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SHRIMPCO MEMBERS

Our founding members are with diverse profiles and covers the West coast and East coast of India geographically, including shrimp farming activities in the North India.

Dr Manoj M Sharma

Dr Manoj M Sharma is a PhD holder in shrimp farming and holds a master degree from ICAR-CIFE Mumbai and is an expert veteran in shrimp farming with over three decades of experience. He is a two-time national award winner by National Fisheries Development Board, Department of Fisheries, Government of India. He has played a crucial role in laying the technical foundation for the development of shrimp farming across the saline affected wasteland in Gujarat, India. He is one of the most distinguished shrimp farmer and a prominent speaker talking about Sustainability and Best Management Practices in shrimp farming and is a renowned speaker nationally and internationally. He has played an instrumental role by strongly advocating on the potential of domestic shrimp consumption in India at various national and international platforms. He is the founder and partner at Zhingalala which is first of its kind exclusive Indian shrimp brand which focuses on shrimp consumption through the mode of culinary and informative experience.

AjitSinha Patil

Ajitsinha Patil is Masters in Engineering from VJTI, Mumbai Institute of Science, Mumbai and is a very senior shrimp farmer in Maharasthra and is also the head of Maharashtra Aquafarmers association and is a Chief Technology Officer at Pancham Aquaculture Farms Ltd. He is closely associated with the shrimp farmers and Maharashtra and ensures the right technical information and guidance is reached to the shrimp farmers in Maharashtra for their success.

Pradip Navik

Pradip Navik is one of the prominent and respected people in the coastal village called Dandi and during his tenure as a sarpanch (Head of Village) he played a pioneering role in development of shrimp farming in Gujarat. He is the current president of Gujarat Aqua Farmers Dealers Association a shrimp dealers-based association for proper governance and structured execution of shrimp farming input supply to the shrimp farmers and is also key promoter of Zeal Aqua Limited which is involved in shrimp farming and shrimp processing activities. Pradip Navik has gained many recognitions for his good work in regards to the social welfare achievement for the coastal rural people of Gujarat more particularly towards Dandi village.

Saji Chacko

Saji Chacko holds M.Sc in Mariculture from Cochin University of Science and Technology and B.Sc in Zoology from University of Kerala. He is one of the pioneering shrimp farmer in Gujarat with more than three decades of experience in shrimp farming and holds many national and international recognitions for his contribution and expertise in the field of shrimp farming. He has designed and developed the first software controlled automatic feeder for shrimps in India and has also developed mechanised harvesting systems as well as innovative aeration systems. He is well versed with the technicalities and modalities associated within the shrimp farming industry in India. He is partner at Poseidon Enterprises and Orion Aqua Ventures and is actively involved in shrimp farming operations.

Balasubramaniam V

Balasubramaniam V, known as Bala, is a dedicated shrimp farmer with nearly three decades of experience. He has been instrumental in promoting shrimp in the domestic market, initially supplying directly to local restaurants. In 2009, he launched India’s first shrimp QSR, Prawnto. Bala is deeply committed to developing a substantial domestic market for Indian shrimps and is spearheading the farmers’ movement towards this goal. He is also the General Secretary of the Prawn Farmers Federation of India and the first farmer member appointed to the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA).

Dr Amerneni Ravi Kumar

Dr Amerneni Ravi Kumar is a prominent figure in the realm of aquatic animal health quaculture and an MPhil and PhD focused on shrimp pathology from Nagarjuna University of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Kumar has established himself as a leading expert in the field. He operates a state-of-the-art shrimp disease diagnostic laboratory and serves as a key consultant in aquaculture, particularly renowned for his expertise in shrimp health management. As a partner at Alpha Biologicals, a leading aquaculture probiotic manufacturer, and Blue Star Marine Shrimp Hatchery, Dr. Kumar actively contributes to advancing sustainable aquaculture practices in India. Beyond his professional endeavors, he shares his wealth of knowledge through a popular YouTube channel dedicated to aquaculture, further solidifying his status as a thought leader in the industry.

