Project Management Strategic Planning
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Core Competencies
Profile Summary
Strategic Planning
Agro Project Management
Farm & Labour Management
Contract Farming
Seed Processing Plant
Management
Ginning plant Management
Skill & Office Management
Special expertise in Rice,
Cotton & Maize production
IPM
Integrated Nutrient and weed
management
Seed Certification and seed
Production
Rice farm management
Team Building & Leadership
• Dynamic career of nearly 33 years that reflects rich experience
& year-on-year success in crop Agronomy, Soil managrment, Plant Protection, Seed Production, Farm Management, Contract Farming and Agriculture Marketing.
• Proven capabilities in planning, executing and spearheading as well as providing consultancy to managing farming
operations to improve the profitability, efficiency & sustainability of Agriculture farms, plantations & Oilpalm.
• Skilled at devising & implementing various innovative crop production technologies for higher yields.
• Special expertise in crop production, seed production, Seed multiplication Seed certification and contract farming for commercial crops such as Rice, Cotton, Maize, Pulses, Millets and vegetable crops (Tomato, Brinjal & Bhendi)
• Comprehensive knowledge of fertilizers, micro nutrients and pesticides applications & recommendations; executed integrated pest and disease management (IPM) and nutrient & weed management
• Proven experience in Orchard Management (Mango & Citrus).
• Sugarcane Production & SSI Nursery
• Greenhouse - vegetable production
• Oil palm plantation management
• Exposure of spearheading seed processing, grading, seed testing, seed storage & marketing
• Designing & conducting training programs geared towards optimizing knowledge on various crop production
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• An effective communicator with leadership, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills
• HR Panel Member for the subordinate staff Recruitment Industry Prefered:
Farm Management
Contract Farming
Crop Production
Seed industry
Seed multiplication
Oilpalm
Cotton
Timeline
S.LAKSHMANAN
Characterized as a Visionary & Strategist with a record of delivering results in revenue, performance and profitability by completing multiple Agro projects; targeting senior level assignments in Crop Production, Seed Production and Farm Management with an organization of repute preferably in AGRICULTURE sector. 1982 1994 Aug1983–May2016
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WorkExperience
From Agriculture officer to Asst. Director of Agriculture at Department of Agriculture, State Government of Tamil Nadu, India from 10th Aug 1983-May 2016 (Voluntary retirement on 31-05-2016) Growth Path
Aug’1983 -Sep’1984 Agriculture Officer (Soil Testing) -Dharmapuri District Oct’1984 - Sep’1985 Agriculture Officer (Extension)-Dharmapuri District Oct’1985 - Mar’1986 Agriculture Officer (Lecturer), RETC- Dharmapuri District Apr’1986 - Mar’1987 Agriculture Officer (Farmers Training Centre) - Dharmapuri District Apr’1987 - Mar’2001 Seed Certification Officer - Villupuram, Trichy & Perambalur Districts Apr’2001- May’2005 Agriculture Development Officer- Perambalur District June’2005-May’2009 Assistant Director of Agriculture-Perambalur District June’2009-Aug’2013 Assistant Director of Agriculture - Salem Sep’2013 - May’2016 Asst. Director of Agriculture – Agrl marketing- Salem Duties on Deputation
• As a Special officer- Conducted Rice & Cotton Co-ordinated trials management in Tamilnadu Rice belts.
• As a Special officer (Production)- Govt. Co-operative Sugar Mill, Perambalur, Tamilnadu.
• As a Special officer (Production) in TN Govt. Undertaken Farms & executed the following duties: 1. Rice - Crop production and seed Multiplication (200 ha) 2. Cotton -Crop Production & Seed Multiplication (1000 ha) 3. Vegetables - (100 ha)
4. Pulses - (100 ha)
5. Groundnut & Maize - (100 ha)
Consultant (Tamilnadu State) for 2 Seed companies for seed production (2016-2018): 1. Bayer Crop Science, Hyderabad, India
2. Ankur Seeds Private Limited, Nagpur, India
3. Personal experience (Own)-10 years in Hy.Cotton & Hy.Rice seed production. 4. Recently – District Consultant at O/o JDA, Perambalur for National Food Security Mission & 5. Project manager- at Marika Rice Project, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Awards/Merits
• Awarded Certificate of Merit as an Honest & Best seed certification officer in the State.
• Awarded Govt. sponsor to study M.Sc. (Agri.) in Seed Technology as on duty with salary. Education
1994 M.Sc. (Agri.) in Seed Technology from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India 1982 B.Sc. (Agri.) from Agriculture College, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India Articles
• Thesis on Seed quality studies in Cotton & pulses based Intercropping System.
• Article on New methods for improved Rice, Cotton, & Maize Seed production technology, Published in Indian Journal of Seed Technology.
Trainings
• Extension from National Extension Centre, Hyderabad, India
• Plant Protection from National Institute of Plant Protection, Hyderabad, India
• Farm Management from Anna Government Farm, Pudukottai, India
• Seed Production Technology from Tamil Nadu Agriculture University(TNAU), Coimbatore, India
• Dry Land Farming from ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India
• Management from Anna Institute of Management, Chennai, India
• Agriculture Marketing from Directorate of Agricultural Marketing, Chennai, India
• Seed Testing from Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore, India
• Soil Testing from Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore, India
• SRI (Rice) from Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore, India
• Rice production technology, RRS, TNAU, Coimbatore, India
• Vegetable production technology under Greenhousing,TNAU,Coimbatore, India
• IPM (Cotton& Rice) from ANGR Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India Computer skill: Basic and Microsoft Office.
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 5th June 1960
Languages Known: English,Tamil & Telugu
Address: 4/45, Rajagopalapuram, Veeraganur (PO) - 636116, Salem (District),Tamil Nadu, India Driving License: Indian (TN) No. TN46 199*-******* Passport Number: L2152107 Validity: 02.06.2023
References:
A. Mathialagan, M.Sc.(Agri),
Director of Seed Certification, Govt. of Tamilnadu, India. email: ***************@*****.***
T.Chandrasekar, M.Sc.(Agri),
GM, Dangote sugars Ltd, Nigeria,
Mobile: +234**********
Declaration
I here with declare that all the above mentioned information’s and details are correct & true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Date: 31.07.2020 S.LAKSHMANAN
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