I am an Engineer by profession and the Founder Director of Micron Industries Pvt. Ltd., established with the vision of designing and manufacturing import-substitute dairy processing and packaging equipment. For over twenty-seven years, Micron has stood as a beacon of excellence in the dairy and food industry, delivering innovative solutions with unwavering commitment and expertise.

Our product portfolio includes High Pressure Homogenisers, High-Pressure Pumps, Cup Filling and Sealing Machines for yoghurt, butter, and cheese, Ice Cream Cup & Cone Filling Machines, Fruit Feeders, Ripple Pumps, Flow Wrapping Machines, and notably, India's first indigenously designed Ice Cream Stick Line. We have also successfully developed the Butter Cube Forming and Wrapping Machine, further strengthening our contribution to the industry.

Association with IDA

• Life Member of the Indian Dairy Association (IDA)
• Actively associated with IDA since 2001 as a core committee member
• Elected Treasurer (2007-2010)
• Served as Secretary across three terms (2010-2013, 2014-2017, 2017-2020)
• Elected Vice Chairman for two consecutive terms (2020-2023, 2023-2026)
• Elected Chairman, IDA (West Zone) for the term 2026-2029

Contributions to Dairy Industry Conferences

• Organising Committee Member, 31st DIC, Mumbai (2002)
• Secretary General, 37th DIC, Goa (2009)
• Exhibition Committee Member, 41st DIC, Mumbai (2013), 45th DIC, Mumbai (2017), and 49th DIC, Gandhinagar (2023)
• Instrumental in developing the IDA Exhibition Brand "Dairy Universe", a major revenue creator for IDA(WZ)

Recognition

• Proud recipient of the IDA Fellowship (2016-2017) in recognition of dedicated service to the Association and significant contributions to the growth of the Indian dairy industry

National Dairy Development Board

Representing NDDB on the Boards and Management Committees of various Milk Cooperative Unions.

Coordinating and monitoring the implementation of various Central Government Schemes being implemented by NDDB.

Designing, developing, and implementing milk procurement plan for NGC Nanded and proposed Vidarbha-Marathwada New Generation Cooperatives project. Headed the procurement team in NGC Nanded project and achieved the target of 40000 Liters per day.

Played a major role in advocacy and lobbying and propagation of Producer Companies Legislation (Part IX-A of the Companies Act)

Carried out Advocacy and Lobbying for the Cooperative Initiative Panel which consisted of Dr. Mohan Dharia, Former Union Minister, Shri LC Jain, Renowned Economist and Dr. V. Kurien, Former Chairman, National Dairy Development Board for progressive laws governing cooperatives which resulted in enactment of liberal parallel Cooperative Laws in 11 states.

Member of ZEC (West Zone since ….)

Masters in Agriculture Extension from Collage of Agriculture, Nagpur under Dr. Punjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.

Dr. Yogesh is the Managing Director of Kolhapur Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd., Kolhapur since 2021. This is leading cooperative dairy organization in Maharashtra state of India with an annual turnover of ₹4,200 crores. The Milk Union is well known across India through its popular brand "Gokul", an Operation Flood cooperative dairy project established on 16th March 1963.

Dr. Yogesh has actively contributed to the dairy industry through his association with professional bodies. He is a former Zonal Committee Member and Life Member of the Indian Dairy Association - West Zone and the Dairy Technology Association. In recognition of his significant contributions to the development of the dairy sector, he was conferred with the prestigious “Dairy Bhushan” Award by the Maha Dairy Association, Maharashtra State.

He possesses a strong academic foundation, holding a degree in Dairy Technology, an MBA in Finance and Marketing, a Master of Philosophy (Economics) and a PhD in Economics from Savitribai Phule Pune University.

With 31+ years of rich experience in the Indian dairy industry, Dr. Yogesh has served in responsible leadership roles at Sunfresh Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd. (Lactalis India) and Schreiber Dynamix Dairies Pvt. Ltd. His career includes key positions such as Dairy Executive, Dairy Manager, Team Leader, General Manager and currently Managing Director. His professional journey spans private, cooperative and multinational dairy organizations.

His core expertise includes dairy development programs, pilot surveys, establishing milk procurement networks, ensuring quality raw milk procurement, agro/input servicesand operational efficiency in dairy plants, sales, marketing, overall administration and management.

