Ten years of breeding seed for real soil, not showrooms
We started as a small vegetable breeding effort outside Hyderabad in 2015. Today NRL Seeds develops and distributes hybrid vegetable and field-crop varieties bred specifically for Indian growing conditions.
Built on a simple bet: better seed pays for itself
NRL Seeds Pvt. Ltd. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Kompally, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana. The company set out to do one thing well — breed vegetable and field-crop varieties suited to the soils, pest pressure and market demands of Indian farms, rather than adapting varieties designed elsewhere.
That focus shaped how the company grew. Instead of a wide catalog from day one, early years went into a small number of vegetable hybrids, tested repeatedly before release. Field-crop varieties followed once that breeding and trial process was proven.
- Headquartered in Kompally, Hyderabad, with an active dealer network across 12 states
- In-house germination and genetic-purity testing before every seed lot ships
- A catalog spanning vegetable hybrids and field crops, bred and trialled locally
Our values
Farmer-first breeding
Every trait we select for — yield, disease tolerance, shelf life — is chosen because it changes what a farmer takes home, not because it looks good on a data sheet.
Evidence over claims
A variety doesn't get a name until it has held up across multiple seasons and locations. We'd rather trial for a year longer than oversell a result.
Regional relevance
Seed bred for one state's soil and pest pressure doesn't always travel. We test locally before we sell locally.
Long-term relationships
Our agronomy team stays in touch with dealers and growers through the season, not just at the point of sale.
How the catalog grew
Company founded
NRL Seeds Pvt. Ltd. is incorporated in Hyderabad, Telangana, with a focused vegetable breeding program.
First hybrids released
Early tomato and okra hybrids reach regional dealers after multi-season field trials.
In-house testing lab established
A germination and genetic-purity testing facility is set up at the Kompally site, ahead of every dispatch.
Field-crop line launched
Hybrid maize and wheat varieties join the catalog, including the NRL 5G maize hybrid.
Dealer network passes 10 states
Distribution expands beyond Telangana and Andhra Pradesh into Karnataka, Maharashtra and further north.
60+ varieties, one catalog
Vegetable and field-crop lines now sit side by side, with agronomy support reaching growers across 12 states.
Quality control happens twice: in the lab, and in the field
Every seed lot is tested in-house for germination rate and genetic purity before it leaves Kompally. That's the lab half of the promise in our tagline.
The field half comes from multi-location trial plots run across at least two full growing seasons in the target agro-climatic zone, so a variety's yield and disease response are seen under real conditions before it's released to dealers.
- Germination testing on every lot before dispatch
- Multi-location field trials across two or more seasons
- Agronomy notes fed back into the next breeding cycle
Four teams, one catalog
NRL Seeds is organised around the breeding-to-field pipeline rather than a single big department — each team owns a stage of getting a variety from cross to sown field.
Breeding & R&D
Parent line selection, crossingField trials
Multi-location season trialsQuality & testing lab
Germination, purity checksAgronomy & dealer support
Season-long field supportWant NRL Seeds in your district?
We're always looking to extend the dealer network into new districts and states.