Prasad Joshi CV.
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Location Preference: Hyderabad & Maharashtra PROFILE SNAPSHOT M.Sc. (Agriculture) Professional with over 8 years of experience in: ~Strategic Planning ~Marketing Management ~Program Management ~Agriculture Extension ~Procurement ~Revenue Management ~Farm Advisory ~Training & Development ~Team Management • Proven track record of managing the agriculture extension projects to provide effective farm & agriculture solutions to the farmers by supplying products as per requirements that helped in Fruits, Chilli, Turmeric and Tobacco crop development • Expertise in liaising with farmers & key personnel to promote the products and obtain the knowledge on requirements & upcoming trends; implemented 4 CertiGied Organic Projects and 3 Fairtrade certiGied Projects in Maharashtra, Gujarat, AP & Tamil Nadu, managing over 3700 farmers. • Experienced in working in coordination with R&D Team to ensure continuous improvement in the products & services based on customer feedback obtained • ProGicient in conducting promotion / awareness programs to achieve short & long term objectives within given resources & timeframes; worked with 7 NGOs, 7 processing units & 4 NABL accredited laboratories. • Effective leader with excellent motivational skills to sustain growth momentum while motivating peak individual performances ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE Since Jul’07 ITC Ltd., Agri-business Division, Hyderabad Growth Path: Jul’07 – Jun 10: Leaf Superintendent Jul’10 – Jun 13: Leaf Executive Since Jul’13: Assistant Manager - Marketing Department Crop Expertise: Fruits (Organic, Fair-trade), Chilli, Turmeric (IPM) and Tobacco Key Result Areas: • Managing farming activities involving crop production and procurement in contact farming • Working in consultation with R&D Team to identify new developmental techniques and monitoring their implementation • Implementing best practices for processing of agri-products • Planning & conducting farmer meetings & extension activities to build confidence among the farming community • Developing new field staff members to organize the activities in new areas to increase business in order to expand the network • Providing timely supply of agricultural inputs through continuous follow-up PRASAD NANDKUMAR JOSHI Vrindawan, House No.4, Ganesh Nagar, Selu, Parabhani – 431503, +91-9652031888 [email protected] Managerial Assignments in Marketing(Agriculture Products & Services and Agriculture Extension)
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LocationPreference:Hyderabad&Maharashtra
PROFILESNAPSHOT
M.Sc.(Agriculture)Professionalwithover8yearsofexperiencein:~StrategicPlanning ~MarketingManagement ~ProgramManagement~AgricultureExtension ~Procurement ~RevenueManagement~FarmAdvisory ~Training&Development ~TeamManagement
• Proven track record ofmanaging the agriculture extension projects to provide effectivefarm&agriculturesolutionstothefarmersbysupplyingproductsasperrequirementsthathelpedinFruits,Chilli,TurmericandTobaccocropdevelopment
• Expertise in liaisingwith farmers& key personnel to promote the products and obtain theknowledgeon requirements&upcoming trends; implemented4CertiGiedOrganic Projectsand3FairtradecertiGiedProjectsinMaharashtra,Gujarat,AP&TamilNadu,managingover3700farmers.
• Experienced in working in coordination with R&D Team to ensure continuousimprovementintheproducts&servicesbasedoncustomerfeedbackobtained
• ProGicient in conducting promotion / awareness programs to achieve short& long termobjectiveswithingivenresources&timeframes;workedwith7NGOs,7processingunits&4NABLaccreditedlaboratories.
• Effective leader with excellent motivational skills to sustain growth momentum whilemotivatingpeakindividualperformancesORGANIZATIONALEXPERIENCE
SinceJul’07 ITCLtd.,Agri-businessDivision,Hyderabad
GrowthPath:Jul’07–Jun10:LeafSuperintendentJul’10–Jun13:LeafExecutiveSinceJul’13:AssistantManager-MarketingDepartment
CropExpertise:Fruits(Organic,Fair-trade),Chilli,Turmeric(IPM)andTobacco
KeyResultAreas:• Managingfarmingactivitiesinvolvingcropproductionandprocurementincontactfarming• WorkinginconsultationwithR&DTeamtoidentifynewdevelopmentaltechniquesandmonitoringtheirimplementation• Implementingbestpracticesforprocessingofagri-products• Planning&conductingfarmermeetings&extensionactivitiestobuildconfidenceamongthefarmingcommunity• Developingnewfieldstaffmemberstoorganizetheactivitiesinnewareastoincreasebusinessinordertoexpandthenetwork• Providingtimelysupplyofagriculturalinputsthroughcontinuousfollow-up
PRASADNANDKUMARJOSHI Vrindawan, House No.4, Ganesh
Nagar, Selu, Parabhani – 431503,
+91-9652031888
ManagerialAssignmentsinMarketing(AgricultureProducts&ServicesandAgricultureExtension)
• Formulating project baselines and controlling projects with respect to cost, resourcedeployment, time over-runs and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution ofprojects
• Helping farmers tomaximize their return by utilizing company products, services andresources
• Working on creation and dissemination of farm advisories core from the pre-sowing-harvestingstagesofthecropthroughthedifferentmeans
• Liaisingwithfarmerstoprovidethebestsolutionsavailable inthemarketandensuringpositivefeedback
• Impartingtrainingstofieldstaffforgeneratingintelligenceforfarmadvisory• Identifyingfarmers’potentialfortheserviceandconductingfielddemonstrations• Sourcinginformationatfarmlevelanddocumentingallinformationindeliverableformats• Ensuringqualitythroughfarmerfeedbackviaregularfieldvisits,tele-calling&visitsasper
requirement• Conductingpresentations,guidanceandactualdemonstrationonthelatesttechnologiesrelatedtoagriculture• Designinginnovativemarketingstrategiesfortheproductsandimplementingthemaccordinglybyworkingincoordinationwith
MarketingTeam• Managingbothnew&existingaccountsfromengagementtocross-sellingofnewagricultureproducts&solutions
Highlights:• Got appreciation from customer & company for implementation of Contact Farming
ProjectforKoreancompany• Led the implementation of CertiGied Organic Projects and Fairtrade Projects in
Maharashtra,Gujarat,AndhraPradesh&TamilNadu• Worked in coordination with 7 NGOs, 7 processing units & 4 NABL accredited
laboratories for extending support tomore than 10000 farmerswith help of 31 teammembers
• Represented the company in Incheon, South Korea to learn & implement latestagriculturaltechniquesin2013
• Managed 3000 tribal farmers in 350 villages of Vizianagaram, Vishakhapatnam &SrikakulamDistrictsofAndhraPradeshtoeducatethemaboutpropercropmanagementpracticestoimprovisethefarmerincomelevel
• Implemented supply chain initiatives that reduced freight cost in chain from farm tofactories
EDUCATION
2007 M.Sc.(Agriculture-Agronomy)fromUniversityofAgriculturalSciences,Dharwad2005 B.Sc.(Agriculture)fromDr.PanjabraoDeshmukhKrishiVidyapeeth,AgricultureCollege,Akola
ITSKILLS
•ProGicientinMSExcel,Word&PowerPoint,WindowsXPandInternetApplications EXTRACURRICULARACTIVITIES
• WorkedasChiefEditorforCollegeSouvenirintheUniversity•ParticipatedinVolleyballCompetitioninUniversityAnnualSportsonbehalfofUGHostelPERSONALDETAILS
DateofBirth : 11thAugust1983LanguagesKnown : Marathi,Telugu,EnglishandHindiAddress : Vrindawan,HouseNo.4,GaneshNagar,Selu,Parabhani–431503,Maharashtra
