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| Qualifications |
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Post graduate in agriculture, food technology or a related area.
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| Experience |
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Young, energetic persons with 3-5 years of working experience in Agriculture or related field or auditing in quality management systems as per ISO standards. |
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Experience in implementing and auditing HACCP, GMP and ISO standards etc. |
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Well versed with computer operations and internet technology. |
| Scope of work for export development of organic and other agro products |
| A) Systems Management in Quality Audits |
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To advise on changes in international standards such as ISO, IFOAM, Codex, USDA, Japan, HACCP, EurepGAP. |
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Assist in evaluation and accreditation of certification agencies. |
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To carry out surveillance of certification agencies and cross-checks at operator level. |
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Surveillance of export/ transaction/ scope certificates issued by inspection and certification agencies. |
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Verification of infringements of organic products export by the exporters and certification agencies. |
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Internal audit for quality management system as per ISO 62. |
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Assessments of the labs for considering upgradation. |
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Auditing of the testing labs as per ISO 17025 compliance for considering accreditation. |
| B) Data Management for Agro and Organic Products |
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Monitoring of agro and organic product exports. |
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Co-ordination with the producers, exporters, processors and certification agencies for sourcing information related to certified production, quantity exported, domestic consumption and collation of the data. |
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Analysis of the demand in the global market for specific products in terms of quantity and value of exports. |
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Maintenance of the database of organic products certification pertaining to the area certified. |
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Compilation and updating of Directory of producers, exporters, and traders. |
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Development of strategy for export of the relevant products to the major markets. |
| C) Training Programme |
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Planning and organizing training of eligible agencies in setting up of certification programmes. |
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Planning and organizing training programmes for the state government officials, seed certification agencies, agricultural universities relating to the standards of organic farming for implementation under NPOP. |
| D) Seminars and Workshops |
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Assistance in organizing seminars/workshops |
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Organize buyer/seller meet for promotion or organic products |
| E) Development of Organic Farms and Package of Practices |
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Assistance in the development of model farms |
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Study of package of practices in organic farming for implementation for specific products for exports. |
| F) Organic Testing Laboratory Upgradation and Project Appraisals |
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Development of organic projects/upgradation of laboratories/ setting up of relevant infrastructure. |
| G) Other activities |
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Attend to queries related to certification and export of organic products. |
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To co-ordinate promotion of the ‘India Organic’ logo. |
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Any other activity/work related to exhibitions and organic fairs. |
| Fee |
| A consolidated consultancy fee of Rs.35,000/- (Rupees Thirty Five Thousand only) plus applicable taxes will be paid per month. |
| Last date for receipt of applications |
| Last date for receipt of applications is 21 days from the release of the advertisement inviting proposals from consultants. |
| The applications containing necessary particulars in the following format should be sent to: |
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Mr. A.S. Rawat
General Manager |
S. No. |
Name/Address/ Date of birth |
Qualification/Year |
University/Institution |
Work Experience starting from first employment and salary drawn |
Present Occupation and salary drawn |
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A soft copy of the application should also be sent by e-mail at: dgmpna@apeda.com |
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