Dr. Yogesh has completed several advanced training programs, including:

• Milk Products Certification for Export - Export Inspection Council of India
• Good Manufacturing Practices - American Institute of Bakers
• Dairy Herd Management Seminar - Israeli Dairy School, Israel
• Food & Human Safety and World Animal Welfare Programs

Known for his analytical mindset and eye for detail, Dr. Yogesh is a systematic, adaptable and effective leader with strong planning and execution capabilities.

Beyond his professional achievements, he is an avid sportsperson who enjoys cricket, badminton, table tennis and chess. As an endurance athlete, he has successfully completed full marathons, half marathons, cyclothons, BRMs and triathlons.

Mr. Madhav Vasudeo Patgaonkar is a seasoned dairy industry professional with over four decades of experience in dairy operations, marketing, business development, and cooperative management. He has held senior leadership positions with KMF (Nandini), Lactalis India, Prabhat Dairy, Gokul Milk Union, and Warana Dairy. As a dairy business consultant, he has successfully led market expansion initiatives, business transformation projects, and strategic advisory assignments across India. A Life Member of the Indian Dairy Association since 1996, he currently serves as Secretary, Indian Dairy Association (West Zone). He was awarded the Fellowship of the Indian Dairy Association in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Indian dairy sector.

Swati Srivastav is a senior development and finance professional with nearly two decades of experience in the dairy and rural development sector. She currently serves as Senior Manager (Finance) at the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Mumbai, where she is involved in planning, appraisal, financing, implementation, and monitoring of strategic dairy development initiatives across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Goa. An alumnus of the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), she possesses extensive expertise in project finance, institutional development, cooperative strengthening, business planning, and stakeholder management.

Throughout her career, Ms. Srivastav has worked closely with dairy cooperatives, milk unions, producer organizations, state governments, and other key stakeholders to drive sustainable growth and enhance organizational performance. She has successfully led regional operations, spearheaded the preparation of revival and business plans for dairy institutions, facilitated the development of dairy processing infrastructure, and promoted farmer-centric initiatives through capacity building and the establishment of Farmer Producer Organizations. She tries everyday to made significant contributions to strengthening India's cooperative dairy sector and advancing inclusive rural development.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (India) in year 2003
• Masters of Science (Dairying) In Dairy Engineering from SMC College of Dairy Science Gujarat Agriculture University , Sardar Krushinagar (India) in 1992
• Bachelor of Science (Dairy Technology) from College of Dairy Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University Jabalpur (India) in 1987

Work experience

S. No.	Post Held	Organisation	Nature of Duties	Experience
1	Controller (On Deputation)	Chhattisgarh Vyavasayik Paryakram Pariksha Mandal, Nava Raipur	Administration and conduct of State-level Recruitment, Entrance and Eligibility Examinations.	2 Years 10 Months
2	Dean Students Welfare	Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya (DSVVCKV)	Student-centric activities.	2 Years
3	Dean (Selected)	College of Dairy Science and Food Technology (CDSFT), DSVVCKV, Raipur (CG)	Teaching, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Administration.	5 Years
4	Professor and Head (Dairy Technology) (Selected)	College of Dairy Technology (CODT), Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur (CG)	Teaching, Research, Extension and Administration.	11 Years 6 Months
5	Associate Professor of Dairy Engineering	College of Dairy Technology (CODT), IGKV, Raipur (CG)	Teaching, Research and Extension.	3 Years 7 Months
6	Assistant Professor of Dairy Engineering	College of Dairy Technology (CODT), IGKV, Raipur (CG)	Teaching, Research and Extension.	11 Years

Research Experience

• Development of Chemical marker technique for prediction of temperature profile during microwave pasteurization
• Process development of soy fortified paneer
• Design of microwave convective dryer for drying of poorly reconstituted food products.
• Modeling of microwave convective dying process for production of dried cubes of soy fortified paneer production.
• Prediction modeling for finding out the proportion of soy milk and milk of varying fat percent for production of soy fortified paneer on the basis of textural profile analysis and sensory evaluation.
• Textural profile analysis of paneer, yoghurt, apple etc using food texture analyzer of Stable Micro system.
• Analysis of sensory quality of soy fortified paneer using Fuzzy comprehensive model
• Analysis of data using response surface methodology

Project handled

• Studies on in pack microwave heating of Indigenous Dairy products for improvement of shelf life Project funded by Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology, Raipur
• Project under the scheme of Human Resource Development for creation of infrastructure facilities for B.Tech & M.Tech courses in Dairy Technology worth Rs 50.42 lakh by the Ministry of Food Processing Induastries, New Delhi
• Value Chain on Food Products from Small Millets of Bastar Region of Chhattisgarh under National Agricultural Innovation Project under Component -2

