Who We Are.
We are a science-based agricultural company working to help farmers grow crops under the stress of a changing climate. Millions of farmers have been negatively impacted by increasing climate changes; drought, temperature extremes and saline soils. We focus on natural microbial crop treatments that work symbiotically with crop plants to increase their tolerance to these conditions.
AST India is a subsidiary of U.S. based Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies.
Who We Are …
We are a science-based agricultural company working to help farmers grow crops under the stress of a changing climate. Millions of farmers have been negatively impacted by increasing climate changes; drought, temperature extremes and saline soils. We focus on natural microbial crop treatments that work symbiotically with crop plants to increase their tolerance to these conditions.
AST India is a subsidiary of U.S. based Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies.
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Dr. Mahavir Singh
GENERAL MANAGER
Dr. Mahavir is an agricultural specialist with 22 years of experience in agri-input marketing and agronomy services in India and West Africa. He has deep knowledge of varied agro-technologies including products, services, finance and agri-business partnerships.
Dr. Mahavir is responsible for AST India’s planning, business operations, sales and marketing. His objective is to develop sustainable, nature-based, agronomy that empowers farmers and positively affects the environment. He engages in partnerships and strategies to meet AST’S value mission ... “To improve agricultural sustainability by utilizing natural symbiotic microbes that increase stress tolerance in crops to combat climate variability.”
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Zachery Gray
CO-DIRECTOR
As Vice President of Business Development, Zach applies his expertise to promote commercial growth of our pioneering product lines. Joining AST as a partner in 2012, Zach has played a critical leadership role in spearheading commercial strategies, top to bottom line P&Ls, launching multiple product lines, and securing key partnerships.
Under his leadership, AST has experienced multiple years of extensive growth with the best yet still to come.
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Dr. Rusty Rodriguez
CO-DIRECTOR
For the past 30 years Dr. Rodriguez has been a leading expert in plant-fungal symbiosis while effectively managing research laboratories in academic and government institutions. He is a leading expert in plant-fungal symbiosis and is commonly asked to speak at scientific conferences around the globe. Rusty provides the great leadership and innovative thinking that keeps us on the leading edge of science in agriculture.
