Agri-input Sales Officer
Also known as: Territory Sales Officer · Sales Development Officer (Agri)
Sells seeds, fertilisers or crop protection products to dealers and farmers in a territory.
What you’d do
An agri-input sales officer looks after sales of seeds, fertilisers or crop-protection products in a district or territory. Agri-input companies hire them in large numbers. The day involves visiting dealers, meeting farmers, organising product demonstrations and tracking targets and collections.
- Build sales through dealers and distributors
- Hold farmer meetings and field demos
- Track stock, orders and collections
- Report market and competitor trends
How you get in
Freshers usually join through campus placement or company drives as a trainee or territory sales officer. Two-wheeler travel and posting in rural areas are typical conditions.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Product knowledge of seeds and agro-chemicals
- Dealer and distributor management
- Farmer meetings and demonstrations
- Sales targets and collections tracking
- Local language communication
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Sc Agriculture (B.Agri) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Sc Agriculture (B.Agri) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Common next roles: area sales manager, regional manager, marketing or product roles.
- Targets are seasonal and pressure peaks before sowing seasons.
- An MBA in agri-business is a common later step for management roles.
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