Agriculture jobs in India or abroad are really sought after as these are one of the never ending jobs. This is because, agriculture is an indispensable part of our society. In order to survive, human beings need food and that comes from agriculture. Earlier agriculture was just the farming and mere a need rather than a profession. But at present farming is not only a need but a profession. Even agriculture is the part of every nation's economy as many food products are exported to other countries.
So keep the society self-sufficient in terms of food, growth and economy the country must have a sustainable agriculture industry. To have sustainable agriculture the country needs, agriculture scientists, farmers, agricultural engineers, animal husbandry scientist who can give quality food through research and keep a vigil on the food, grain, fruit production.
Major Agriculture Jobs Description
Agricultural Inspectors
Agriculture job as agricultural inspector is all about checking the quality of fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat and grains. As an agricultural inspector you must know the laws related to the health, safety and quality of meat, fruits, vegetables, poultry and eggs. In this type of agriculture job numerous visits to the site are made by the agricultural inspector for inspection. Samples are then taken for the test. To test the livestock for any kind of disease, agricultural inspector takes the veterinarian along.
To become an agriculture inspector one must complete the courses in biology or agricultural science or complete the Bachelors in Agriculture. This is a four year regular degree from college or University. Work hours in this agriculture job are long and irregular.
Farm Manager
Farm manager in agriculture jobs manages the whole farm and the farm manager responsibilities depend upon the size of the farm. Under him or her are the various operations of farm and their coordination. Farm manager on small farm look after the entire process and also do some of the manual labor. Whereas farm manager of a large farm instead of whole process looks after the single facet of the agriculture that can be growing, selling, procuring, storing or marketing.
As a farm manager in agriculture job you will have to look after the the crops, their growing period, harvesting, plantation of next crop. Also you will have to look after which crop to grow, which variety and how to grow. Also there are many full time as well as part time employees for manual labor.
If you are interested to become a farm manager then you can get the two-four years degree in farm management. Also you can opt for agricultural economics, animal science, business, dairy or crop management.
Horticultural Consultant
Horticultural consultant in agricultural can be a business specialist, or technical specialist who look into the matter of their client and give them possible solution. Analysis of yield and how much in the financial return is also checked. In this agriculture job operational cost, environmental assessment, writing technical manuals, providing expert opinion etc. If you are looking for a job as horticulture consultant then you can check the plant and tree nurseries, farmers, botanical gardens, public gardens, commercial growers of crops or flowers and other public spaces.
Dairy Manager
Agricultural jobs in dairy manager need the expert who can plan the dairy production as per market requirement, maintain the quality standards, reduce the waste production,
Person looking for a agriculture job in dairy management can either do B.Sc. In Dairy Technology or B.Tech or B.E. In Agriculture.
Agricultural Engineer
Agricultural engineer is a very flourishing career in agriculture jobs. As an agricultural engineer you will have to be equipped with the agriculture technology, biological sciences, farm, power and machinery, soil and water conservation, agricultural products and their production. Also many other things are taken care in this agriculture job which are diseases of plant and animal and their control, insect control. All in all the agricultural engineer job is one of the most challenging agriculture jobs.
Government Jobs in Agriculture
You can also become Agricultural Research Scientist (ARS) but these agriculture jobs in India are given to the candidates who clear the ARS-NET, an entrance examination,. After clearing this exam candidate will become lecturer in agriculture.
After this you can also go for the agricultural job as Agriculture Development Officers (ADO) that is of same level to Block Development Officers (BDO). This too needs the clearing of entrance examination.
Private Jobs in Agriculture
If you want to join private sector then you become a Research Scientist there. You will work in the laboratories. This agriculture job needs education till doctoral level i.e. Ph. D.
You can become also become Farm Technician (after class X), Scientist I, Scientist II and Scientist III Workshop Staff and Lab Technician. These jobs in agriculture are published by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), New Delhi.
Agriculture jobs in India are also growing in number as India is a agriculture rich country. There are many firms and companies who are offereing agriculture jobs in India. These include, Rapid Overseas, M.M Tractors, Shaheen Foods Ltd, Silver Stringz Group, ECL Agrotech Limited, VNR Seeds Private Limited, Albarakah Feed Mill, Danish Corp., WGW Company, Go Green Nursery Pvt. Ltd, Skilled Management Corporation etc. Also there are many agricultural consultants who are search agriculture jobs for you.
Jobs in agriculture are also given in commercial firms and recruiting young people who have the education in this sector. In commercial firms agricultural jobs are related to agricultural finance, transportation, grading, sales, storage and finance. Wholesale and retail market of agriculture is covered here.
You can agriculture job search in the following companies
Seeds Companies
- A.G.Sunseeds (I) Pvt.Ltd.
- Advanta India Limited
- Agro Biotech
- Balaji Seed
- Bhakti Biotech Pvt.Ltd.
- Daftari Agro Private Limited
Flower Companies
- Indo American Hybrid Seeds (India) Pvt.Ltd
- Novartis India – Seeds Division
- Namdhari Seeds (Pvt) Ltd
Vegetable Companies
- Namdhari Seeds (Pvt) Ltd
- Century Seeds Pvt.Ltd
- Indo-American Hybrid Seeds (India) Pvt.Ltd
- Nath Royal Ltd
- Proagro Seed Company Ltd
- Sunseeds India Private Limited
Agricultural Consultants in India
Shella Consultants, Mumbai, Maharashtra
+(91)-(22)-40467600 (30 lines)
Benchmark Consultants, Karol Bagh, New Delhi
+(91)-(11)-23535394
Education Requirement for Agriculture Jobs
There are many kinds of agriculture jobs and almost all the agricultural jobs except for few like farm and ranch workers need proper education from the University or college. There are many subjects that are studied if you are looking for jobs in agriculture. These can be
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Fisheries Science
- Forestry
- Home Science
- Sericulture
- Veterinary Science
- Agricultural Engineering
- dairy Technology
- Food Science & Technology
- Agriculture Marketing
- Banking & Cooperation
You can do B.Sc. In agriculture covering these subjects. After completing the B.Sc you can go for the M.Sc in agriculture specializing any of the subject. Here you can pick
- Agri Botany, Agri Bio-Technology, Agri Chemistry; Agri Economics, Agri Extension, Agri Engineering, Agri Statistics & Agri Zoology, Agri Entomology
- Agronomy
- Extension Education
- Forestry, Social Forestry
- Farming System Management
- Horticulture Mycology, Micro Biology, Nematology, Plant Physiology, Ecology, Plant Pathology, Seed
- Technology
- Soil Science, Soil Conservation
- Sericulture
- Tea Husbandry
List of Agriculture Colleges, Universities and Institutes In India
- AP Agricultural University, Agricultural College Bapatla AP
- Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Agriculture Institute, Allhabad, Uttar Pradesh
- Amar Singh College, Lakhaoty, Bulandshahar, UP
- Anand Niketan, College of Agriculture, Murtizapur Road, Krishinagar, Akola, Maharashtra
- AP Agricultural University, College of Agriculture, Naura, AP
- AP Agricultural University, SU Agricultural College, Tirupati, AP
- Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat - 785 013
- Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Ranchi - 834 006
- BRD College, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh
- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Seven Bungalows, J.P.Road, Versova, Mumbai - 400 061
- Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur - 208 002
- Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar - 4
- College of Agriculture, Dhule, Maharahtra
- College of Agriculture, Ehiplima, Sambalpur, Orissa
- College of Agriculture, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
- College of Agriculture, Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra
- College of Agriculture, Nagpur, Maharashtra
- College of Agriculture, RAK, Sehore, Madhya Prades
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- College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Trivandrum, Kerala
- College, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160 014
- DR.Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola - 104
- Forestry Research Institute, Dehra Dun - 248 006
- Gochar Mahavidyalaya, Rampur, Maniharam, Saharanpur, UP
- Gujarat Agricultural University, Sardar Krushinagar - 506
- Gujarat Agriculture University, College of Agriculture, Junagadh, Gujarat
- Guru Nanak Dev University, Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab
- Haryana Agriculture University, College of Agriculture, Kaul, Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur
- IIT-Kharagpur, Kharagpur - 721 302
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 012
- Indian Institute of Business Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380015 (Offers :Post Graduate)
- Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Krishak Nagar
- Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Krishak
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture at BHU, Varanasi - 221 005
- Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur-4
- Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Thrissur - 680 654, Ph:0487-370822
- Kulbhaskar Ashram Degree College, Allahabad, UP
- Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishi Nagar, Parbhani
- Narendra Deva University of Agricultural & Technology, Faizabad - 224 229
- National Degree College, Barhalganj, Gorakhpur, UP
- National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad - 30
- North-Eastern Hill University School of Agricultural Science and Rural Development, Medziphem, Nagaland
- Pant University of Agriculture & Technology. Pantnagar
- Postgraduate College, Rabindrapuri, Ghazipur, UP
- Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - 141 004
- Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner - 334 002
- RMP(PG)College, Narsan, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar-191
- Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Shivaji Nagar, Morshi Road, Amravati, Maharashtra
- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore -3
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore - 560 065
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishinagar, Dharwad - 5
- University of Rajasthan, BBD Government College Chimanpura, Shahpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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