CURRICULUM VITAEName Address : : PRAVEEN SHARMA A-6, Sri Nagari, Talegaon Dabhade Taluka Maval, Dist. Pune, 410506 Tel : +91 2114 27723 Mobile: +91 9422522141 E- Mail : [email protected] http://www.floraconsult.com 01.01.1962 Agricultural Engineer Proficiency in Hi Tech Farming Hindi, English - Excellent Arabic, Swahili – Conversation Web Site Age Profession Languages Known Academic Record Degrees Obtained : : : : : Name of Institute Year of Passing OGPA/Division B.Tech. (Agril.Engineering) College of Agricultural Engineering, Jabalpur, M.P. College of Technology & Agril. Engg. Udaipur, Raj. June’1984 3.69/4.00 I Division I Division M.Engg. (Agril.) Nov’1986 Work History Position Held 1. Consultant 2. President 3. Vice-President 4. Manager 5. Asst.Professor 6. Scientist Pool Officer 7. Agricultural Engineer Name of Organization Flora Consult : Country India India India Uganda India India Saudi Arabia From July’97 Apr’97 Jan,96 Aug’89 May’89 Oct’88 Jun’86 To Till Date Jul,97 Mar’97 Jan’96 Jul’89 May’89 Jan’88 Fila Rozil Export Pvt.Ltd. Pune Stokman Roses ( I) Ltd., Mumbai Sugar Corporation Of Uganda Ltd, Lugazi, College of Tech. & Agril. Engg, Junagadh, Gujarat Indian Agricultural Research Institute, ( I.A.R.I.), Delhi Dates & Citrus Project, Al Rashid Group , Riyadh . 1 NHB and Floriculture Today. Land Mark Agrotech Pvt. To train skilled and unskilled workers in various activities of the project development.Flower Project at Chennai g. at Pune.Floriculture Today. 7. Delivered lecture at “International Seminar on Commercial Floriculture” at “FLORA2000”. To incorporate innovative marketing methods for the development of domestic market in India. To develop hi tech floriculture in new regions of India. Pune f. Gujarat h. Worked as Vice President at Global Agritech Pvt.5 Ha Cut Rose project situated at Kamshet at the foothills of Lonawala. 4.Need of the hour" 2. irrigation systems. in Maval Taluka. ISFP is body of floriculture professionals engaged in flower industry. Hydroponics in Indian Floriculture. The design and installation of all the green houses and irrigation system will be done by the team led by the undersigned. Kenya . Sheetal Biotech. Kenya.An export oriented project of 27Ha b. plant material etc. Zuri Roses. The main theme of the work revolves around expansion of the project with low cost wooden green houses. Limited – A 25 Acres project in Karnataka. 3. c. this is an ambitious project located at Village Takve. To incorporate appropriate technology for the development of hi tech projects region wise. The undersigned was responsible for the planning. – A 15 Acres project at Gujarat e. Established a modern show house for International Breeder Schreurs at Global Agritech I Pvt Ltd. Flora Consult is working on expansion of additional 50 Ha of this project.. Flora Consult Projects: a. Rohan Floriculture. – 15 acres export oriented flower project. To develop international markets to enable the growers to get highest returns for its product. Gujarat Work Experience: 1. To increase the viability of Indian Floriculture by backward and forward integration of industry. since 2003. Nyahruru. The Fila Rozil is a 2. organised by APEDA. The project erection and functioning was completed in record three and half month’s time. 5.President. 6. 2005. Ltd. MIDC Floriculture park at Talegaon Dabhade.” National Symposium on Recent Advances in Floriculture” 4-6th March’2008 Flora Consult and its activities: The objectives of Flora Consult are as followed: 1. “Successful model for the development of floriculture in new regions of India. 2. for exports of flowers. 2. Ltd. To introduce latest and right type of cultivars to get best yields and proper markets. Maria Flora. implementation and operation of complete project. The title of the paper was " Rose Projects.At Surat. Prima Rosa Flowers. VSL Agrotech Pvt. Papers Published: 1.A flower export project of 37 Ha. Ltd. 3. Aathi River.Indian Society of Floriculture Professionals. India July. Worked as President Fila Rozil Exports (P) Ltd. d. This was one of the low 2 . Best Roses Biotech Pvt. This is first Indian floriculture project awarded ISO9002. has proved its worth to the project. Two more Detailed Project Reports were completed for the similar projects in Uganda. The undersigned was responsible for the project implementation. The project was a joint venture with a well known Dutch Rose company called Stokman Rozen. The project size became 7 Ha of one dozen varieties of roses including one Ha of out door roses. Feasibility for the expansion of the project to 20 Ha was also completed. Worked as Manager at Sugar Corporation of Uganda Ltd. coordination with the collaborators. Green House. project management etc. strategy planning. The project was independently managed by undersigned. The project is known as the best in Uganda.. cold storage facility etc. The complete project was managed by the undersigned the main activities are given below: 3 . 