Senior Agronomist

Job Description

SENIOR AGRONOMIST Innovative and a result-oriented manager offering over 3 years of experience in Farm Operations & Crop Management, capable of building focused teams, implementing strategies and positively impacting the efficiencies & yield to elevate profitability. Sound understanding of concepts of Farm Management like crop production, fertilization, pest management, crop regulation, green house climate control, sorting, grading, packaging, dispatch of crops for domestic market/ retail market.Skilled in building focused teams, implementing strategies and positively impacting the Soil Science with wide expertise in Crop Nutrition, Farm Management, Research & Development and Product Development.Excellence in managing technically advanced, cost-efficient & state-of-the-art-production systems to ensure top & bottom-line profitability with skills in enhancing operational effectiveness within preset cost, time & quality parameters.Proven capabilities in enhancing the operations, optimizing resources & capacity and escalating productivity & operational efficiencies.Acquired knowledge of equipment like Tractors, Harrower, Rotavator, Dry Land as well as Wet Land Weeder, and Seeder, manure spreader, Cutter, Bailer, Raking machineExpertise in managing operations in compliance to rules & regulations laid by the organization; recognized for establishing consistent & appropriate business practices.Key requirements:Implemented or been part of team implementing Organic cultivation in arid landsResolved problem of Pest, Rodents, Predators by identifying breedingAdministered Large Scale Commercial Farm of various Crops like Berseem, Onion, Tomato, Chilli, Capsicum, Brinjal, Beans, Melons, Cucurbits, Gourds, Dates and Oil SeedsConducting all operations apart from land preparations to harvesting, bailing and storage of cropsMaintaining financial & production records and reporting to higher authorities in form of MIS reports; recruiting, hiring and supervising staff and their payroll & record keepingOperating fully automatic Irrigation Systems like Sprinklers to make sure adequate water supplies to crop to enhance productivity; meeting assigned targets & ensuring profitabilityExpediting purchase of machinery, equipment, and supplies such as tractors, seed, fertilizer and chemicalsCollecting the data on pests and diseases of the crop and analyzing them to find a better solutionInterfacing with laboratories for regular water soil and crop testsDealing with purchasers and arranging sale of cropsImplementing new farming methods to protect the crops, plantation & environment such as drought, flood and unfavorable conditions; updating self on different crops, farming methods and so onEvaluating internal control systems/procedures, preparing audit reports with a view to highlight the shortcomings and implementing necessary recommendationsDeveloped a technical and operational irrigation set-up consisting of infrastructure identification, earth works required, well and reservoir capacity and all other necessary components to practice Sprinkler as well as Central Pivot irrigation techniquesSupervised field activity daily through surveying, sampling and recorded all pest populations, weather patterns, horticultural and fruit characteristics and growth habits of all the varietiesDevised methods to maintain BCR (Benefit Cost Ratio)Conducted Bio efficacy and phytotoxicity trials at open field as well as Green House/Poly House Prepared layout and replications of crop for trialsConsulted and advised on seed, fertilizer, and chemical recommendations and application schedules; scouting and providing general agronomic consultation.Education:BSc (Agriculture)MSc (Agriculture)Must Have?sMust be IndianMust speak English, UrduMust have 2-3 years relevant experienceMust be between the ages of 25-30 years

Keyskills :
Expertise in foder/fruits/vegetables in large scale. Commercial cultivation management