Introduction

Today, India has a booming startup ecosystem and ranks third in the number of unicorns. Thanks to slew of measures by the government to promote investments, ease of doing business, and innovation, today technological advancements have penetrated and made an impact on practically every aspect of the dairy and livestock value chain in India. The livestock and dairying sector in India has grown at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of approximately 8% from 2014 to 2022 and continues to provide sustenance to approximately 200 million Indians.

Presently, there are more than 700 DPIIT registered startups in the animal husbandry and dairying vertical. This goes to show that the scope for deploying technology and monetizing interventions within the livestock and allied sectors has been increasing. DAHD along with Startup India has organised two editions of the Animal Husbandry Grand Startup Challenge so far. The first edition of the Startup challenge took place in 2019, and the second edition took place in 2021, and focused on identifying solutions to issues such as product traceability, milk testing solutions, single use plastic alternatives, breed improvement, pregnancy diagnosis kits for dairy animals, low-cost cooling solutions for dairy, etc.

To showcase the growing potential of startups in Animal Husbandry and Dairying this year’s Animal Husbandry Startup Conclave will be organised in Hyderabad on 28th February (2023) by DAHD in collaboration with NDDB. Approximately 100 startups will participate in the event. The event will present an opportunity for animal husbandry startups to participate in the following sessions: