Farming Consultant

S. GANESH KUMAR

Agricultural consultant

Mobile: +919********* - Email: ******************@*****.*** Professional Summary

Experienced agricultural consultant with expertise in quality crop cultivation, farming practices, pest management and fertilization techniques. Excellent ability to assist farmers to produce quality products. Vast knowledge on prioritizing organic cultivation practices and organic input productions.

Skills

Exemplary supervisory skills

Proficient in crop management

Excellent on communicating with farmers

Knowledge on organic and natural farming techniques

Innovative in problem solving abilities

Educational Qualifications

B. tech in Biotechnology – 2005 to 2009 at Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology.

M. tech in Environmental engineering – 2010 to 2012 at Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute.

Post Graduate Diploma in Plant Protection – 2011 to 2012 at Annalamalai University.

Work Experiences

Input production supervisor at leavez biotech – 2011 to 2013

Oversaw the production of agricultural organic inputs such as vermicompost, pressmud compost and pest repellents.

Developed market demand of organic inputs among farmers

Trained farmers to make their own compost from agricultural waste Crop production advisor at pasumai bhoomi – 2013 to 2017

Managed and maintained relationships with farmers by assisting them with good agricultural practices and quality product yielding.

Transferred modern weed management techniques to farmers in the areas where labours are less available and manual weeding in labour intensive.

Introduced floriculture and horticulture in areas where traditional crops are cultivated earlier.

Developed crop rotation techniques among farmers. Lead consultant at vaanavil farms (farming consultancy and solution division) – 2018 to till now

Innovating simple and suitable techniques to farmers to make quality products.

Creating network of farmers and sellers for organic products.

Making farmers aware of recent modern water technologies.

Developing the concept of soil health management among farmers.

Prioritizing organic way of cultivation practices

Developing simple ways for value adding the farm produce and farm wastes, thereby creating additional income source for farm owners

Demonstrating the better way of pest management practices.

Replacing crop variety which is prone to climatic stress as well as pest with new crop variety that adapts local climatic changes and resistant to pests

Proposing the concepts of agro forestry in areas where irrigation is completely rain fed.

Familiarizing the concept of sustainable farming

Training farmers to enrich the farm waste and farm manures with biofertilizers

Establishing integrated farming systems.

Work achievements

Successfully introduced short term rice varieties in areas where long term varieties are cultivated

Successfully introduced new generation weedicides among farmers

Successfully implemented direct sowing method of cultivation among farmers who are used to cultivate paddy by transplantation methods

Successfully raised minimum 50 acres of agro forestry in regions where rain fed irrigation and seasonal crop cultivation is predominant

Successfully created awareness of turning manures to compost among minimum 100 farmers

Successfully developed methods to make biofertilizers with locally available bio materials

Successfully established many numbers of integrated farms

Successfully introduced urban farming and terrace gardening in many areas Personal Profile:

Permanent address: 158, West Street, Kuriyamangalam & Po, Bhuvanagiri Tk, Cuddalore Dt,

Tamilnadu - 608501.

Communication address: TNHB Flats, MIG-1, Flat No. 24, Floor No. 8, Anna Main Road, KK Nagar, Chennai,

Tamilnadu – 600078.

Mobile: +919*********, +916*********

Email: ******************@*****.***

Computer proficiency: Typing

Document designing

Basic computing

Available Government Ids: Driving Licence, Passport, Aadhar card, Ration card and Voter Id

Participated Social works: Blood donation camp, Student skill development camp, Tree planting camp

Hobbies & Interests: Gardening, Pet-raising, Music and Travelling.

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