WHO WE ARE

We are an agro-inputs company, supplying high quality innovative plant nutrition and plant protection products to farmers in India and other countries. We have two manufacturing facilities (both ISO certified) in Pudukkottai and in Jammu, India, to produce herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and plant nutrients for use across a variety of crops. We cater to the needs of domestic as well as global markets. Across years we have built a strong portfolio of products including patented solutions to boost crop growth and help farmers achieve high yields.

Our umbrella brand “ALLWIN” is a trusted household name among farmers. We have achieved fast growth in all our target segments through effective marketing activities engaging the farmers and channel partners. Our exports business is supported by strong teams of R & D and registration.

We started our journey in 1973. Our science based approach and the trust built across years, have helped us to reach the milestone of 50th year of our operations (2023). Emerging opportunities to bring more innovative products for farmers, in many geographies, excite us and fuel our efforts to TRANSFORM agriculture and our organisation.

VISION

Our Vision is to grow as a complete Agro solutions company, to serve all sectors of agriculture in our target segments, by providing scientific Solutions and Services, driven by latest technology and robust systems, which are sustainable and environmentally safe.

MISSION

We are committed to contributing significantly towards the mission of National and Global Food Security, by engaging every potential farmer to achieve higher Productivity and Prosperity, through deployment of science and technology. Bringing smiles to our farmers, is in the forefront of our goals.

MARKETING PRESENCE

DOMESTIC BRAND BUSINESS

We have built a significant presence in most of the states in domestic market covering critical crops like Paddy, Cotton, Soya, Pulses, Wheat and Horticultural crops. Our strength lies in providing R&D driven nutrition products under Plant Health category (some which are patented) under our umbrella brand “ALLWIN” and other pesticides under Plant Protection category. We have a strong team of more than 200 employees serving more than 5000 dealers in our network in all the states. Our regional teams consist of Agri graduates and executives with long service records, with capabilities to understand market dynamics and provide strong product development support for existing products in various markets. Through consistent customer contact programmes, changing needs of farmers are mapped and based on such insights, new products are introduced through R&D every year in Plant Health segment. We also have strategic long-term Co-marketing relationships with Industry leaders like Syngenta, PI, etc for introduction of new chemistry products for various crops, in Plant Protection segment. Across India we have 24 depots from which our supply chain caters to requirement of all customers

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

We have been exporting our products to X countries and have registration in Y countries. We have developed a network of XX overseas partners and we work closely with our customers to develop our products and facilitate their Brands development. With more appreciation of role of Bio-stimulants and Micronutrients by farmers across the globe, our products have witnessed steady scale up in many countries across crops. We have also accreditation by Ghana Cocoa Board endorsing our patented product Allwin Top Plus for application in Cocoa crop. With strong presence in domestic markets and being farmer oriented, we are open to strategic tie-ups with overseas partners for import and export opportunities. We have a Product Registration Division that specializes in registering our products with the appropriate local regulatory agencies. Our tie-ups with GLP laboratories help us generate the data required for registration, and we hold over 250 CIB registrations and over 86 international registrations

MANUFACTURING UNITS

Ramcides has two manufacturing units with modern equipments to produce and supply in time to all the states in domestic market as well as supply to global markets. Both units have ISO certification, adopt efficient processes and respond to market requirements within short time.

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    UNIT-I (P1)

    This is situated in Pudukottai, Tamilnadu with an installed formulation capacity of more than 4000kl of liquids, 4600 mt of powders and 8200mt of Granules. We also have a SC plant to produce and supply environmentally safe formulations. This plant is ideally located to cater to the requirements of South, Central and Eastern zones and connected with Chennai port for exports.
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    UNIT- II (P2)

    This unit, located in Jammu, was set up in the year 2008. This unit has an installed formulation capacity of 3600kl of liquids, 1500mt of powders and 1400mt of granules. We cater to the requirements of North and West Zones from this unit and also supports exports for specific products. Our supply chain team operates two buffer depots in Ludhiana and in Hyderabad to store and distribute products from both units to all the markets. Both units are run by teams trained in latest technology and have implemented 5S practices successfully.
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    ISO Certificate

Research and Development

Our R&D Centre, named as RN Centre for Research & Development, after our beloved Chairman, is based in Chennai and was established in its present location in 2009. It has a well-equipped lab, which is involved in developing innovative patented solutions for various crops in domestic and international markets. It also got DSIR Recognition in the year of 2010. Ramcides, as an organization, is driven by a set of priorities that guide how we approach our mission every day. Foremost is anticipating farmers’ needs, translating their needs into potential market opportunities and directing our research to create new sustainable exclusive products that address those opportunities. And our Marketing and R&D departments work very closely together to understand dynamics in the market place and real time challenges in cropping and offer to the market, products which are exclusive solutions, borne out of intensive lab and field trials. Ramcide's R&D team consists of scientists and associates, are involved in developing robust products pipelines for local and global farmers, through external collaborations, partnerships and investments to enhance the diversity of our research efforts.

Dr.Sunderasan Foundation

We inaugurated Dr Sundaresan Foundation on Sep 20th 2022 to recognize and acknowledge contributions made by Dr Sundaresan to our R &D. Foundation takes up initiatives to find solutions for various challenges faced by farmers and has the following objectives to focus research activities:
 
  • Dry land/ Semi Arid Agriculture
  • Biological solutions
  • Sustainable Farming
  • Develop Practicies to avoid excessive use of Chemical Fertilisers thus avoiding creation of Dead Water bodies/ Zones.