The BioAgri 2025 Summit in Hyderabad has concluded with a decisive call to action: India must urgently transition from chemical-intensive farming to biological agriculture. Organized by the BioAgri Inputs Producers Association (BIPA), the event highlighted the critical need for a National Soil Health Policy to combat environmental degradation and ensure food safety.
BioAgri 2025 Summit Declares Biological Agriculture an Urgent National Priority
Hyderabad, December 12, 2025
The 5th Annual BioAgri Industry Summit – BioAgri 2025, organized by the BioAgri Inputs Producers Association (BIPA), concluded on December 11, 2025, at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, with a strong and unified message: biological agriculture is no longer an alternative but an urgent necessity for India.
Inaugurated by Dr. Sagar Hanuman Singh, Director General, National Institute for Plant Health Management (NIPHM), the summit brought together over 200 leaders from industry, science, policy, startups, and agribusiness to deliberate on the future of sustainable and residue-safe agriculture.
BIPA, India’s oldest association representing agricultural biological input producers, reiterated its commitment to advancing safe, science-driven and sustainable biological solutions to reduce dependency on conventional chemical inputs and strengthen India’s global agri-trade competitiveness.
Held under the theme “Nurturing Nature, Nourishing the Future,” BioAgri 2025 emphasized that tightening international residue standards, soil degradation, climate stress, and public health concerns demand an accelerated transition toward biological farming systems.
A major outcome of the summit was the call for a comprehensive National Soil Health Policy, led by Dr. Sagar Hanuman Singh, who highlighted the alarming deterioration of soil quality under chemical-intensive agriculture and its cascading impact on plant, human, and environmental health. He advocated structured national guidelines and soil rejuvenation programs, aligned with global best practices.
The recommendation was strongly supported by Prof. M. S. Reddy, Founder President of the Asian PGPR Society, who described the shift to biological agriculture as “inevitable,” driven by soil fatigue, climate vulnerability, and global intolerance to chemical residues.
The two-day summit featured policy dialogues, expert panels, B2B interactions, the BIPA Start-up Challenge, and the BioAgri Excellence Awards, alongside a BioAgri Exhibition, where 22 companies showcased advanced biological inputs and climate-resilient technologies.
Dr. Venkatesh Devanur, Secretary-General, BIPA, announced plans for international outreach beginning with Sri Lanka, while Prof. Praveen Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Kaveri University, stressed the role of scientists, students, and digital platforms in changing farmer perceptions.
Concluding the summit, Dr. John Peter, President, BIPA, urged stakeholders to “reclaim India’s biological heritage,” while Dr. K. R. K. Reddy, President Emeritus, BIPA, thanked participants for making BioAgri 2025 one of the most impactful editions yet.
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