Horticulture Head

Job Description

Posted Date : 28 Oct 2024 Function/Business Area : Corporate Services Location : Jamnagar Job Responsibilities : . Overall in-charge of Horticulture activities at JMD. To set and achieve planned business plan quality and production targets most economically, complying with all the statutory and safety regulations / procedures. Providing leadership, direction, motivation and guidance to his team of personnel to achieve efficient results Education Requirement : Must have B.Sc/M.Sc./Ph. D in Horticulture with 20-25 years of experience Experience Requirement : Horticulture with 20-25 years of experience Skills & Competencies : Skills Fundamentals of horticulture. Basis of plant growth & development Soil- plant relationship Water & nutrient requirements of hort. crops Principles of weed management Training & pruning techniques of hort. crops Planting densities, high density/ultra high density planting systems Orchard and garden management systems Maturity indices for different crops Post harvest handling methods. Use of plant growth regulators in Horticulture New cultivars of various crop species Major diseases & pests and their control Role of climate & weather in horticulture management Irrigation systems latest propagation techniques Job Accountabilities To provide technical guidance and monitor all the horticultural operational activities Refine and revise technology manuals on cultivation practices for plantation and maintenance of plantations Demonstrate & train the Managers in important field operations To prepare the revenue and capital budgets to seek approvals for the budgets/proposals To arrange for procurement of various inputs/machinery/tools etc To arrange for maintenance of plantations & machinery/equipment#s/buildings/facilities through the contractors To arrange for the security of the land/ plantations/ machinery/buildings etc in the possession of the department Monitoring the water requirements of all the plantations as per the age of plantations, season and physiological stage of plants To arrange for the disposal of the farm produce To monitor maintaining the accounts of the department. And comply with audit of the accounts To develop norms regarding costs/water/labour required for various activities for future use Monitor the soil and plant health especially regarding the soil salinity and pH and their effects on the plant growth and production Continuous pest surveillance and suggest remedial measures for any disease / pest incidence occurring on all the plantations Investigate any new incidence of disease or pest occurring with the help of outside experts in the field Work out the protocol for conversion of 120 acres of mango plantations into Homa Organic Farming system on a trial basis and evaluate it with conventional production system Facilitate conversion of entire existing horticulture plantations into Homa Organic Farming in phased manner Plan and implement massive Jumbo Kesar mango nursery of two lakh grafts for captive plantation and for sale Facilitate conversion of conventional Kesar mango trees into Reliance Jumbo Kesar variety by top working in 3-5 years Get IPR for Reliance Jumbo Kesar by complying requirements Identify bottlenecks in existing production and get them debottlenecked through R & D Provide technical inputs in preparing & maintaining new plantations at JMD for areas under organic system of production Provide technical advice to sister companies in their horticulture business To prepare and submit MIS reports Prepare performance appraisals and training needs of all the persons working in Horticulture department .