Godrej Agrovet

Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL) is one of India’s leading diversified agribusiness companies, operating across the animal feed, crop protection, oil palm, dairy and poultry & processed foods sectors. Godrej Agrovet is part of the Godrej Industries Group. The company has a significant presence in both domestic and international markets, including India and Bangladesh.

Products & Services

• Animal Feed: Cattle, aqua, poultry and specialty feed, with a dominant position in Western India and robust growth in fish feed.

• Crop Protection: Plant growth regulators, biostimulants, organic manures, herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, with innovation driven by an R&D center recognized by the Department of Science and Technology.

• Oil Palm Plantations: One of India’s largest oil palm developers, managing over 55,000 hectares across eight states and directly working with farmers for sustainable production.

• Dairy: Milk and value-added dairy products under the Jersey brand, with a growing share of value-added products.

• Poultry & Processed Foods: Packaged products under the Yummiez and Real Good Chicken brands, manufactured through its joint venture with Tyson Foods (Godrej Tyson Foods Ltd), with modern automated facilities in Mumbai and Bangalore.

Business Model & Revenue Streams

• Direct Sales: Revenue from the sale of animal feed, crop protection chemicals, dairy and packaged food products through a vast rural and urban distribution network.

• Branded Consumer Products: Sales of value-added dairy (Jersey), poultry,and processed foods (Yummiez, Real Good Chicken) to retail consumers and food service channels.

• Agri-Input Solutions: Crop protection chemicals, biostimulants and plant growth regulators sold to farmers and agri-businesses.

• Contract Manufacturing & Exports: Through its subsidiary Astec LifeSciences, manufacturing active ingredients and intermediates for the agrochemical industry, including exports to the USA, Kenya and Mauritius.

• Joint Ventures & Partnerships: Revenue from joint ventures such as Godrej Tyson Foods (with Tyson Foods, USA) and partnerships in Bangladesh.

• Oil Palm & Plantation Business: Sale of crude palm oil and related products, with direct farmer engagement and value chain integration.

• Other Ventures: Real estate, seed business and energy generation via windmills.

Customer Segmentation

• B2B: Farmers, agri-businesses, food processors and institutional buyers

• B2C: Retail consumers of branded dairy, poult and processed foods.Growth Strategy Retail consumers of branded dairy, poultry and processed foods.

  Growth Strategy

• Product Innovation: Investment in R&D for specialty crop protection, animal genetics and value-added food products.

• Geographic Expansion: Scaling operations in new Indian states and international markets.

• Sustainability & Digital Transformation: Initiatives in plantation geo-tagging, satellite crop monitoring and sustainable sourcing.

• Strategic Partnerships & Acquisitions: Expanding through joint ventures, acquisitions and alliances to strengthen market leadership.