Activities and achievements as faculty, Head of the Department and Dean

• Restructured Students Training Dairy Plant for conduction of various practical of undergraduate student by incorporating new equipments like skid mounted milk processing unit, vacuum packaging machine, form fill and seal machine , khoa making machine.
• Established a Food Testing Laboratory from the funds arranged from Ministry of Food Processing Industry, Government of India, New Delhi. The laboratory is extensively used for testing of various food materials and research of post graduate students.
• Instrumental in starting post graduate programme viz M. Tech. (Dairy Technology) and doctorate programme Ph. D (Dairy Technology) in the department
• Instrumental in establishment of Dairy Products Parlour at the entrance of the college as Incharge Dairy product parlour
• As Professor Incharge Student Activity Cell looking after the experiential learning, in plant training, placement and extra curricular activities of the B.Tech (DT) students.

Volunteer Activities

Entrepreneurship Awareness

• Participation in Entrepreneurship Development Programme organized by Center for Entrepreneurship Development Bhopal (India) as a resource person for dairy enterprise.
• Organization of Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp of three days for students of sponsored by Department of Science & Technology Government of India, New Delhi.

Vocational/distance education

• Translation of developed vocational education curriculum of Dairy Technology for students of 10+2 level in hindi with Sunderlal Sharma Institute of Vocational Education, Bhopal, (A constituent unit of NCERT under MHRD, Government of India)
• Expert member working group for development of competency based modular curricula in Dairying Vocational Course
• Expert Member of the committee constituted for preparation of course outlines for Ph.D Dairy Technology programme at School of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi .

Workshop/ Training programme organized

• Training program on “Manufacturing of Dairy Products" for small dairy farmers, in association with Center for Entrepreneurship Development Bhopal
• Workshop on Dairying for livelihood security - Prospects and Challenges,16-22 January, 2007

International Visits

• Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA from August 2010-April 2011 under Fulbright Nehru Senior Research Fellowship
• Institute of Research and Innovation (IRI) Takamatsu, Japan for presentation of paper in International Symposium on Microwave Science and Its Application during July 27-30, 2004
• Asian institute of Technology Bangkok, Thailand for presentation of paper in Third Asia Pacific Conference during September 1- 3, 2003
• Boston Park Plaza, Boston, USA for presentation of paper in The 5th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium during July 20 - 24, 2003.

Professional Affiliations

• Life Member, Indian Dairy Association New Delhi (No. RE/WZ/LM/729)
• Life Member, Association of Food Scientists and Technologists Mysore (ZON R 5602 I)
• Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education New Delhi (No. LM 4188)
• Member, Indian Society for Agricultural Engineers New Delhi (No. M5032)

Publications, Conference papers, Presentations
Publication - 20
Presentations - 35

Professor and Head of Section
Division of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science,

Technical Head
Indigenous Cattle Research cum Training Center (CoE)
Government College of Agriculture, Pune - 411005.

• ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: M.Sc. (Agri.) Ph.D. (Dairy Sci.), DCJ
• EXPERIENCE: 21 years

PUBLICATIONS:

Type of Publication	Numbers
Scientific Papers	41
Technical Papers (Abstract)	30
Popular Articles	165 (Agrowon & other newspapers, magazines)
Books Published	03 (2 from Sakal-Agrowon Publication)
Radio Talks	13
Leaflets/Folders/Booklets/Manuals	20

PROJECTS WORKING ON :

1. Indigenous Cattle Research cum Training Scientist (ICRTC) -Technical Head and Co- Scientist.
2. Establishment of Cow Tourism Centre of Indigenous Breeds of Maharashtra: Co-P.I.
3. Response of Animals under Change in Environmental Condition and Strategies for better Adaptation and Mitigation for Sustainable Livestock Production: Co-P.I. (Completed)
4. Development of IoT based THI (Temperature Humidity Index) Livestock Advisory System for Dairy Farmers: Co-P.I. (Completed)
5. Center of Excellence on Indigenous Cattle (Rs. 71 Cr Project funded by Govt. of M'S)

• RECOMMENDATIONS AT STATE LELVEL IN JOINT AGRESCO: 08
• Implementing seed production programme of university.
• Connected with various farmers.

