Cane Development Lead

Job Description

Strategy and Planning Devise an effective cane procurement module to facilitate smooth cane procurement on part of the DBSIL and also help farmers preplan their cane harvesting schedule for a smooth supply of their harvest in the crushing season Prepare annual as we'll as season-wise cane development budgets in line with the strategies and production plans devised by the Production Head Customer Engage with farmers towards cane development by promoting various yield improvement techniques through a structured educational and extension program Spread knowledge on advanced practices in agronomy, cropping practices and plant protection programme to farmers Work closely with the farmers and continuously motivate them for adopting new promising varieties of cane replacing the old and degenerated varieties Liaise with new farmers or farmers with new cultivable land to promote monetary benefits of sugarcane plantation in order to cover more area under sugarcane plantation Liaise with Government authorities like Cane Development Board to facilitate statutory permissions and subsidized institutional loans for farmers Operations Supply sugarcane farmers with high yielding variety seeds Ensure initiation of use of modern techniques and IT tools for monitoring, developing and procuring cane from the command area Incentivize sugarcane development program by providing seed and seed transport subsidies to the farmers to facilitate growing early, improved/high sugared varieties of cane Identify gaps in prevailing methods of cane cultivation and suggest low cost alternatives like trench planting and wider spacing to improve cane yields Ensure continuous surveillance of cane crop round the year and support farmers in keeping the crop healthy and disease free Self/ Team Development Review and monitor performance of team members and provide requisite developmental support/ inputs Recommend training as required for team s development Develop the team and update their knowledge base to cater the organization need Strategize avenues for enhancing employee satisfaction in the function, resulting in high engagement levels of employees