Announcing the New SRP Technical Committee  

Vikram Mehla – Carbon Domain  
Vikram Mehla is an agronomist with over a decade of expertise in advancing sustainable and regenerative rice cultivation with LT Foods. Since 2016, he has worked closely with farmers in India to implement the comprehensive set of SRP standards, promoting best practices across all stages of cultivation. He leads field extension programs and pesticide residue compliance initiatives aligned with export market requirements. Vikram successfully implemented the world’s first SRP low carbon verified rice pilot project and is currently leading the Rice Carbon Farming Project, applying AWD to reduce methane emissions, conserve water, generate carbon credits, and enhance farmer livelihoods. 

Zafar Iqbal – Social Domain  

Zafar Iqbal is a development practitioner with a master’s in Anthropology and extensive experience working with national and international organizations. He pioneered the implementation of the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) in Pakistan in collaboration with Mars Food and Rice Partners Ltd/NetZeroAg Ltd. 

Trained by UTZ, Mars Food, AIZ, and GLOBALG.A.P., Zafar has conducted hundreds of training sessions for smallholder rice farmers on sustainable and climate-smart practices, water management, labor rights, and social compliance aligned with SRP standards. He co-developed and submitted methane reduction projects in Pakistan and Cambodia, which received verification from Gold Standard. 

Zafar has also implemented donor-funded projects with partners like SDC, Helvetas, Swiss Solidarity, RVO, and CARE Netherlands. Currently, he leads a large-scale contract farming program for Mars Food’s Ben’s Original® brand and a carbon credit initiative under RPL/NZA in Pakistan and Cambodia 

Binh Le Qui Hoa – Traceability Domain (Control Union) 
Binh Le Qui Hoa is a Certification Agri Manager at Control Union Vietnam, with over 14 years of experience in sustainable agriculture and certification. He manages the global implementation of the SRP Standard for Control Union, ensuring quality, auditor competence, and compliance. Since 2018, he has actively contributed to the development and revision of the SRP Standard, providing technical inputs to strengthen its applicability and impact. As a Senior Auditor and former Organic Certifier, he is qualified in EU, USDA/NOP, JAS, KRAV, GLOBALG.A.P., FSC-CoC, and other standards. He has expertise in auditor training, performance assessment, and harmonization of certification processes. With a background in R&D and organic production, he is deeply committed to advancing sustainability and strengthening international certification systems