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This appointment comes at a crucial juncture in Arya.ag’s journey to enhance user experience, optimise processes and drive innovation for leveraging advanced technologies.

Arya.ag, India’s largest and only profitable grain commerce platform, continues to solidify its leadership team with the appointment of Jatinder Alagh as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He was working with Flipkart before joining Arya.ag.

Jatinder Alagh is Engineering & Product leader with more than 20 years of expertise in Design, Architecture and Delivery of large-scale systems that process millions of transactions.  He also has in-depth knowledge of diverse business domains ranging from e-commerce, Retail, Travel, procurement, Transportation, CRM, Back Office Applications, Chat Applications.

Prasanna Rao, Co-Founder & CEO, Arya.ag shared, “We are pleased to welcome Jatinder to our team as we work towards making agritech solutions affordable and accessible to the smallest of stakeholders through Arya. ag. We are confident that his extensive experience and strong engineering background will empower him to lead the tech team effectively as we build India’s most comprehensive integrated digital platform.”

The appointment of Jatinder Alagh as the CTO comes at a crucial juncture in Arya.ag’s journey to enhance user experience, optimise processes and drive innovation for leveraging advanced technologies, furthering the organisational aim to empower all stakeholders in the ecosystem.

“Agritech is an exciting space with immense potential. In my new role, I will strengthen Arya.ag’s position as a technology-led organisation and build teams to propel its growth as the country’s largest and most profitable Agritech. I look forward to working with the team and, more importantly, creating a tech environment that completely aligns with the business’ vision and mission,” shared Jatinder Alagh on his appointment.

Purple Quarter, a leading executive search firm, played a pivotal role in facilitating this strategic appointment.

This appointment comes at a crucial juncture

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Prior to NFL, he was serving as CMD of Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL), a PSU under the Departments of Fertilizers.

The Department of Fertilizer, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India has appointed U. Saravanan as Chairman cum Managing Director of National Fertilizers Limited with effect from June 16, 2023. Prior to this, he was serving as CMD of Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL), also a PSU under the Departments of Fertilizers and also held additional charge as Director (Technical) of another fertilizer PSU, FACT Limited, Cochin for more than a year. He was also a board member of Indian Potash Limited and Fortune Biotech.

Saravanan is a Chemical Engineer from Anna University and MBA from University of Madras. Saravanan has a wide experience spanning over 33 years covering both oil refinery and fertilizer industries. He is a Life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.

He has completed graduate training on Process Design conducted by UOP at Chicago, USA. He has also worked in Project Team for pre-commissioning and commissioning activities of 0.6 MMTPA of Olefin Project at Rayong, Thailand under Toyo Engineering, Japan.

 “As CMD of MFL, Saravanan is credited for turning around the company into a profit making one,” NFL mentioned in an official statement.

Prior to NFL, he was serving as

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Nutrifresh appoints Kamlesh Karle, Mitesh Shroff as Chief Agronomist and Senior Agronomist for reshaping the landscape of Indian agriculture.

Pune based Nutrifresh, Agritech in hydroponic farming, has appointed senior Agronomists from industry to their team, as they forge ahead in their mission to shape the future of Indian agriculture through new sustainable farming technologies.

Nutrifresh believes that environmental sustainability is essential for protecting natural resources, mitigating climate change and preserving biodiversity. It is thus working tirelessly towards a more sustainable future using technology and women empowerment at the core.

Kamlesh Karle has joined Nutrifresh as Chief Agronomist.  With his 25 years of experience in market practices and consumer satisfaction coupled with his dedication to unlocking the potential in every acre, Mr Karle is a great asset for the company. He holds a Masters in Science from Pune’s College of Agriculture, and held the post of CEO at Essar Agrotech Limited for over two decades before making this move.

Mitesh Shroff was also appointed by Nutrifresh as Senior Agronomist and unit-in-charge for their Warvadi site.  He has a Post Graduation Diploma in Landscape and Design and landscape Architecture from JNTU College of Engineering, Hyderabad. He was also the Technical Head (Grower) of M/s Simply Fresh Pvt Ltd and later was in Tawoos Agriculture System LLC, Oman, as their Senior Production Manager-Hydroponics. In Nutrifresh, he is all set to play a key role in delivering the practical solutions required for profitable and sustainable hydroponic farming across India.

Sanket Mehta, the Co-Founder and CEO, Nutrifresh Farm Tech India Pvt Ltd. said, “We are looking forward to benefiting from the wealth of experience our new team members bring to our company. It is our endeavour and responsibility to change the way we produce food and ensure that our products deliver livelihood to our women farmers and wellbeing to our end customers. The expertise of this senior team members in their respective fields will be invaluable to us at Nutrifresh as we grow our business and pursue our dream of reshaping the landscape of Indian agriculture.”

Co-founded by two Agripreneurs, Sanket Mehta and Ganesh Nikam, Nutrifresh’ aim is to supply consistent pesticide-free Hydroponic produce that is nutrient-rich to the Indian consumer year-round. Nutrifresh is committed to quality and is one of the few farmers with ISO, FSSAI, APEDA, HACCP, and GLOBAL GAP certifications. As an Agritech startup operating for the last three years under the name of Nutrifresh Farm Tech India Pvt Ltd., having operations in Pune and Mumbai currently running a 33 acres farm.

Nutrifresh appoints Kamlesh Karle, Mitesh Shroff as

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Moharana will be responsible for building innovative agri-tech products that cater to the new-age farmer’s needs

Zuari FarmHub Ltd has announced the appointment of Balaya Moharana as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Moharana will be responsible for building innovative agri-tech products that cater to the new-age farmer’s needs. As a veteran technology leader, he will be leading the fastest-growing tech teams within the Adventz group, the parent company of Zuari FarmHub Ltd.

He has over 25 years of experience building world-class products and platforms, and leading technology teams across multiple sectors like telecom, finance, healthcare, and agriculture. He has worked in various leadership roles in the domestic and international markets and has spent close to two decades in the US, building teams from the ground up in renowned startups.

Prior to joining Zuari FarmHub, Moharana was the Head of Technology at DeHaat.  In his current profile, he will work closely with the MD & CEO, Madan Pandey, to strengthen the technology element of Zuari FarmHub. Moharana graduated in Computer Science and Engineering from NIT Durgapur (1995).

Moharana will be responsible for building innovative

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Harish is a strong commercial leader with more than 2 decades of holistic experience across the consumer and Industrial sectors.

Farm machinery giant, Escorts Kubota Limited has announced that Harish Lalchandani is being appointed as the Chief Commercial officer to head the domestic tractor business for Agri Machinery effective from December 12, 2022.Harish is a strong commercial leader with more than 2 decades of holistic experience across the consumer and Industrial sectors. He also brings strong expertise in P&L Management, strategic marketing, sales and product management across different verticals and geographies.

 Harish is not a designated Key Managerial Personal as per Companies Act 2013 and this intimation is being provided as a good governance practice.

Harish is a strong commercial leader with