Sameer Sawant

President Business Development And Strategy at Namdhari Seeds Private Limited

Sameer Sawant has over 25 years of experience in the agricultural industry. Sameer began their career at Indo American Hybrid Seeds as an Assistant Manager Marketing, where they managed marketing activities for vegetable seeds in the state of Maharashtra. Sameer then joined Clause Vegetable seeds as a Product Development Manager, responsible for leading the product development team and mapping product development operations in India and neighboring countries. After that, they joined East West Seed India as a Product Development Manager, focusing on the development of vegetable hybrids. Sameer then moved to Namdhari Seeds Pvt.ltd, where they held the position of General Manager (International operations). Currently, they are serving as the President of Business Development and Strategy at Namdhari Seeds Private Limited (NSPL).

Sameer Sawant received a Master of Science (MSc)Agri degree in Agriculture, General from Doctor Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, where they studied from 1989 to 1995.

Location

Bengaluru, India

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Namdhari Seeds Private Limited

Namdhari Seeds Pvt. Ltd., is one of the largest breeder, producer, distributor of quality vegetables, flower seeds and hybrid crops. It breeds and sells products in over 20 varieties of vegetable crops, with 500 commercialized hybrids across 2,00,000 hectares of land catered by a network of 1500+ distributors, globally. It is committed to developing better yielding, disease resistant and climate-smart varieties of crops. To this end, the Company has established 20 research stations across the world for new seed development. Namdhari Seeds has worked towards building a community of millions of farmers with small land holdings by harnessing the Group’s innovative & technical skills and R & D expertise and has positively impacted the lives of millions of farmers with its products & farming programs. The Company’s success in developing market-leading, high-quality hybrids, has created a pull for its seeds within the farming community, both in India and Internationally. Today, Namdhari Seeds has a presence in over 25 countries spanning across Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe. With a strong brand heritage, investment in R&D, unparalleled distribution depth, vast product portfolio, Namdhari seeds has established itself as a preferred partner to several global seed players.


Headquarters

Bangalore, India

Employees

201-500

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