Paragkumar Thummar

About Paragkumar Thummar

Agriculture & Horticulture professional with proven experience in large-scale plantation…

Experience

1. Manager

   Dholakia Foundation

   Mar 2025 — Present · Surat, IN

   Export Documentation & International Outreach:Prepare and maintain documentation for organic product exports; identify and engage with potential international buyers and leads.2. Organic Certification & Budget Planning:Plan and coordinate the process for organic certification (e.g, NPOP, NOP), including timeline, compliance documentation, and budgeting.3. Value Addition Projects:Develop and implement value addition strategies for groundnut and sugarcane, ensuring increased profitability and product diversity (e.g, cold-pressed oil, jaggery).4. Regulatory Compliance & Licensing:Prepare documentation for value addition units including layouts, processes, and SOPs; ensure FSSAI registration and adherence to food safety and other statutory norms.5. Team Coordination & Field Data Collection:Regular follow-up with field teams for collecting data on cultivation, yields, certification status, and farmer participation.6. Plantation & Employee Engagement Survey:Conduct plantation tracking and surveys linked to employee participation; maintain data records and reports for CSR or internal evaluations.7. Field Verification Visits:Visit employee-assigned farm plots for on-ground verification of plantation activities, data accuracy, and implementation efficiency.

Education

• Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Banaskantha

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Horticultural Science

• Navsari Agricultural University

  Master's degree, Vegetable science

• Navsari Agricultural University

  Diploma of Education, Horticulture