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Trainee Grower at First Agro

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Employer First Agro Farms
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First Agro is hiring three fresh graduates as Trainees for its farms in Talkad, near Mysore. We are open to candidates with BSc/BA/BCom, as long as they have a passion to work in agriculture and farms.

Pls note that this is a field job, so candidates looking for desk or city job need not apply. Please email your resume ONLY after reading the job description as we are a agriculture company and not a IT or Engineering company.

First Agro Tech Produce (P) Ltd is India’s first Commercial grower organization with Zero Pesticide produce complying to WHO’s Codex standards, the highest food safety standard globally. We strive to be the leading producer of fresh produce, delivering nutritious and clean vegetables and fruits.

First Agro is hiring two Trainees for our vegetable production in Talkad, near Mysore. This is an ideal opportunity to gain hands-on experience as a Grower and enhance your experience in hydroponics environment while learning from experienced growers. This position has potential for advancement into an Assistant Grower in a supervisor position in four to five years as First Agro is planning 1, 500 acres of farm production all over India in next 5 years.

Trainee Growers will assist Assistant Grower and learn about seed propagation, hydroponics fertigation management, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), inventory control, and harvest management.

Role & Responsibilities:
1. Assisting Assistant Grower for planning and coordinating the production
of vegetables such as Colour capsicum, English Cucumber, Cherry Tomato and
others, from seed propagation preparation to harvest in hydroponics
environment
2. Involved in selecting and propagating seedlings and bulbs, and grafting
new varieties to root stocks
3. Maintaining crop production by cultivating, de-budding and pruning, and
maintaining optimal growing conditions in assigned greenhouses
4. Assisting assistant Grower for organising and conducting farming
operations, such as collecting, storing, grading and packaging produce for
the assigned greenhouse
5. Assisting Assistant Grower for directing and overseeing general farming
activities such as fertigation, Residual management for zero pesticides
usage using IPM
6. Maintaining and evaluating records of farming activities and planning
crop preparation and production to meet contract requirements and market
demand as per Good Agriculture Practice (GAP)
7. Supervise skilled and unskilled farm workers for the assigned greenhouses

Qualification and Experience
Fresh BSc/BCom/BA graduates in
last 1 to 6 months. Preference will be given to candidates with background in agriculture
in Mysore near Talkad, 571122
Talkad, near Mysore. We will provide basic shared accomodation at the farm. Talkad is about 110 km from Bangalore towards Mysore
Posted Dec 9   |   177 Views   |   17 Applicants
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