Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Minister launches web version of the application
Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched the web version of the NDDB-developed e-GOPALA application and IMAP web portal at NDDB, Anand in presence of Meenesh Shah, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
The e-GOPALA platform helps farmers manage their livestock including buying and selling of disease-free germplasm in all forms (semen, embryos, etc); informs about availability of quality breeding services (Artificial Insemination, veterinary first aid, vaccination, treatment etc) and guides farmers for animal nutrition, treatment of animals using appropriate ayurvedic ethnoveterinary medicine. There is a mechanism to send an alert (on the due date for vaccination, pregnancy diagnosis, calving etc) and inform farmers about various government schemes.
NDDB’s IMAP web portal is meant for geographical presentation of project coverage featuring INAPH (displays state as well as district wise animal registration coverage against animal population), PSK Service (displays ticket status against various services i.e. animal registration, artificial insemination, pregnancy diagnosis, calving, vaccination, animal treatment & follow-up), NAIP(Geographically displays GoI initiated projects related to artificial insemination) and NADCP (Geographically displays GOI initiated projects related to Animal disease control). This portal will also facilitate real-time checking of coverage and progress of various projects and government schemes.
Rupala said that NDDB-developed e-GOPALA provides real-time information to dairy farmers for better productivity of dairy animals. NDDB is promoting technology-driven activities for milk producers. He further said that agriculture and allied activities play an important role in doubling the income of farmers. The minister stated that increasing the yield of milch animals will automatically increase farmers’ income.
Shah also briefed the minister about the dairy cooperative movement, achievements of NDDB-implemented National Dairy Plan Phase I, Rashtriya Gokul Mission projects, enhancing the productivity of milch animals, NDDB’s manure management & Solar initiatives, integrating beekeeping with dairy cooperatives, formation of FPOs, building ICT based information network and other innovative activities of the Dairy Board. Discussions were held on ways to extend the dairy sector’s growth and improve the livelihood of milk producers.
