiaries – Aditya Agritech Private Limited and Kaveri Microteck Private Limited. Aditya Agritech Private Limited is engaged in marketing and distribution of Hybrid Seeds and Kaveri Microteck specializes in developing and producing a wide array of organic/ biofertilizer/micronutrient mixtures/ biopesticide input products both for soil application and foliar spray.
Kaveri's high yielding seeds in diverse crops are backed by strong Research & Development, making the company farmers’ trusted partner. Kaveri has developed research collaborations with several national and international institutions to strengthen in-house research efforts. For over half a decade, Kaveri has continually improved its products & processes to enhance farm productivity while ensuring food and nutritional security.
Shri Gundavaram Venkata Bhaskar Rao, the Founder and Chairman of Kaveri Seeds Group of Industries, is a renowned industrialist, philanthropist and entrepreneur par excellence. He was nominated as "Member to the Board of Management" of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad from 2017 to 2023 and Member for Extant Variety Recommendation Committee (EVRC) of PPVFRA, New Delhi during 2017. He is also a Governing Council Member for NSAI.
Kaveri Seeds' success attests to his relentless efforts, indomitable will and dedication. He believes that higher education plays a pivotal role in promoting human and societal wellbeing. Keeping this in view, Shri G.V. Bhaskar Rao established the Gundvaram Vanaja Bhaskar Rao Vidyapeeth (GVBRV Trust) in 2022, with a vision to promote higher agricultural education and to provide excellent educational facilities on par with international standards to the youth in India. A proposal to establish Kaveri University in Gowraram, Siddipet in 2024 was approved by the Government of Telangana based on GVBRV's vision.
Kaveri University was established as per the Telangana State Private Universities (Establishment & Regulation) Act, 2018 under section 3 of UGC Act.
1,00,000+ Production Growers
65,000+ Acres of Land
12Agro-Climatic
Zones
225+Hybrids & Inbred
Varieties
172Hybrid & Varieties
Registered with
PPV & FRA
15Satellite
Research farms
7Largest Modern
Processing Plants
2010-13
& 2015
Forbes - Asia’s “200 Best Under a Billion” for Five Times
2013
Outlook Business – “Fastest Growing Companies”
2014
Business Today - “Best CEO Award”
2015
Department of IT, BT, and S&T - “Bio-Excellence Asia Award”
Kaveri University was established as per the Telangana Private Universities (Establishment & Regulation) Act, 2018 under section 3.