ICAR lab transfers pest control tech to agri startup HSRP for commercial use

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), through its Bengaluru-based lab the National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR-NBAIR), has transferred two indigenous, eco-friendly pest management technologies, developed under its flagship Shatpada series, to HSRP Agro Tech.

A statement from ICAR-NBAIR called the tech transfer a milestone in translating public-funded research into field-level impact.

The Bengaluru-based startup received the technologies — a white grub trap and a fruit fly trap — from an NBAIR team for on-field…