Curriculum Vitae Pratik Shah pshah1387@hotmail.

nl Date of Birth: 13th April 1987 Current mailing address: 17A6 Dijkgraaf 4, 6708PG Wageningen, The Netherlands Mobile no: 0031 616210951

PERSONAL STATEMENT Seek for a job in the commercial agricultural company

EDUCATION

MSc, Organic Agriculture (Specialisation: Agroecology), Wageningen University, The Netherlands (August 2008-July 2010)

BSc, Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India (June 2004- June 2008)

Major thesis: Comparing economic and environmental sustainability of intensive and organic agricultural systems to support land use policy formulation aimed at reducing agrarian distress in Karnataka, India (My study is integral part of the EU-funded LUPIS [Land use policies and sustainable development in developing countries] project).

Minor research report: Rhizobacteria stimulating plant growth. In this experiment we studied the auxin production done by beneficial bacteria which stimulates the growth of plant or act as plant growth hormones.

Courses taken in Masters: (Multidisciplinary Approach) . Business, Management and Sociology: New Venture: From Ideas to Business Plan, Communication and policy making

. Organic and sustainable agriculture: Organic Agriculture and Society, Integrated Natural Resource Management in Organic Agriculture, Analysis and Management of Sustainable Organic Production Chain, Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis in Organic Agriculture.

. Soil Science: Biological Interaction of Soil, Nutrient Management in Soil

. Plant Science and Modelling: Quantitative Analysis of Land Use Systems, Ecological aspects of Biointeraction (Biological plant protection), Crop Ecology

Work Experience

Current Employee: Researcher Soil and More International BV Location: Netherlands Website: http://www.soilandmore.nl/ Dates of Employment (Previous): October 2010- February 2011

Temporary Employee: Researcher Louis Bolk Institute Location: Netherlands Website: http://www.louisbolk.org/ Dates of Employment: March 2011-June 2011

Internship Vitalis Organic seed Company (Independent subsidiary of Enza Zaden) Location: Netherlands Website: www.biovitalis.eu Dates of Employment: March 2010 July 2010

Other Work Experiences . Academic Consultancy Training program: Project title: Agribusiness Park near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (This program involved developing new food supply system for enhancing food security in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) . Practical training courses crop production . Assistant worker for 3 months at Sardar Patel Farm, Ahmedabad (Skal-certified farm) . Internship RAWE (Rural Agricultural Work Experience Program) . Socio economic survey of local farmers . Study agronomical and breeding practices for cereal, legumes and vegetable crops . Provide technical advise to farmers regarding innovative production practices

. Project study

Greenhouse production of Antherium flower in India

Computer Skills Microsoft Office, TechnoGIN, and SPSS (statistics package)

REFERENCES Tobias Bandel (Managing Partner) Soil & More International (tobias.bandel@soilandmore.com)

Rob Wittenberg (Manager Logistics and Marketing Support, Vitalis Organic seed Co mpany) (r.wittenberg@biovitalis.eu)