Agronomist

McCormick India; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

McCormick India seeks a hands-on agronomy specialist to boost crop production and crop management across Bengaluru, Ooty, Karnala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. You will optimize farm production, assess nutrient solutions and growing media, and develop water-soluble nutrient formulations.

You will drive R&D of farming methods, seed procurement, and organic or bio pest-control approaches, and implement quality initiatives.

Responsibilities

• 1. Create Strategies that increase crop production & crop management.
• 2. Optimizing farm production
• 3. Assess and evaluate nutrient solution & grow media chemistry.
• 4. Research and development of farming methods, crops & water-soluble nutrient formulations.
• 5. Develop crop specific water-soluble nutrient mixes with own formulations.
• 6. Review plant health and nutrition.
• 7. Seed procurement and research.
• 8. Develop methods of organic and bio pest-control.
• 9. Implement quality initiatives to crops.
• 10. Keeping track of latest market trends in seeds and farming technologies.
• 11. Obtaining maximum production at minimum cost with the use of organic/bio pesticides only and water-soluble nutrients.
• 12. Responsible for the quality of produce grown/harvested.
• 13. Responsible for the output (Kg) of harvested/packaged produce.
• 14. Identification of new crops based on seed-to-harvest cycles and marketability.

Job description

• 1. Create Strategies that increase crop production & crop management.
• 2. Optimizing farm production
• 3. Assess and evaluate nutrient solution & grow media chemistry.
• 4. Research and development of farming methods, crops & water-soluble nutrient formulations.
• 5. Develop crop specific water-soluble nutrient mixes with own formulations.
• 6. Review plant health and nutrition.
• 7. Seed procurement and research.
• 8. Develop methods of organic and bio pest-control.
• 9. Implement quality initiatives to crops.
• 10. Keeping track of latest market trends in seeds and farming technologies.
• 11. Obtaining maximum production at minimum cost with the use of organic/bio pesticides only and water-soluble nutrients.
• 12. Responsible for the quality of produce grown/harvested.
• 13. Responsible for the output (Kg) of harvested/packaged produce.
• 14. Identification of new crops based on seed-to-harvest cycles and marketability.

Location- Bengaluru,Ooty,Karnala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu