Conduct in-house trials mainly on Hub and surrounding areas by participating in country trial plan.
Maintain overall development of Hub
Participate in technical support activities and product development activities.
Develop trial plan based on country plan, implement it.
Develop contact farmers for conducting in-house trials for product testing.
Participation in Country Product registration plan by conducting trials in assigned territory.
Market and competitors activities in territory.
Need based Technical support to sales team and SBU on request.
Accountabilities
Conduct, evaluation and reporting on field trials ensuring these meet development priorities, budgets, time frames and goals.
Participation in data reviews meetings. Data interpretation, data presentation and support in taking decisions on product development activities.
Selecting contact farmers, selecting right locations for trials to ensure successful trials. Making fall back arrangements in case of trial failure.
Lead, coordination, planning and active participation to ensure all resource availability for conducting in-house and registration trials.
Participate and challenge protocols based on local pest, disease, farmers expectations.
Coordination with State Agriculture Universities, ICAR institutes and other recognized institutes, with in territory, for conducting registration trials as per country plan.
Conducting registration trials. Collecting reports on time, giving indication to HO on product performance from time to time. Ensure good quality reports.
Coordinate / Influence scientist for undertaking registration trials and for report availability as per timeline.
Interaction with sales colleagues, extending technical support when requested.
Keeping track of competitor’s activities, with in company code of conduct. Keeping HO informed.
Regular reporting on trials and product performance.
Keeping watch on crop /pest / new pest problems in territory. Keeping HO reported on these aspects.