Saravanan Rethinam

Digital Agronomist | Geospatial Expert at FARM PRO Consultancy
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Experience

    • India
    • Farming
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Digital Agronomist | Geospatial Expert
      • Jun 2020 - Present

      * Lead Digital Ag Solutions in Farm Pro Consultancy by integrating progressive technologies into existing farming practices. * Need analysis from farmers, contract farming, agri-business, FPOs, investors and stakeholders * Effective implementation of Mobile App solutions for Crop health and Crop cycle monitoring and management. * Application of technologies such as satellite sensors, UAV, ground sensors (weather, soil moisture), Mobile Apps based e-farming, etc. for timely and data driven decision making. * Improve productivity, profitability and resource efficiency in sustainable manner. Show less

    • Assistant Professor of Agronomy
      • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
    • Fundraising
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Independent Agritech Consultant
      • Apr 2019 - May 2020
    • India
    • Chemical Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head, Smart Farming
      • Jan 2018 - Mar 2019
    • Thailand
    • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Geo-Spatial Agriculture Specialist
      • Apr 2016 - Nov 2017

      • Develop an Integrated crop intelligence system combining satellite, GIS and sensors (IoT) to support farmers and cane through mobile decision support.• Apply remote sensing technologies for regular crop condition (vegetation index) monitoring at mill scale and prepare deviation analysis report• Apply UAV (drone) for precision crop management and health monitoring in larger farms • Develop Agricultural resource information and management for location specific agronomic management, improve productivity and resource efficiency• Analyze weather scenario and produce weather forecast report periodically, disseminate through mobile apps• Apply data analytic for problem analysis, predictive models and appropriate solutions• Strategic planning, team building, technology scouting Show less

    • Lead Crop Intelligence, Mitr Phol Sugar Corp. Thailand
      • Feb 2010 - Mar 2016

      * Developing a comprehensive Crop Intelligence system for real time reporting of crop area, yield, production and parameters impacting production. * Leading the team of researcher to analyze weather, crop area, crop condition and other factors to estimate sugarcane regularly. * Remote sensing (optical and microwave , Geographic Information System, Agro meteorology and crop simulation models applied for accurate forecast.* Initiative are taken towards application of Big data analytic for precision agriculture. * Medium term research plan preparation, analysis, reporting to top management Show less

    • India
    • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Manager Information System
      • Nov 2006 - Dec 2009

      * Introducing GPS and GIS technologies for parcel level mapping of farmers field. * Cane area mapping using remote sensing satellite * Application of this system for planning, monitoring and management of crop * Integration of nutrient mapping to parcel map for optimized fertilizer recommendation * Introducing GPS and GIS technologies for parcel level mapping of farmers field. * Cane area mapping using remote sensing satellite * Application of this system for planning, monitoring and management of crop * Integration of nutrient mapping to parcel map for optimized fertilizer recommendation

    • Sr.Researcher - Agronomy / Information System
      • Aug 2000 - Oct 2006

      • Successfully implemented geo-spatial technologies for farm level mapping with GPS and integrated information online for planning and monitoring of 300,000 ha in four years. Mitr Phol, The first in Thai Sugar Industry to implement such advanced technologies • Successfully transformed to the users, which has improved further into mobile mapping and web-GII solution for online transaction of data. AWARDS • “ICT Excellence Award” from Thailand • Geo-Spatial World Forum Award from India Show less

    • India
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Scientist
      • Aug 1997 - Jul 2000

      * Land use and Urban mapping using Remote sensing satellite and GIS * Acquired vast experience in image processing and spatial analysis in Erdas Imagine, Arc GIS * Wasteland Mapping of few districts of India * Hyderabad urban mapping from high resolution satellite picture * Land use and Urban mapping using Remote sensing satellite and GIS * Acquired vast experience in image processing and spatial analysis in Erdas Imagine, Arc GIS * Wasteland Mapping of few districts of India * Hyderabad urban mapping from high resolution satellite picture

    • Agronomist
      • Jul 1994 - Aug 1997

      * Conducting field trial to optimize the nutrient and water for different ecological zones * Soil organic improvement through green manuring * Designing and evaluating small equipment for deep planting * Mapping the cane area using satellite * Designing drainage system - Cambered bed for low land area * Transfer of technology to farmers, through extension officers * Preparing three year plan, data collection, statistical analysis and report * Conducting field trial to optimize the nutrient and water for different ecological zones * Soil organic improvement through green manuring * Designing and evaluating small equipment for deep planting * Mapping the cane area using satellite * Designing drainage system - Cambered bed for low land area * Transfer of technology to farmers, through extension officers * Preparing three year plan, data collection, statistical analysis and report

Education

  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
    Master of Science (M.Sc.), Agronomy and Crop Science
    1991 - 1994

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