Agriculture degree gives you the knowledge and skills to either manage agricultural businesses or work in the areas of agricultural sales, food production and farming journalism. This – multidisciplinary field – comprises of a variety of scientific, technical & business subjects. Now, the demand for a trained professional is high in the agriculture field. There are many jobs in government as well as in private organizations.
Towards harnessing India’s demographic dividend, the report explicitly details skill development, entrepreneurship, and enhanced employability of the graduates
| Name of the job | Aim of the job | Roles and Responsibilities of the job | Functions of the job | Employers |
| Agricultural consultant | Appeal if a candidate is interested in rural issues and enjoy advising and supporting others | Visit clients to identify and evaluate their business and/or technical requirements, etc | Ensure their clients’ businesses or enterprises are running as efficiently as possible. They must be aware of the business and legislative implications of their advice
Clients may include: Farmers Growers Landowners Conservation organizations Public bodies Other agricultural businesses in manufacturing and services |
Agricultural and Environmental consultancies
Charitable organizations Environmental and Conservation bodies Commercial companies Farming cooperatives Not-for-profit international organizations Property firms that have specialist agricultural divisions The public sector |
| Farm manager | Must have technical and practical competence, and the ability to make sound business decisions | Plan finances and production to maintain farm progress against budget parameters, maintain and monitor the quality of yield, etc | Work with either animal production, dairy or crop production. | Large estates
Agricultural colleges Large food-producing companies Smaller farms Farm management companies |
| Plant breeder/geneticist | Improving the quality and performance of existing agricultural, horticultural crops and create new varieties of plants | Produce research aims and objectives, predict the cost of the work, research methods and techniques for improving plant breeding, etc | Develop useful traits in plants, such as disease resistance and drought tolerance, also work to improve characteristics such as appearance | Government research agencies
Commercial plant breeding companies Genetic engineering firms Seed specialists |
| Name of the job | Aim of the job | Roles and Responsibilities of the job | Functions of the job | Employers |
| Crop Specialist | Help farmers to plant and manage sustainable crops | Work with various teams (agronomy, seed production, IT, etc.) in assessing and implementing solutions | Need to coordinate different data collection initiatives such as in-field data and plant performance-based metrics | Across functional industries |
| Fertilizer sales representative | Responsible for wholesale fertilizer sales, strategy, and growth of their territory | Assist in necessary efforts to procure, transport, and distribute purchases and sales in the territory of responsibility and act like a total team player | Develop the trust & confidence of the retailer through knowledge of products, persuasive presentations and overcoming objections | Across functional industries |
| Agriculture officer | Need to collect samples in the field, have to talk to farmers & others involved in the industry or introduce different techniques & products that could improve soil quality | Have to divide their time on the field and on the laboratory | Specialize in producing as well as improving food crops through conducting experiments and developing methods of production | Across functional industries |
| Seed developer/scientist | Engage in the work of developing high yielding varieties seeds or genetically modified seed, or pest-resistant seeds | Develop and implement new technologies that enhance Seed Quality with a primary focus on Seed Treatments | Understanding and designing of novel physiological and physical principles in seed germination | Join government institutes or a big firm of seed development |
The Fifth Deans’ Committee Report of ICAR emphasizes on, underpinning the congruence of excellence and relevance, has judiciously updated the curricula, course contents, and degree nomenclature, and recommended reforms in admission and examination, pedagogy, faculty requirement, governance etc. Towards harnessing India’s demographic dividend, the
report explicitly details skill development, entrepreneurship, and enhanced employability of the graduates.
Government Jobs
Research Officer, Quality Assurance Officer, Agriculture Officer, Agriculture Loan Officer, Production Manager, Operations Manager, KRISHI VIKASH KENDRA, Agricultural Development Officer, Agricultural Extension Officers, Assistant Officer, Field Officers, Government contractual projects
The thrust on creating trained quality human resources in the Agriculture Sector through the countrywide establishment of State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) in the 1960s onwards, along with the deemed universities, had ushered in the Green Revolution, followed by White, Yellow, and Blue Revolutions. The National Agricultural Research, Education and Extension (NAREE) system, one of the largest in the world, had congruently generated the needed scientists, teachers, researchers, technologists, technologies and technology transfer systems to transform India from Ship-to-Mouth situation to the Right-to-Food status.
| Highest-Paying Careers in Agriculture | |
| Agricultural Operations Manager | In charge of maintaining processes in huge agri-business such as grain manufacturing and mills |
| Animal Geneticist | Crossbreed different species to create a new breed (or hybrid) of animals that are much more resilient |
| Food Scientist | To make sure that the food produced in the agricultural sector is safe for consumption |
| Agricultural Engineer | Design agricultural equipment & machinery and also test them out to ensure that they work properly that are made within government regulations |
| Agronomy Sales Manager | Train the team that will travel to different places to educate farmers on how to care for their land and crops properly. They also promote & sell their products which are normally seeds, soil and fertilizers |
| Agricultural Economist | Not only they work as researchers and market analysts but also as business advisors, consultants and land appraisers. |
| Agricultural Lawyer | Deal with mitigating disputes on land, issues concerning the agricultural infrastructure, insurance and intellectual property. |