• STUDENTS GUIDED (M.Sc.): 12 + 3
• STUDENTS GUIDED (Ph.D.): 03 + 2
• Developed VIGYAN DAIRY and PHULE AMRUT brand under Experiential Learning.
• 75 + Lectures delivered in training programmes, farmers rallies, CAS training etc
• 35 + trainings conducted and organized.
• Presently Working as a Vice President of Students council of Government College of Agriculture, Pune -5 (M'S).
• Worked as an Organizing Secretary of 2 days National Conference on “Sustainable smart dairy farming” held at Pune jointly with IDA WZ.
• Worked on various committee for finalization of syllabus of dairy courses of UG and PG.

• TRAINING COMPLETED: 09
• AWARDS/RECOGNITION: 03

FUTURE PROSPECT:

•  To standardize unforeseen traditional milk products and also to formulate age wise, health specific, low calorie, fiber, herbs added dairy products.
• To work on conservation of Indigenous Cow and sustainability of dairy farming.

Professor (Dr.) Jashbhai B. Prajapati is a Dairy Technology graduate from Gujarat Agricultural University and Ph.D. in Dairy Microbiology from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India. He retired as the Principal & Dean of the Faculty of Dairy Science at AAU, Anand in October 2020 with 40 years of experience in education and research. He is a renowned academician and scientists in the area of probiotics and fermented foods and has developed several fermented milk based functional products. He is Ex Chairman of Indian Dairy Association-WZ, Ex Chairman Gujarat State Chapter and Coordinator of SASNET-Fermented Foods. He handled number of research projects sponsored by ICAR, DBT, State Govt., EU, SIDA and has more than 500 publications, including two text books. He has guided 32 MTech and 9 PhD students. He was awarded Chancellors Gold medal for being the best student in the University in 1984 and has received 2 times GAAS Award, 6 times best paper awards. He had Fellowship awards from Erasmus Mundus (EU) as well as Indian National Science Academy. He is a Fellow of Indian Dairy Association as well as Fellow of National Academy of Dairy Science. He is a recipient of Hari Ohm Ashram Award 2015 from Indian Council of Agricultural Research for his outstanding research contribution in probiotics. He is Associate Editor of International Journal of Fermented Foods, International Journal of Probiotic and Prebiotics and reviewer for several reputed scientific journals. He is serving as an expert member for many other universities/ institutions and also evaluating start-up proposals from B-school. He is a reviewer for projects/proposals in the area of probiotics and functional foods from DBT, BIRAC-BIG, DST, ICAR, ICMR and several other organizations. He has actively worked as the Chairperson, Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence, Institute of Rural Management, Anand from 2020-2023; Chairman, Indian Dairy Association (West Zone) 2023-2026, Expert for export inspection council of India, Member of scientific panel on milk and milk products of FSSAI -2018 to 2026, Chairman, Institutional Ethics Committee, PS Medical College, Karamsad from 2015-2025, Member, Research Advisory Committee, National Dairy Development Board, Anand, Member, Management Committee of CALF Laboratory, NDDB, Anand, Member, Management Committee of Quality Mark, NDDB, Anand, Adjunct Professor at Bihar Animal Science University, Member, Academic council of NDRI, Academic Council of Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar, Member, Academic Council of Gujarat Biotechnology University.

At present, he is founder and Coordinator, Swedish South Asian Network on Fermented Foods; Vice President, National Academy of Dairy Science (India); Member of Governing Council of Gut microbiota and probiotic science foundation India; Honorary Member, Board of Governors of the NDDB Foundation for Nutrition (NFN), Member in Indian National Committee of International Dairy Federation (IDF) in 3 groups viz., Probiotics, Lactic acid bacteria & starters and Microbiological methods for analysis.

He has widely travelled in Europe and many other countries and has delivered lead talks/keynotes in many conferences including IFT, IDF, IPC, AOAC, ILSI etc and has organized several conferences and workshops for building the network on fermented foods. He is a Life member of several professional bodies like AFSTI, IDA, AMI, ISCA, GAAS, PAI, Biosensor Society of India, etc.

