Balram Yadav

Managing Director at Godrej Agrovet

Balram Singh Yadav is the Managing Director of Godrej Agrovet Ltd., one of India’s foremost diversified agribusiness companies. He also serves as Managing Director of Godrej Tyson Foods Ltd. He has been the Chairman of CLFMA of India (Twice), an Association of Livestock Industry. In addition, he is a Director of numerous firms including ACI Godrej Agrovet Pvt Ltd. - Bangladesh, Creamline Dairy

Balram began his career with Godrej in 1990 and over the years he has handled roles of increasing responsibility across businesses and regions in the company. He became the business Head in 1999 when he was asked to establish & lead the Poultry Business. He established the Real Good Chicken and Yummiez as the leading processed poultry brand in India.

In 2007, he took over reins of Godrej Agrovet Ltd. as Managing Director and since, has put Godrej Agrovet on the path of rapid growth. In 2017, Balram was instrumental in taking GAVL public. The public offer received record response & was subscribed over 96 times. He is a regular contributor to National & International fora in areas of Food & Agriculture.

Balram completed his BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Science at Haryana Agricultural University, where he ranked 2nd in his class. He earned his MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. He lives in Mumbai.

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Mumbai, India

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Godrej Agrovet

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Godrej Agrovet Ltd is an India-based agribusiness company. The Company engages in animal feed, oil palm plantations, agrochemicals, poultry. It focuses to improving the productivity of Indian farmers by products and services that increase crop and livestock yields. The Company offers Dripzyme, a technique of drip irrigation. Dripzyme helps in growth of additional branches, flower and fruit buds. The Company helps in creating a root system giving plants greater access to nutrients and water in the soil thereby enhancing the nutritional value of the yield. The Company operates crop protection, godrej tyson foods, aci godrej agrovet, creamline dairy products and astec lifesciences.


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Mumbai, India

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1,001-5,000

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