Key Takeaways
- TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) and AGRIFLOW Land & Water Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Agreement on 17 June 2026 in New Delhi to establish the TERI–AGRIFLOW Strategic Centre for Agricultural Innovations.
- The Centre will focus on co-developing technologies and products across the agri-value chain, including Mycorrhiza-based biofertilizers, nanofertilizers, biostimulants, crop protection products, nutraceuticals, food supplements, and natural colour solutions for textiles.
- The partnership will also advance filtration technologies to achieve nutrient neutrality, alongside shared work on carbon credit potential and pathways toward commercial production.
- Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Director General of TERI, emphasized soil health and responsible fertilizer use as central to the collaboration, alongside co-development of technologies aligned with real agricultural needs.
- The Centre is envisioned as a hub integrating research, application, and commercialization, with shared intellectual property and joint marketing strategies between the two partners.
TERI and AGRIFLOW Sign MoA to Establish Agricultural Innovation Centre
TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) and AGRIFLOW Land & Water Ltd., based in the United Kingdom, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to establish the TERI–AGRIFLOW Strategic Centre for Agricultural Innovations. The agreement was signed on 17 June 2026 at TERI's headquarters in New Delhi and formalizes a collaborative framework for joint research and innovation in sustainable agriculture, with a focus on developing scalable, application-oriented solutions across the agri-value chain.
Key Areas of Collaboration Between TERI & AGRIFLOW
The proposed Centre will serve as a platform for co-developing technologies and products aimed at addressing critical challenges in agriculture. Areas of collaboration include the development of Mycorrhiza-based biofertilizers, nanofertilizers, biostimulants, crop protection products, nutraceuticals, food supplements, and natural colour solutions for textiles. The partnership will also focus on advancing filtration technologies to achieve nutrient neutrality, reflecting a shared commitment to resource-efficient innovation.
Deepak Kumar, who also addressed the signing, outlined the Centre's vision as a hub integrating research, application, and commercialization, with joint marketing strategies, intellectual property sharing, and knowledge exchange between the two partners forming a core part of the collaboration model.
TERI's Focus on Soil Health and Sustainable Innovation
In her address at the signing ceremony, Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General of TERI, emphasised that soil health is a central priority for the partnership, highlighting the importance of responsible fertilizer use and the adoption of technologies aligned with actual agricultural requirements.
Dr Dhawan noted that co-development of technologies, supported by emerging innovations, is intended to benefit farmers while contributing to broader global sustainability goals, reinforcing TERI's commitment to building long-term, impactful research relationships that generate measurable outcomes for the agriculture sector.
AGRIFLOW's Vision for the Partnership
Deb Mukherjee, Director of AGRIFLOW, highlighted the shared values and complementary strengths between the two organisations, centred on energy, water, and resource efficiency. He outlined a focus on developing cost-competitive technologies for the agriculture value chain, with practical applications, carbon credit potential, nutrient neutrality, and pathways toward commercial production as key objectives.
AGRIFLOW's involvement brings a UK-based perspective on agricultural technology development and commercialization to the partnership, complementing TERI's deep research infrastructure and India-based institutional relationships.
