Evans Joseph

Chief Operating Officer

About

Experienced Agri business management professional with over 30 years of rich, cross cultural experience, in agribusiness sector,strategy & policy,large plantations and farm management , expertise in setting up of new plantations and farms, aggregation/procurement models,spearheading production operations, Agri extension and small scale farmers development programs, value chain models. Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Rural Development,Agronomy, and Management. Strong Agri business development professional with an Agricultural science graduation and an MBA, focused in Business Administration and Management. Accomplished & result-oriented Leader with extensive experience across all phases of business, including Greenfield, business operations/production, expansions and diversification Excellent track record of independently setting-up & commissioning Greenfield projects (New Plantation & Farming), from concept to completion, involving land assembly/acquisition, agreements & MOUs, machinery purchase till final production Highly successful in managing plantations & farms of size varying from 2000 – 10000 hectares of Rice, Rubbers, Tea and other products like Spices, Soya Bean & Sesame Highly proficient in running and managing large, Out growers/small farmers farming program, with all aspects of the value chain covered. Proficient in heading state-of-the-art Manufacturing systems, processes & quality and increasing productivity Proven success in building strong business model for complete Value Chain (Own Farming, Contract /Out Growers Farming, Procurement, Processing ) Significant contributor in forming alliances & tie-ups with leading international NGOs for Farming Development and for understanding & implementing best practices improving livelihood & skills of farmers People-friendly, collaborative & approachable with strong interpersonal, analytical and problem solving skills; sensitive to the dynamics of cross-cultural work-spaces

Country

India

City

Mumbai

Industry

Food Production

Skill

Operations, Leadership, People Management, Organizational Leadership, Communication, English, Social Sustainability, Microsoft Office, Strategic Partnerships, Team Leadership, Executive Management, Operations Management, Teamwork, Analytical Skills, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Fruit, Sustainable Agriculture

Experience

Chief Operating Officer

Hortifrut IG Berries

2023-2 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

India

Chief Operating Officer - India

HORTIFRUT

2023-2 - 2023-3 · 2 mos

India

General Manager-Rice Project

DANGOTE GROUP

2018-8 - 2023-3 · 4 yrs 8 mos

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

General Manager - Development & Farming

Mulia Group

2015-1 - 2018-7 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Jakarta, Indonesia

Spearheading the entire gamut of operations on project planning and implementation of completely mechanized & irrigated farm producing Rice spread across 10000 hectares of land (proposed 16000 hectares), in West Papua Province of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Pioneering set-up of Greenfield project of Rice, Sugarcane & Corn involving land assembly, planning, finalization of farm design & layout, procurement of farm machinery, identification of new irrigation methods & structures, planning of cropping calendar and best practice implementation on rice cultivation Identified best practices of cultivation & management through demonstrations and trials at rice farms and corn farms in Java Island in Indonesia during 2 seasons (Wet & Dry) per year Successfully achieved production levels of 7tones/ha against world average of 4

Head - Farm Operations & CRS at Olam International

Olam

2007-7 - 2014-12 · 7 yrs 6 mos

Nigeria

Establishing the largest Rice farm in Africa- 6000Ha. fully machanized, irrigated with precision levelled field, and round the year cropping (min. two seasons/yr).Planted and harvested 1000Ha. in 2012-13 and 3000Ha in wet season of 2013-14 with all time high yields, and expect to complete 6000 Ha. by 2015. Managing the Outgrowers/Extension program, Nucleus/ Contract farming up to 10,000 Ha, with 10000 farmers covering Benue, Kwara, Anambra and Niger states of Nigeria, Procurement of produce directly from the farmers and from open markets. And several extension programs / initiatives as part of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability and corporate commercial farming projects, This includes the complete “Rice value chain program” in partnership with USAID , NGO's and other stake holders. Played a key role in the establishment of this green field project, from its inception, specially on community and environment management, maintaining good relations with government and related agencies. Commenced a new Out Growers program1n 2014 for 3000 farmers covering 4000Ha. in partnership with USAID and government agencies in Nassarawa stateof Nigeria

Manager - Plantations

A V Thomas Group Companies

1995-9 - 2007-6 · 11 yrs 10 mos

India

Managing the plantations of Tea, Rubber as major crop, and cardomom, coffee, vanila, and other spices:- Managing of large Rubber plantations, including nursery, planting, upkeep, harvest and processing of rubber. All agronomic and cultivation operations , which includes planning and execution of various timely operations, work force management, relations with trade unions, relationship management with governmental and statutory agencies. Introduction and adoption of new and innovative platforms for production and productivity Improvement, in various operations of cultivation. Actively involved in research and development of various methods and technologies for productivity improvement, and efficient management of the plantations. Managing of large tea plantations with all operations including manufacture of tea. Overlooking the Rubber & Spices division with Cardamom, Pepper,Coffee,Vanilla and Nutmeg.