Role & responsibilities
Strategic
Stay at the technical edge of agronomy and crop protection/nutrition relevant to field development, and apply emerging knowledge to trial design and product positioning.
Operational Trials & Product Development
Field-validate current formulations developed by the internal R&D; team ahead of launch, and run a structured feedback loop on efficacy, crop response and phytotoxicity back to R&D.;
Supervise the CRO bio-efficacy programme (protocol compliance, site selection, data quality) without duplicating CRO-run studies; run dealer and key-farmer demo plots directly.
Own trial data collect, validate and analyse it, and turn findings into field-ready recommendations and the contemporary Package of Practices (PoP).
Operational Farmer Engagement & Launch Support
Conduct demonstrations and village meetings that establish product performance and educate farmers.
Provide in-field crop advisory — diagnostic support for pest attacks, nutrient deficiencies and diseases at the farm.
Support current-product launches with Key Farmers, and equip the field sales team with product knowledge,



technical bulletins and competitor differentiation.
Operational — Market Intelligence
Report field performance, competitor activity and pest dynamics back to R&D; and marketing with structured, evidence-based feedback.
People & Collaboration
Coordinate with field officers (TSEs/TSMs) to keep trials, demos and market-development activities on protocol, and collaborate closely with R&D; and CRO partners.

Preferred candidate profile
B.Sc. / M.Sc. in Agriculture (Agronomy, Entomology or Plant Pathology preferred).
3–5 years in agri-inputs — crop protection, crop nutrition or biostimulants — in a field development, technical or agronomy role.
Hands-on with field trials, demonstrations and farmer training; sound practical diagnosis of pest, disease and nutrient problems.
Working knowledge of Karnataka cropping systems (paddy, tomato, chilli, horticulture); disciplined with trial data and reporting.
Fluent in Kannada and English; own two-wheeler and valid licence; comfortable with extensive rural travel.

📌 Agronomist Field Development Bengaluru
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📍 Bengaluru