Experience

4 years -5 years

Job category

Fruits & Vegetables

Salary

Rs. 50000

Apply before :

Mon Sep 19, 2022

Job Type :

Full-time, Part-time

Education

B.Sc.(Agri), M.Sc. (Horti)

Posted Date

Wed Aug 17, 2022

Job Summary

5-12 years of work experience in the Fresh Fruits and Vegetable value chain operations

Knowledge and experience in the FnV ecosystem including farmers, traders, buyers, government, and industry agencies

Capable of understanding, writing and presenting technical information to various internal and external stakeholders

Good communication skills in English and Hindi

Willingness to travel

Job Description

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• Interface with ecosystem stakeholders (academia, trade, farmers, key buyers etc.) for their grading requirements and communicate the same to internal teams, specifically regarding desirable and undesirable aspects of FnV.
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• Interface with institutional stakeholders (Govt, Academia and Trade bodies) to source information that is critical to internal teams. Communicate on a periodic basis to these bodies for influencing their directions with respect to FnV quality and grades.
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• Map various stakeholders and their understanding of quality and grades.
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• Based on stakeholder inputs, advise internal teams for prioritizing FnV characteristics for the development of non-invasive models and as product features
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• Sourcing of FnV (good and defects) as required by the internal team
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• Map the various activities in the FnV value chain for defects and characters desired. This includes farmer practices on the farm and off-the-farm, how damages are prevented and handled and aspects of storage
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• Identify and explain defects in images of FnV generated for product development
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• Create and maintain a dossier of defects and characteristics of FnV as recognized by each of the stakeholders.
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• Reviewing information in the public domain, published papers, and industry publications and providing key information to the internal teams.
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• Work with institutional stakeholders in standardizing grades
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• Configure grading of FnV on Zentron Hortisort systems for demonstration and training of grades and standards and training to external stakeholders
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• Contribute to maximizing product-market fit by participating in the Hortisort product definition
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• Keep updated on packhouse specifications, equipment, processes, and technical information that will help the business team.