The Lead Farm development (Sarathi) is responsible for leading multiple Field Extension Supervisors (Mithra) to drive farmer productivity, sustainable agriculture, milk quality, procurement growth, and farmer profitability across assigned regions.

The role provides strategic direction, operational leadership, and performance governance to ensure standardized implementation of Akshayakalpa's integrated farming model. The Lead farm development (Sarathi) acts as the key bridge between organizational strategy and field execution by strengthening team capability, driving operational excellence, and ensuring achievement of productivity and business targets.

Key Responsibilities

1. Regional Leadership & Team Management

- Lead, mentor, and develop Area Officer – Farm development (Mithra).
- Conduct monthly performance reviews and coaching sessions.
- Develop succession plans for key field positions.
- Promote a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Driver cross departmental coordination

2. Strategic Planning & Regional Execution

- Translate organizational strategy into actionable regional plans.
- Develop annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly operational plans.
- Allocate resources based on regional priorities.
- Review implementation effectiveness and take corrective actions.

3. Farmer Productivity & Dairy Development

Provide strategic oversight for improving:

- Average milk yield and Herd productivity
- Reproductive efficiency, Calf growth and survival
- Animal nutrition, welfare and housing management

Work closely with Veterinary, Nutrition, and Farm Commissioning teams to forecast and manage bottlenecks in timely manner.

4. Agriculture & Fodder Development

Ensure large-scale implementation of:

- Fodder security programs, multi-cut fodder cultivation and silage production
- Soil fertility improvement and organic nutrient management
- Crop diversification, vegetable production and agroforestry
- Water conservation and climate-resilient agriculture

Monitor adoption and productivity improvements across all clusters.

5.



Integrated Farming Systems

Lead implementation of integrated farming practices including:

- Crop-livestock integration, composting and slurry utilization
- Biogas systems and circular nutrient management
- Water recycling, Tree-based farming and carbon sequestration initiatives

Develop model integrated farming clusters.

6. Milk Procurement & Regional Growth

Drive achievement of:

- Farmer acquisition, retention and milk procurement targets
- Cluster expansion, route optimization and BMC utilization
- Milk quality improvement and procurement cost optimization

Identify current procurement opportunities while minimizing milk diversion.

7. Milk Quality & Compliance

Ensure complete adherence to:

- Clean Milk Production SOPs, organic Standards and antibiotic-free milk protocols
- Aflatoxin control programs, MBRT standards and Farm biosecurity

Drive zero quality deviations across the region and FAT/SNF improvement

8. Farmer Development & Capacity Building

Lead region-wide initiatives for:

- Farmer training programs, exposure visits
- Demonstration farms and lead farmer development
- Knowledge dissemination, adoption of technology and best management practices
- Promote innovation across clusters.

Improve farmer capability and adoption of regenerative farming practices.

9. Farmer Economics & Financial Inclusion

Support improvement in:

- Cost of milk production, Enterprise diversification, Farm cash flow and Farm profitability
- Investment planning, Credit facilitation, Loan utilization and Return on investment

Work with financial partners to improve farmer access to capital.

10. Data Management, MIS & Analytics

Ensure:





- Digital platform utilization and Accurate field data collection
- Data quality audits, MIS compliance and KPI dashboards
- Predictive analytics and Actionable business insights

Promote a data-driven decision-making culture.

Coverage Norms

- Lead 5+ Area officers – Farm development (Mithra)
- Indirectly manage 25 Executive farm development (Sethu)
- Support approximately 2500 - 3000 farmers
- Oversee 60–120 villages
- Conduct 3–5 field reviews per day
- Complete monthly Area performance reviews
- Conduct quarterly business reviews

Skills & Competencies

Technical Competencies

- Dairy and fodder production systems
- Integrated farming systems, Agronomy and Soil science
- Animal nutrition, Milk quality systems and organic agriculture
- Water resource management and Farm mechanization

Operational Competencies

- Project management, Data analytics and business planning
- Risk management

People Competencies

- Farmer engagement, Relationship management and Influencing skills
- Communication, Negotiation and Collaboration

Digital Competencies

- Advanced MS Excel, Data visualization and Presentation skills
- Mobile field applications

Other requirements

· Should have Two-wheeler, Helmet along with Vehicle documents, Driving License, and Insurance.

· Should be willing to work anywhere in Maharashtra

Qualifications & Experience

Education

- B.Sc. Agriculture / B.Tech Agriculture
- Master’s degree in agriculture, Dairy Science, Animal Husbandry, Agribusiness, Rural Management, MBA-Agribusiness or related discipline (Preferred)

Experience

- 5+ years of experience in agriculture extension, dairy development, integrated farming systems, livestock development, or rural development.
- Minimum 2+ years of experience leading large scale multi-location field programs.
- Experience in managing dairy cooperatives, producer companies, FPOs, or integrated dairy businesses is preferred.

Pay: ₹600,000.00 - ₹700,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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