Agronomist

Citygreens; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

City Greens is seeking a Visiting Agronomist to serve as the on-ground technical backbone for client farms, deputed across India. You will start with a 4–8 week training at our Ahmedabad AgriTech facility, then lead crop health, agronomy protocols, and field data integration at deputed sites.

The role offers hands-on field exposure across multiple crops and technologies, with multi-month deputations and career growth in a fast-growing agri-tech startup.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of hands‑on agronomy experience in the field.
• Working knowledge of protected cultivation (polyhouse/greenhouse), hydroponics or aeroponics.
• Diagnostic ability identifying and resolving crop health, nutrition, and environmental issues in controlled-environment settings.
• Comfortable working with data farm management software, IoT/sensor outputs, yield and input tracking.

Responsibilities

• Look after crop health and agronomy day to day at your deputed client farm.
• Conduct crop health assessments, troubleshooting, and intervention planning.
• Execute the crop plan and agronomy protocols set by the City Greens senior team, and escalated technical decisions to them.
• Train and upskill client farm teams on CEA crop management best practices.
• Feed field learnings back into City Greens internal agronomy and tech systems.
• Work with farm management software, IoT/sensor data, and yield/input tracking.

Skills

Agronomy experience

Job description

Visiting Agronomist

Job Description

City Greens is a fast-growing AgriTech startup building automation and AI-driven solutions for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). We work with modern farms, growers, and institutions to help them improve productivity, efficiency, and sustainability through technology. We are looking for a Visiting Agronomist to be the on-ground technical backbone of our client farms. You will be on the City Greens payroll and deputed at a client site, owning crop performance day to day, backed by our senior agronomy team. This is a career-building, pan-India role. Each deputation typically runs 6 to 12 months or longer, and over the next 25 years you will gain exposure to different technologies, crops, and client sites across the country. You will begin with a 4 to 8 week training program at our AgriTech facility in Ahmedabad, on City Greens crops, systems, and protocols, before your first deputation.

Responsibilities

• Look after crop health and agronomy day to day at your deputed client farm
• Conduct crop health assessments, troubleshooting, and intervention planning
• Execute the crop plan and agronomy protocols set by the City Greens senior team, and escalated technical decisions to them
• Train and upskill client farm teams on CEA crop management best practices
• Feed field learnings back into City Greens internal agronomy and tech systems
• Work with farm management software, IoT/sensor data, and yield/input tracking

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of hands‑on agronomy experience in the field
• Working knowledge of one or more of: protected cultivation (polyhouse/greenhouse), hydroponics or aeroponics, high-value horticulture
• Diagnostic ability identifying and resolving crop health, nutrition, and environmental issues in controlled-environment settings
• Comfortable working with data farm management software, IoT/sensor outputs, yield and input tracking
• Willingness to be deputed and relocate to client sites across India for extended periods (6-12 months or longer) non-negotiable
• Willing to attend the initial 4 to 8 week training in Ahmedabad

Disclaimer

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