Role in IDA

Life member of IDA since 1988 and have participated in most of the Dairy Industry Conference since then. Involved in creation of IDA Gujarat State Chapter in January 1998 and since then involved in organizing various seminars, workshops, training program etc. for milk producers, students, dairy professional and so on. He served as Vice Chairman for 2 terms and Chairman of Gujarat Chapter for one term. He served in ZEC (WZ) for several years and as Chairman from 2023-2026. Introduced the concept of dairy awareness programs for the students and society, Women Farmer Award for West Zone; training programs with BAIF, industry awards with Inter-dairy any strengthened relations with the industry by organizing seminars and workshops in all the states of west zone. He was involved in organization of 3 DICs in Mumbai and Goa and Gandhinagar. Committed to work for all the stakeholders of dairy and overall development of dairy sector.

Dr. Srinivas Sajja is the Managing Director of the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India Ltd. (NCDFI), bringing over 34 years of leadership experience in cooperative marketing, institutional administration, and financial strategy.

As a key architect of the NCDFI eMarket platform from its inception, Dr. Sajja contributed to its conceptualisation, design, implementation, and operational framework, ensuring transparency, competitive price discovery, and nationwide market access in bulk dairy trade. His Ph.D in Management, with research focused on eMarkets, further complements his practical contributions and reflects his commitment to research-driven innovation and digital transformation in cooperative marketing.

Dr. Sajja has also played a key role in strengthening NCDFI's dairy supply operations to the Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces, ensuring reliable support to these organisations. In recognition of his distinguished service, he was honoured with the prestigious Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Commendation, a rare distinction for a civilian professional.

In addition to his responsibilities at NCDFI, Dr. Sajja is also serving as the Chairman of the Indian Dairy Association, Gujarat State Chapter, contributing actively to the development and advancement of the dairy sector.

Dharminder Bhalla is a Techno-legal Business leader with Proficiency in planning, managing, leading, legal, and P&L . Expert in strategic direction in enhancing value for business and ensuring best business practices. A Vision Holder who promotes a culture that reflects the values, innovation, performance, accountability and productivity. Having more than 36 years of experience in Dairy, food and beverage industry

Presently he is Chief Executive Officer at Govind milk & milk Products Pvt. Ltd. and worked in Various Indian Organisations and Multinationals viz : GM operations Kwality dairy Ltd, Chief technical officer Sahara India , Engineering manager Projects Nestle India Ltd, System specialist Tetra Pak India Pvt. Ltd, Senior Executive Alfa Laval India Ltd.

He a Bachelor of Science & Tech (Dairy Technology) from NDRI and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration along with Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and is certified in various fields as :
Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT, Jasper, Mid journey, DALL E, Claude 3.7, Deep seek, Stable diffusion. Projects: PMP, Six sigma, Scrum, Negotiation, Microsoft project.

Environment: Climate change & water management, Solid waste management, Bio-cultural Diversity Conservation, Energy management
Marketing: Digital, strategy.
Automation: Control-logix, Schematic S7 Manager.
Safety: Industrial Safety, GMP

He is a member of - PMI (USA), Rotary International and Indian Dairy Association

Accomplishments: Under his leadership Govind was awarded with PUM impact award from Netherlands 2026, Best dairy runners up award in IDA west zone March 2024, Beverage packaging design of the Year”in India F&B Pack summit 2023

He has worked on various Dairy farming projects as sustainability and reducing green gas emission and bio fertilizer production with biogas production units, Cattle health, disease diagnostic, treatment, Feed and Nutrition and alternative medicine practices, Hygiene Management, Animal welfare/stress, and Breeding Management, Breed improvement Women Empowerment, Milk traceability, digitization, Free housing and many more.

Ms. Richie Agarwal is a Strategist, Dairy Value Chain with over two decades of experience helping dairy organizations build sustainable growth through stronger procurement systems, market-led strategies, and business transformation. An IRMA alumnus, she has worked with cooperatives, private dairies, producer organizations, and agri-food businesses across India, combining expertise in milk procurement, farmer engagement, marketing, sales, distribution, and organizational development.

Through RA Consulting and the Asar Initiative, Richie works at the intersection of business growth and rural development, supporting dairy enterprises while strengthening farmer livelihoods and women-led communities. A respected industry speaker, mentor, and podcast host, she is passionate about sharing practical knowledge that advances the dairy sector. Richie serves as an Executive Body Member and Life Member of the Indian Dairy Association (West Zone), where she is committed to fostering collaboration, innovation, and leadership across the dairy fraternity.

Profile

Shreenandan Sharma is a highly accomplished Dairy Microbiologist and industry leader with nearly five decades of distinguished service in the Indian dairy sector. A postgraduate in Dairy Microbiology (M.Tech.) from National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal (1974), he has made significant contributions to dairy development across government, cooperative, and private sectors.

