In-house R&D and innovation has marked the rise of Gharda Chemicals Ltd. (GCL) from a small unit in 1964 to one of the most successful and reputed companies in the field of Agro-chemicals worldwide. A strong and vibrant R&D program and expertise in Process Development coupled with a team of outstanding scientists headed by Dr.K.H.Gharda, has enabled the company to capitalise on superior technology generated in-house. This has led to the production of vital import substitute products and cost-effective Agro-chemicals on a large scale now affordable to even marginal farmers at the national level and a strong competitive international presence, saving foreign-exchange outgo, on one hand and earning significant foreign exchange.