India: Surya Dwivedi, an Independent Sourcing Consultant With 17 Years in Potato Supply Chains, Joins the Potato Expert Panel
Surya Prakash Dwivedi, an independent sourcing consultant in Mumbai with 17 years in potato supply chains, joins the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News.
Surya Prakash Dwivedi, an independent consultant based in Mumbai, has joined the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News. He brings 17 years of experience in operations, supply chain management and agricultural sourcing across India and West Africa.
Sourcing and contract farming
His core expertise is potato sourcing, contract farming optimisation and raw material quality for processing. Dwivedi works on the link between farm production and industrial processing requirements, which decides whether a processing plant gets the raw material it needs.

Background
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science and a Master’s degree in Operations & Supply Chain Management.
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Areas of expertise
- Potato sourcing
- Contract farming
- Raw material quality
- Operations and supply chain management
- Agricultural processing
WHY IT MATTERS
Processing plants in India and elsewhere depend on consistent raw material, and the way contracts and sourcing are organised decides whether factories run at full capacity. For growers and traders, the view of a sourcing professional shows what processors actually require. Dwivedi joins the panel alongside Deepak Soni of ITC Foods, who was introduced in our earlier article.
Join the panel
Potatoes.News invites potato professionals from any country to join the Potato Expert Panel. To apply, write to v.kovalev@potatoes.news with a short biography (80–150 words), your areas of expertise, your country and organisation, and a portrait photo. The panel is the first step towards an international network of potato professionals that we are building together with the International Potato Tour.
Based on the expert profile submitted by Surya Prakash Dwivedi. Read his expert profile.