Project Ksheersagar is working with dairy partners in Pune, and Satara area. With an intensive focus on improving veterinary practices and awareness of extension services in the area, TechnoServe ensures improved income for dairy farmers through enhanced milk quantity and quality, women empowerment through financial inclusion of women dairy farmers, and sustainable dairy practices through animal welfare farms.My work as a project intern involves baseline and gap assessment of 90+ BMCs and 6000+ dairy farmers involved in the ongoing implementation of the project.

Ensured seed funding of 60+ lakh in an year through hackathons, government grants and seed fundsDeveloped website and social media strategy for marketing and business development

Recorded 10 case studies of CARE India interventions Community research, PRA, Business model development, and understanding livelihood interventions offered by CARE India, and Shell India CSRClosely observing Lift Irrigation projects being constructed in the region to ensure irrigation in the terrains of Dang for non-monsoon agriculture cultivation

worked on production of liquid milk, Paneer, Kheer and Fermented Dairy Products Conducted internal pre-assessment of dairy plant for Quality Mark food safety Audit

Performed activities of milk procurement, product manufacturing, marketing.Successfully worked on starting an outlet for marketing of products manufactured during the internship period

Observed and practiced activities related to milk procurement viz include production/ collection/ sampling/ testing/ chilling/ storage and transportation of raw milk as well as activities performed on dairy farms (eg: Clean milk production, and other veterinary practices.)Resolved issue of non-milk solid in bulk milk cooler