AMIT KUMAR LENKA

Experience

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  HCLFoundation

  Jul 2017 - Oct 2022

  July 2017 – July 2019 as Project Associate @ HCL Samuday, Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh• Traditional Crops Promotion: - INM, IPM & IDM based Crop advisory in major crops like Paddy, Maize, Wheat, Mustard, Urd, Moong, Sesame,• Crop Diversification - INM, IPM & IDM based Crop advisory in major vegetable crops like Tomato, Brinjal, Chilly, Capsicum, Potato, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Green pea, Cucurbits, • 3G Cutting techniques in Bottle gourd. • Nano Orchard for cultivation of Banana, Papaya, Guava, Anola, Apple-Ber, Jackfruit, Lemon, Bel • Mushroom Cultivation,• Banana cultivation through Plant tissue culture, • Vermicomposting: - Installation of vermicomposting unit at community level for improvement of soil health • Green Manuring: - Cultivation of green manuring crops like Dhanicha, Green gram, Black gram, Berseem for improvement of soil health in the Project area. • Soil testing & application of fertilizers accordingly.• Seed Village Programme for community own seed production• Solar Water Pump • Drip & Sprinkler irrigation system • Fodder Crop • Floriculture • Wasteland Management • Nutrition Garden • Crop Residue Management • Cultivation of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (Lemongrass, Mint, Palmarosa, Vetiver, Tulsi, Aloe Vera,)• Spices Cultivation (Turmeric, Ginger, Coriander, Garlic, Onion)• Formation of Custom Hiring Centres for Farm Mechanization • A Farmer Producer Organization is registered as Hardoi Kishan Producer Company Limited to provide good rate to small and marginal farmers. Show less

  • Associate Project Coordinator

    Jul 2019 - Oct 2022

  • Project Associate

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2019
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  Reliance Foundation

  Oct 2022 - Jul 2023

  Thematic Expert- Agriculture & Livelihood

  Rural Transformation – Agriculture & Livelihood Theme• Report writing i.e. Weekly Progress Report, Monthly Progress Report, Quarterly Progress Report, Annual Progress Report,• Annual Budgeting & village wise Micro budgeting, • Planning : Monthly planning, Quarterly planning, Annual planning• Impact analysis: Parameters of Sustainable development goals are covered.• Training & Capacity building of 30 Local Cadres(Krishak Mitras)• Demonstration of Climate smart agriculture at 50 farms in project area.• Modern scientific technology based approach for rural transformation is demonstrated in 100 acres of farms.• Climate Resilient Agriculture Demo Farms established at Community level• Natural Farming awareness creation among tribal community of Shahdol District , M.P. Show less

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  BISA | Borlaug Institute for South Asia

  Jul 2023 - now

  Hub Co-Ordinator

  Transforming Agriculture for a sustainable future.• Plan and execute project activities as per project guidelines at farmers’ fields and research farms in collaboration with partner institutions and KVKs’, State Agriculture Department. • Formulate and execute the climate resilient cropping systems adaptive research trials at designated locations • Assist in monitoring and evaluation and provide proper reporting in a timely manner as per project milestones • Contribute to the training and updating of new knowledge, tools, and technologies to the rest of the staff working in the project • Contribute and support the writing of projects, research papers, and other related documents. Perform other support activities in R&D and farm/project operations as needed to advance project goals and as instructed by the supervisor. Show less