3. Computerized Irrigation and fertigation. Presently the project is running successfully. The project was completed with technical consultation from Israeli and Dutch consultants . The Sugar Corporation decided to venture in to Cut Flower export business in 1991. * Erection and technical installation: Complete supervision and monitoring of the erection and technical installations was performed which included: a) Green House Erection b) Computerized Irrigation and Fertigation System c) Centralized Plant Protection Unit d) Post Harvest Handling Centre * Marketing of Flowers: The marketing arrangements were made with two import agents for the half the produce and remaining half was exported directly to Dutch Auctions.5 Ha project of green house roses with option for the expansion up to 10 Ha. The feasibility study proved to be success and all the projections indicated were achieved. The unit was 100% EOU. The entire responsibility of initiation and implementation was given to undersigned. The prices fetched by the flowers were very attractive and were always higher than the average price for given variety at a given time. Worked as Vice President in Stokman Roses (I) Ltd for a 4 Ha Cut Rose Project. Lugazi. Uganda. * Selection and sourcing of material: The material for the project was sourced from Israel and Holland. The selection of material viz. 4.The undersigned has worked hand in hand with Israeli and Dutch consultants.cost project having every input of indigenous origin. * Project planning and schedule of implementation: The project was planned according to international standards. The project was successfully completed in scheduled duration. marketing arrangements. * Project management: The undersigned worked thoroughly with Israeli and Dutch experts on project management front for one year. The main activities undertaken are given below: * Feasibility study of the project: The feasibility study of the project was done in 1991 for 2. field equipment. Worked under Plasticulture Development Scheme at Water Technology Centre.The job included full time teaching. Plastic Mulching and Packaging of Agriculture Produce. Saudi Arabia. b) Studies on the low cost green house design. f) Supervision of the agriculture machinery operation and performance. The courses undertaken for teaching : a) Industrial Engineering b) Irrigation and Drainage Engineering c) Hydrology and Watershed Management Extra Curricular Activities: a) Represented Central Province Basket Ball Team in the National Tournaments in India. The main crops were Date Palm .New Delhi . was selected among the probable of the Indian Team in the years 1978 to1 980 4 . b) Irrigation and Fertigation scheduling and implementation of whole farm. c) Comparison of the Tomato yields in Green House vis a vis out door. d) Studies on the effect of different types of mulches on the productivity of vegetable crops.R. Citrus and Wheat. The duties performed during the tenure are as under : a) Design and Installation of drip irrigation for 800 Ha Orchards Farm. Citrus and Wheat farm at Al Hasa. The project was owned by Al Rashid Group of Riyadh. e) Operation and maintenance of 200 Ha Center Pivot Irrigation Systems. The scheme was promoted by ICAR and Indian Petrochemical Corporation Ltd. d) Design and Implementation of Sub Surface Drainage system for300 Ha area with salinity hazards. 6. f) Arranged exhibitions for the promotion of the use of plastics in agriculture with special emphasis on green house cultivation and drip irrigation. c) Design and installation of solid set sprinkler system for 400 ha Wheat project. India as Scientist Pool Officer.I. Drip Irrigation .A. Junagadh. 5.a) Green House Management b) Crop Management c) Irrigation and Nutrition Management d) Post harvest Management e) Marketing f) Administration 4. e) Planning of annual farm budget and activities. g) Training of irrigation personnel from various Government agencies under Trainers Training Program. at I. Worked as Agricultural Engineer at Dates. for the promotion of the use of the plastics in Agriculture . During the tenure following were the main topics of experiment : a) Feasibility studies on Plastic Green Houses for off season vegetable crops for small farmers. The major thrust was on the Green House Cultivation . Worked as Assistant Professor at College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology. e) Studies on the effect of different types of drip irrigation emitters on Orchard farm. b) Represented University Table Tennis Team in the Inter University Tournaments in India in the years 1983 to 1984. Praveen Sharma 5 .