Evans Joseph

Background

About Evans Joseph

Experienced Agri business management professional with over 27years 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 – 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