During his illustrious career, he served for 26 years in the Government of Madhya Pradesh and MP State Cooperative Dairy Federation, contributing to dairy development, quality systems, milk processing, and organizational growth. Subsequently, he spent 24 years in the private dairy sector, holding senior leadership positions including Vice President & General Manager in reputed dairy organizations such as Bhole Baba Dairy, Reliance Dairy Foods ,Swaraj India and S.R. Thorat MilkProducts in Maharashtra .

Shri Sharma possesses extensive expertise in Quality Assurance, Food Safety Systems, Product Development, Dairy Plant Operations, and Dairy Project Management. His professional competence was further strengthened through specialized international training in UHT Milk Processing and Quality Assurance at ACC Blaydon Newcastle, United Kingdom, sponsored by MP Dairy Federation under the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), UK programme.

Over the years, he has successfully led numerous initiatives involving process improvement, quality enhancement, product diversification, and operational excellence in dairy plants across India.

Present Assignment

Shri Sharma is presently serving as Managing Director, Paradigm Dairy Consultants, Indore, providing consultancy services for complete dairy projects on a turnkey basis. His consultancy covers feasibility studies, project planning, plant design, equipment selection, quality assurance systems, product development, commissioning, and operational support for greenfield and expansion dairy projects.He is also on Board of Aamikza Biotechnology Pvt Ltd Pune as Senior Consultant who are engaged in production of Dairy Lactic cultures.

Vision for Indian Dairy Association

With his vast experience, technical expertise, and commitment to the dairy profession, Shreenandan Sharma seeks to contribute to the Indian Dairy Association by strengthening industry networking, promoting quality and food safety standards, supporting dairy entrepreneurs, encouraging professional development, and advancing the growth of the dairy sector.

"Experience, Integrity, Professional Excellence, and Commitment to Dairy Development."

Zonal Executive Committee Member - Indian Dairy Association, West Zone
Head of Sales & Marketing and Services (Products), IDMC Limited

Mr. Ketul Sheth is a senior professional in the dairy and food processing industry with over 19 years of experience in sales, business development, strategic marketing, and process engineering solutions.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Government Engineering College, Modasa, completed in 2007.

Mr. Sheth joined IDMC Limited in 2007 and currently serves as Head of Sales & Marketing. In this role, he is responsible for business development, sales strategy, market expansion, and customer engagement across India, Africa, and several Asian countries.

He has worked closely with dairy cooperatives, private dairies, multinational organizations, government institutions, consultants, and technology partners. His experience covers dairy processing equipment and integrated solutions, including milk collection and cooling systems, pasteurization, homogenization, storage and process vessels, CIP systems, value-added dairy product plants, and ice cream processing equipment.

With a strong combination of technical understanding and commercial expertise, Mr. Sheth has contributed to the development of efficient, reliable, and sustainable dairy processing solutions. As a Zonal Executive Committee Member of the Indian Dairy Association – West Zone, he aims to contribute to industry collaboration, knowledge sharing, technology development, and the continued growth of the Indian dairy sector.

Shridhar Mehta is a serial technology entrepreneur who has spent over 30 years building innovation-driven enterprises focused on solving real problems across India's Dairy, Agri, and Rural ecosystems. Through Prompt Group, he has pioneered technology-led transparency in the milk value chain by digitizing milk procurement and quality assessment across 90,000+ villages. He has been at the forefront of innovations which have strengthened farmer trust, improved traceability, and enhanced operational efficiency for the dairy sector. By consistently leveraging technology to solve grassroots challenges, he continues to create sustainable and scalable impact across rural India.

He is the Founder & Managing Director of the following companies:

• Prompt Equipments Pvt. Ltd., Prompt Innovations Pvt. Ltd., IndiFOSS Anlytical Pvt. Ltd. which are focussed on the Dairy Value Chain.
• Upjao Agrotech Pvt. Ltd. on the Agri side.
• Silvin Additives Pvt. Ltd in the Chemicals space.

After completion of graduation, I joined Valsad District cooperative milk producers' union ltd, Vasudhara Dairy, Alipur in the year 1987 at production officer grade and continuing serving the same organization till date, currently holding responsibility as I/c Managing Director.

I witness the growth of organization from 30,000 LPD to 4 Lakh LPD. The organization has expanded its wings in Gujarat and Maharashtra, having Eight dairy manufacturing units and Six chilling plants.