Ankush Desai

Agriculture Professional With 25 Years Of Experience In Agroindustry
Thane, Maharashtra, India
Project Management, Aptitude, Budgeting
About
Agriculture professional with 25 years of experience in Organic Farming, Corporate & Contract Farming, Back end Supply Chain, Production, Processing & Operations.
Talents
Work Experience
Head - Farming Operations
Sun Paradise Organic Agro
Full Time Oct-2013 To present 11 years 6 months
Responsibilities
  • Developing Organic Agriculture & Dairy Project, Corporate Farming, Team Building, Production, Administration, Management.
Achievements
  • Land Development is going on, Initiated Cattle barn Construction for 50 cow head, Developed Irrigation Source & system, Started Planting of Boundary trees & Horticulture plantation, Fodder production, Vegetable cultivation.
General Manager - Contract Farming Operations
PMV Maltings Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon
Full Time Apr-2012 To Sep-2013 1 year 5 months
Responsibilities
  • Planning, Budgeting & Execution of Malt Barley Development Program
Achievements
  • • Strategic Team Building - Built, placed & managed a team practically from scratch, at potential locations of Haryana, UP & Uttaranchal for developing Malt Barley Program (Crop Production & Seed Production).
    • Institution Building - Facilitated development of more than 2000 farmers in Haryana, UP & Uttaranchal for exclusive production & supplies malt barley. Published technical diary for farmers.
    • Infrastructure Building & Logistic – Had initiated & set up 5 Consolidation centers with cleaning, sorting, grading, packing & transport facilities for direct supply of malt barley & barley seed to processing plant.
    • Conducted R&D program on various two rows & four rows European & American malt barley varieties at different locations & Agriculture Universities to test their performance in Indian conditions with respect to growth, quality & yield.
    • Liasoning with Gov. Officials, Agriculture Universities for barley seed production & R&D trials.
Asst. Vice President - Operations
Suminter India Organics Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai
Full Time Dec-2009 To Aug-2011 1 year 8 months
Responsibilities
  • Planning budgeting & execution of Contract farming operations of organic farming projects in pan India
Achievements
  • • Initiated & Developed proper network with 13000 farmers with 70,000 acres of certified Organic land for sourcing organic produces in various state (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Orissa, Kerala).
    • Tie up with different NGO’s & Farmer Groups in various states for production of organic & Fair Trade produce (Cotton, Sugarcane, Spices, Herbs & Cashew nuts). Initiated Self Help Group for the production of Biopesticides.
    • Set Up collection centers during harvesting season for procurement of certified organic & Fair Trade Cotton, Spices, Soybean, Basmati Rice with logistic support. Implemented ICS for Organic Production & Processing.
    • Team Building, Training & Capability development of NGO’s staff & small farmers for organic production.
    • Planned, Budgeted & initiated Corporate Farming in 5000 acres in Bhopal-Sehore for soybean, Wheat, Red Chili, Pulses & other crops. Standardized the organic agronomical practices for various crops.
    • Coordination &
Education
Master of Science
Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi VidyapeethDr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth
1987-1990 Score79%
Obtained ASPEE Foundation Fellowship
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Profile Snapshot
Ankush is based out of Thane & has studied Agricultural Science and Technology, M.Sc-Master of Science from Year 1987-1990 in DBSKKV-Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth.
Ankush Desai is Skilled in Project Management, Aptitude, Budgeting and other talents.