Dr. Gyanendra Shukla appointed as Chairman at CropLife India; Rajvir Rathi and Giridhar Ranuva as Vice Chairpersons

New Delhi: Dr. Gyanendra Shukla, MD & CEO of Rallis India Limited (a TATA Enterprise), was appointed as Chairman of CropLife India’s Board at the association's 46 AGM held in New Delhi. Rajvir Rathi, Head of Agricultural Affairs & Policy at Bayer Crop Science and Giridhar Ranuva, Business Director of BASF Agricultural Solutions India, are the new Vice Chairpersons.

CropLife India is an industry body that represents 17 R&D led companies in the crop protection sector. It jointly represents about 75% of the domestic market, and its members are responsible for about 95% of the crop protection molecules introduced in India.

Dr. Shukla moves up from Vice Chairman, a role he has held since October 2025. He succeeds Ankur Aggarwal of Crystal Crop Protection, who led the association for two terms from 2024 and steered its close engagement with the Government on the Draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025. The Board thanked Aggarwal and outgoing Vice Chairman Mohan Babu Boppana of Bayer CropScience for their contribution.

Dr. Shukla brings over 35 years of experience in crop protection and seeds across India, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Rathi brings over two decades of experience in regulatory and government affairs and leads CropLife India's Advocacy & Communications Committee, since its inception. With 23 years of industry experience, including 16 years at BASF Agricultural Solutions across regions, Ranuva currently leads the Agricultural Solutions business in India.

CropLife India remains committed to partnering with the Government, the scientific community and farmers to build a safe, productive and sustainable future for Indian agriculture.