VISHAL KUMAR

Mobile: +919915010695
e-Mail: vishalkumar29954@gmail.com

Career Objective
 Looking forward for an opportunity in challenging environment, where I can utilize my experience and
skills in contribution effectively to the success of the Organization and company that offers career growth
both horizontally & vertically.

Employment Recital
Key Skills
Contract Farming, Agri-Commodity Procurement, Budget/Cost Management, Agri-Business Development,
Crop Management Advisory, Product Development, Team Leadership etc.

 Working with Technico Agri Science Ltd. (a subsidiary of ITC group) dealing with potato contract
farming since 3 May, 2010 as Agronomist and looking after Khanna area of Ludhina District in Punjab.
Responsibilities:
 Develop Strategic plan for promotional approach, brand making of the product (Seed-Potato) &
services, improving cross functional relationship and communication.
 Assist Production Field assistant in identification, design, planting, maintenance, harvest and
analysis of Strip test & production research experiments for continuous productivity improvement
 Train the field staff & growers and ensure implementation of timely field operations to ensure
optimum plant population and a healthy, uniform crop. Monitoring and timely recommendation of
use of pesticides to ensure a pest free crop.
 Monitoring of fields to ensure field quality protocols are implementation as per company laid quality
standards. Timely rouging & dehaulming, timely harvesting and procure all material from the field.
 Procurement of chips variety viz. Atlantik, Lady Rosetta, FL 1533 for ITC Bingo chips.
 Procurement of other crops besides contract & ensure timely payment to the farmer.

 Working in Satara & Pune district of Maharashtra for chips stocks during dry season.

Scholastics
 Master of Sciences in Agriculture from College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture &
Technology, Pantnagar major in Agronomy with 71.5% marks in 2009.
 Bachelor of Sciences in Agriculture from College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture
& Technology, Pantnagar in Agriculture with 65.84% marks in 2007.

Academic Projects
 Participation in All India Farmer & Agro-Industrial Exhibition, 2008.
 Seminar presentation on “Interaction of weeds & Crops under environment stress situation.”
 Research work on “Evaluation of new herbicide molecules in soybean [Glycine max (L.)Merrill]”

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Industrial Trainings

Title : Practical Crop Production of Rice and Wheat Seed Production for 1 year
Duration : May’05 – Apr’06
Scope : Implementing theoretical knowledge of Agriculture in field and experience actual conditions.
Title : Plant Clinics and RAWE (Rural Agricultural Work Experience)
Duration : Aug’06 – Dec’06
Scope : Exposure to ground reality of people living in rural areas & earning livelihood from Agriculture
or allied occupations. Case studies of different Pathogen or insect infested plants were carried
out. Extension of scientific discovery was one of the prime components of RAWE. Acquired a
brief exposure to sophisticated technology of Food Processing, Dairy Processing, Poultry
Keeping, Fish Rearing and High-Tech Farming.

IT Skills
 Working knowledge of computer maintenance. Proficient in using application software viz.
Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Internet Access.

Beyond Academics
 Associated with National Service Scheme (NSS) for two years with one ten day’s special camp.

 Captain of University Yoga team for year 2005-06

 Food Secretary of Gandhi Bhawan for 2006-07.

 Treasurer of Gandhi Bhawan for 2006-07.

 Assistant In charge Monitoring Committee of Gandhi Utsav for 2006-07.
 Ten days training programme for fish farmers on intensive Aquaculture.

Personal Dossier
Date of Birth : 12th Sep. 1985

Current Address : C/o Deepak Kumar Opp. Satkartar Filling Station Malerkotla Road,
Khanna(Panjab) 141401

Permanent Address :Vishal Kumar S/O Shri Ram

Ward No.2, Sarswati Shishu Mandir Road
Gadarpur, Distt- U.S.Nagar, (Uttarakhand) 263152

Language Known : Hindi, English, Panjabi

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