what's the scope of bsc agriculture in India?
There is good demand of BSc Agriculture in India. There are several job profiles where you can apply after the completion of your course.
- You can go for Agriculture Officer , where you need to guide the farmers and companies to increase agriculture productivity.
- Assistant Plantation Manager , where you will be responsible for the efficient and profitable management of harvesting.
- Agriculture Research Scientist, here you need to perform research work on various biological processes and their relations with products and processes.
- Agriculture Development Officer , which is close to Agriculture Officer.You would work to improve the productivity of soil and other agricultural practices.
- Agriculture Technician, your duties will include working related to food, fiber, animal research, production, and processing by inventing methods to improve the yield of crops and protect animals from diseases.
- You can go for Marketing Executive , who promotes a product and develops sales strategies to attract customers and satisfy their requirements in order to maximize profits.
- You can also go for Plant Breeders, who innovate and develop new strategies, tools, and technologies to improve the yield of major crops in India.
- Last by not the least, Seed Technologists who provide support to seed growers by helping them with operations of seed equipment.
All these job profiles provide good salary packages around 4-5 LPA. However, a Agriculture Officer is the most popular job profile with the highest salary around 9.6 LPA.
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