Intern - Agri

Crisil; Uttarakhand; On-site; INR 167,400 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Crisil is seeking a motivated intern to support primary market research in India's agricultural biologicals sector. You will conduct surveys with farmers, retailers, distributors, and agronomists to assess product adoption, market penetration, growth opportunities, and challenges across regions and crop segments.

The role involves data collection, analysis, and reporting. You will help develop dashboards, state-wise analyses, and actionable recommendations, with travel for field surveys and

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed B.Sc./M.Sc. in Agriculture or related field.
• Strong interest in agricultural inputs, biologicals, sustainability, and market research.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured surveys with farmers and retailers to collect data on product awareness and adoption.
• Analyze adoption trends across states, regions, and crop categories and identify market opportunities.
• Prepare data summaries, insights, and actionable recommendations; support dashboards and market reports.

Skills

MS Excel

Field surveys

Data analysis

Education

B.Sc./M.Sc. Agriculture, Agri-Business Management, Rural Management, or related fields

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

We are seeking a motivated intern to support primary market research in India's agricultural biologicals sector (Biologicals, Biofertilizers, Biopesticides & Plant Growth Regulators). The role involves conducting surveys with farmers, retailers, distributors, and agronomists to assess product adoption, market penetration, growth opportunities, and challenges across regions and crop segments.

Key Responsibilities

Market Research & Data Collection

• Conduct structured surveys and interviews with farmers and retailers.
• Gather data on product awareness, adoption, usage patterns, market penetration, and purchase drivers.
• Ensure accuracy of survey responses and maintain survey databases and field reports.

Market Analysis

• Analyze adoption trends across states, regions, and crop categories.
• Assess farmer usage, retailer stocking preferences, product acceptance, and repeat purchase behavior.
• Identify market opportunities and unmet needs.

Growth Drivers, Barriers & Gap Assessment

• Evaluate growth drivers such as yield improvement, organic farming adoption, export requirements, and government initiatives.
• Identify barriers including awareness gaps, pricing concerns, efficacy perceptions, regulatory challenges, and distribution limitations.
• Recommend strategies to improve adoption through training, demonstrations, retailer engagement, and advisory programs.

Reporting

• Prepare data summaries, insights, and actionable recommendations.
• Support development of dashboards and market research reports.
• State-wise and crop-wise adoption analysis.
• Regional market opportunity assessment.
• Farmer and retailer perception insights.
• Growth driver and barrier analysis.
• Gap assessment with recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed B.Sc./M.Sc. Agriculture, Agri-Business Management, Rural Management, or related fields.
• Strong interest in agricultural inputs, biologicals, sustainability, and market research.
• Proficiency in MS Excel
• Willing to travel for field surveys; telephonic surveys may be conducted partially in selected states.