Jignesh Contractor

Jignesh Contractor is a masters in engineering from Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology and is a designated partner at Vaishnavi Aquatech one of the pioneering companies to establish first of its kind state of the art Specific Pathogen Free P. monodon Brood stock Multiplication Centre in Gujarat, India and operates Hatcheries across the East coast of India. He is also associated with shrimp farming operations and has his feed manufacturing unit with Zeigler Bros under his company Ishi Marine Technologies. He has gained many national and international recognitions for his work in the shrimp farming industry.

Pavan Kosaraju

Pavan Kosaraju is the CEO of AquaExchange Agritech. At AquaExchange, Pavan is using the latest tools in technologies such as Bio-engineering, IoT and ML to transform the AquaCulture sector. His company has currently automated more than 10% of all shrimp farms in India. Over a career spanning 20 years working in Germany and India with firms such as Infosys, SAP Labs and KPMG, Pavan has acquired deep knowledge of the technology and financial modeling sectors which he is currently using to add value to the aquaculture farmers. Pavan holds an engineering degree from IIT Madras, an MBA from esmt, Berlin and is FRM certified from GARP, USA.

Madhu Mohan Talluri

Madhu Mohan Talluri, achieved M.Sc in Microbiology from Nagarjuna University, Guntur and is a aquaculture professional with more than two decades. He is a Technical Director at SGS Aqua Solutions and have been the driving force for the educating and promoting best management practices, biosecurity protocols at shrimp farms, designing and development of shrimp nursery projects to help farmers achieve safe, successful and profitable crop. Through his firm he also conducts and transfers knowledge by technical seminars, staff training, village level farmer group meetings, webinars etc. His strength lies in translating the latest scientific research information in an easy and adaptable way to the farmer and transform at Pond Level. Himself and his firm acts as a bridge between the science from university lab and the skill of the farmer to adopt the latest advancements which help to achieve economically viable and sustainable culture practices.

Dr Udaya Sankar Sethi

Dr. Udaya Sankar Sethi is having Bachelor of Fisheries Science (BFSc.), Master of Fisheries Science (MFSc.)-Mariculture and PhD Degree in Aquatic Biology (Shrimp farming). He is in to the field of aquaculture for last 27 years within India as well as many other foreign countries. As an international consultant in the field of aquaculture he was pertaining technical guidance to many governmental and non-governmental aquaculture projects in India as well as many foreign countries was also associated with international organizations like WorldFish, United Nation Development Program (UNDP) etc. Dr. U.S. Sethi is doing his business in the field of aquaculture as well as seafood export by establishing his company named “Aquaviva group”.. For his successful visionary business career, he has received many prestigious awards nationally and internationally.

Dr Partha Bandyopadhyay

Dr. Partha Bandyopadhyay has done his doctoral research in Aquaculture Probiotics awarded his Ph. D. in the year 2005. Dr. Partha Bandyopadhyay has significantly contributed in the field of Aquatic Microbial Environment and Fish Biotechnology. He worked on fish nutritional biotechnology, fish microbial immunology and Aquaculture bacterial diversity. He is the Alumni and also completed Executive Management Programme on Strategic Business Growth from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He is the managing director at Finray Biotech Private Limited. Dr. Bandyopadhyay was awarded Scientist of year 2008 from National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi, India. Dr. Partha also awarded “Best Aquaculture Scientist Award 2015”, “Best Marketing Man in Aquaculture 2016” from Aqua International, Best Aquaculture Healthcare Exporter in 2023 from MSME, Govt of India and Best Innovative Aquaculture Healthcare Manufacturer in April 2024 from Reseal, India.

Rajveer Singh

Rajveer Singh(karan) is a shrimp farmer from North India (PUNJAB) where shrimp farming is carried out in salt effected or water logged land. He supports numerous number of farmers in this region through his knowledge and experience and established 800 acre shrimp farming in water logged effected land area in north India.

Mayank M. Sharma

Mayank M. Sharma is an aquaculture professional in shrimp farming and has an educational background in biotechnology and healthcare segment shrimp farming. He is well versed with product development, packaging, marketing and supply chain and distribution network prevalent in the shrimp farming industry. He is a partner at Zhingalala which is the unique first of its kind shrimp / seafood themed restaurant promoting shrimp consumption. He is also director technical at Mayank Aquaculture Private Limited / Mayank Aqua Products a shrimp farming-based firm dealing in seed, feed, medicine and shrimp farming technological solutions to the farmers.

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