nurture.farm-Pankaj Dwivedi appointed as Head of Business Development and Partnerships

A Bengaluru-based leading agritech platform nurture.farm, has promoted its Agronomy and Agri-business expert Pankaj Dwivedi as the Head of its Business Development and Partnerships division. In 2020, Pankaj Dwivedi joined nurture.farm as its Head of the Agronomy division.

Pankaj has a postgraduate in agribusiness management from the National Institute of Agricultural Marketing and has been associated with companies in the agritech, manufacturing, and food industries, including Dow AgroSciences and AgroStar. Pankaj has successfully worked with his team to launch the ‘Crop Doctor’ program, soil testing services, and farmer advisory services since joining nurture.farm. Pankaj built the crop, pest, and weather prediction models along with the Data Science team at nurture.farm. nurture.farm said, that he also launched programs around paddy crop residue management, drone spraying, and others.

Pankaj has developed an in-depth understanding of the agri- landscape, its disparities, and the challenges faced by various farmers, agri-stakeholders, distributors, enterprises, traders, and farmer-producer organizations with over 14 years of agriculture industry experience.

Now, Pankaj and the team will focus on driving symbiotic partnerships for nurture.farm with seed companies, CPG companies, agrochemical companies, development agencies, FPOs, and government organizations. It will drive market penetration and increase market share for its mechanization services, sustainability, agri-input marketplace, and resilience programs.

COO at nurture.farm, Dhruv Sawhney, said, “We are happy to have Pankaj in a role in which we strongly believe he will excel. The new position offers him a unique opportunity to leverage his industry knowledge and connect to bring about change, lead industry conversations, and drive growth for the organization. The partnerships division will help nurture.farm offers customized solutions to enterprises, government and development organizations working towards sustainability, digital transformation, supply chain, and establishing a farmer connect.”

The newly appointed Head of the Business Development and Partnerships division, Pankaj Dwivedi, “nurture.farm is committed to making the agricultural ecosystem resilient, profitable, and sustainable. We are entering our next growth phase, which offers us an exciting opportunity to consolidate our position as an industry leader in mechanization, agri-input commerce, insurance, farm services, and advisory.

We want to scale up our sustainability programs, help enterprises reduce their scope-3 emissions, and create a sustainable sourcing supply chain. While we will look to accomplish our objectives, we will be driven by the sole purpose of driving value for our partners, opening up new channels to generate revenue, and enabling them to source sustainably and meet their net-zero targets. I am excited and looking forward to experiencing the journey ahead,” said, Pankaj Dwivedi.

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