Conducted inspections of plants and products to identify pests and diseases.
Identified pest and disease severity, assessing potential impacts on plant health.
Enforced regulations, including quarantines and movement controls, to protect agriculture.
Provided guidance to growers and nursery operators on biosecurity practices.
Monitored outbreaks, responding swiftly to prevent pest and disease spread.
Collected and analyzed samples for accurate diagnosis of plant health issues.
Developed management plans aimed at controlling and eradicating pests and diseases.
Collaborated with stakeholders to share knowledge and coordinate pest management efforts.
Agriculture Manager
The Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (PUNJAB)-MARKFED
Jalandhar, punjab
04.2011 - 04.2024
Company Overview: Asia's largest co-operative.
Working towards food security for the Government of India and Punjab.
Procurement of various special varieties of crops, analyzing the diseases, and ensuring they are harmless to human consumption and stimulate industry growth.
Guiding farmers through extensive camp programs to grow disease-free seeds and eradicate/quarantine harmful weeds/needs.
Working during natural calamities like floods, droughts, and helping farmers to get minimum support price (MSP) on crops from the Government of India.
Farming/Management of various food-grain varieties for providing MSP to farmers and differentiating the unwanted matter, yield, and disease if detected in the crop.
Ensuring smooth Audit of all the procured species of foodgrain at the end of the Financial Year with necessary documentation and ensuring proper procedure being followed by the Audit team.
Using Anaya Khazit portal to advertise and promote the different procured species of foodgrain digitally.
Export and import of MARKFED products to various countries meeting the demand through the supply chain with farmers involving all fumigation and quarantine processes and providing the information to all the major food agencies of India (like FCI) which enables various crop experts to check for any complications happening to farmer's produce like any disease/pest loss/yield/contamination from foreign matter etc.
Katheryn Thomas, senior plant health inspector, 0413125872 info@kathrynthomas.com.au
Personal Information
Title: Agriculture Manager
Job Skills
Work experience as a team leader in food grain, marketing, and Biosecurity field.
Comprehensive knowledge of export/import certifications, Quarantine policies, fumigation, cold treatment, flood spraying, growing stages of fruit and vegetables, LCL-HCL containers etc.
Knowledge of digital platforms like Anaj Mandi portal which can be related to SIS for Real-Time Surveillance/visualization/data analytics.
Handling work related to PIMS for the last 13 years, analyzing various species of plant varieties and food grains, and studying conservation ecology and the habitat of microorganisms required for controlled biodiversity
Project Management: Expertise in planning, executing, and overseeing market access projects, ensuring timely delivery and successful outcomes.
Problem Solving: Adept at identifying and addressing challenges in market access and biosecurity, with a track record of implementing effective solutions.
Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyze market trends, regulatory changes, and biosecurity risks to develop proactive strategies and programs.
Timeline
senior plant health inspector
PIRSA
02.2025 - Current
Agriculture Manager
The Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (PUNJAB)-MARKFED