Agronomist

City Greens; India; On-site; INR 335,000 - 670,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation at deputed client site

Health insurance coverage

PF

Job summary

City Greens invites a Visiting Agronomist to be the on-ground technical backbone for client farms across India, on CityGreens payroll and deputed at each site. You will look after crop health, execute agronomy protocols, and train farm teams, feeding field learnings back into CityGreens' agronomy and tech systems.

This role offers exposure to diverse crops and technologies across the country. You begin with a 4–8 week training in Ahmedabad, before multi-site deputations typically lasting 6–12

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year hands-on agronomy experience in the field.
• Experience with protected cultivation (polyhouse/greenhouse), hydroponics or aeroponics.
• Diagnostic ability — identifying and resolving crop health, nutrition, and environmental issues in controlled-environment settings.
• Willingness to be deputed and relocate to client sites across India for extended periods (6–12 months or longer).
• Willing to attend the initial 4–8 week training in Ahmedabad.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Agronomy

Field experience

Data handling

Diagnostics

Tools

Farm management software

IoT sensors

Yield tracking

Job description

PN: Please read the requirements carefully. Taking the pre-screening assessment (on the job posting on our website — if your job portal isn't showing it) is mandatory to be considered. Please do not apply if you are looking for remote / WFH, or are not willing to be deputed at client sites across India for extended periods (6–12 months or longer).

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 CityGreens 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 2–5 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 CityGreens' crops, systems, and protocols, before your first deputation.

As a Visiting Agronomist, you will:

• 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 CityGreens senior team, and escalate technical decisions to them
• Train and upskill client farm teams on CEA crop management best practices
• Feed field learnings back into CityGreens' 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 4–8 week training in Ahmedabad
• Salary by experience band:
  • 1 year+ : ₹30,000 – ₹35,000/month
  • 2 years+ : ₹35,000 – ₹40,000/month
  • 3 years+ : ₹40,000 – ₹50,000/month
  • 4 years+ : ₹50,000 – ₹60,000/month
  • 5 years+ : ₹60,000+/month
• PF
• Health Insurance coverage
• Company-provided accommodation at the deputed client site
• Structured training and continuous support from CityGreens' senior agronomy team
• Pan-India exposure to India's most innovative CEA farms, across diverse geographies, crop systems, and technologies
• A high-impact role in a fast-growing AgriTech team