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                                                               digitisation.                                                                           Sonai Dairy (Indapur):
                                                               Since 2015, over 50,000 animals                                                         Industrial Scale Meets Farmer
                                                               in its network have been fitted                                                         Trust
                                                               with RFID collars, which feed                                                           If Gokul reflects the power of
                                                               data into a cloud platform that
                                                               tracks their health, productivity, and breeding. Farmers            cooperatives and Chitale the edge of technology, Sonai
                                                               receive SMS alerts on animal health, while supply chain             Dairy represents Maharashtra's industrial leap in
                                                               orders are managed digitally, ensuring traceability                 dairying.
                                                               “from cow to cloud.”                                                From a modest 12,000 litres two decades ago, Sonai
                                                               A strategic partnership with ABS Genus has turned                   now processes ~5 million litres of milk per day at a
                                                               Chitale into one of Asia's most advanced buffalo                    single Indapur site — the largest such private facility in
                                                               breeding centres, producing 50 million doses of high-
                                                               quality semen annually. Productivity has soared:                    India. Daily outputs include:
                                                               households once producing 2–3 litres per day now                    ·   300 tonnes of SMP
                                                               reach 8–10 litres, and herd sizes have grown from 4–5               ·   150 tonnes of butter
                                      Before
                                                               to 10–20 animals per farm.                                          ·   60 tonnes of ghee
                                                               Beyond the farm, Chitale has embraced consumer                      ·   250,000 litres of pouch and UHT milk
                                                               innovation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it swiftly                Sonai's strength lies in scale, diversification, and export
                                                               rolled out a home delivery app, leveraging its IT                   readiness.By investing in advanced spray dryers,
                                                               backbone to keep milk flowing in Pune and Mumbai. Its
            Vishvas Chitale, Partner, Chitale Dairy            product range, including milk, ghee, butter, paneer,                cheese units, and whey protein plants, it's tapping into   Dashrath S. Mane, Chairman & MD, Sonai Dairy

            Chitale Dairy (Sangli): Technology at the Service of   cheese, shrikhand, and SMP, remains synonymous with             global dairy demand. Casein, lactose, and whey
            Farmers                                            premium quality.                                                    proteins are now part of its export basket, with markets   from timely payments, feed access, and veterinary care.
                                                               Chitale proves that data-driven agriculture, genetic                in North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
            If Gokul represents cooperative strength, Chitale Dairy                                                                                                                   Its success has turned Indapur into a rural industrial
            is a story of private innovation. Founded by visionary   advancement, and farmer empowerment can                       Equally, Sonai has remained farmer-centric. Over   hub, spurring jobs in logistics, packaging, and allied
            entrepreneur Bhausaheb Chitaleover seven decades   coexist—delivering productivity without ecological                  500,000 farmers, both directly and indirectly, benefit   sectors.
            ago, Chitale has built its reputation on science and   strain.
          Comparative Snapshot                                                                                                   Lessons for Policy and Practice                      security, incentivise value-addition, expand genetic

           Dairy (Location)   Structure   Daily Milk Handling  Farmer Network   Technological Highlights                         Maharashtra's dairy sector offers a blueprint for India:  programmes, and foster cooperative–private
           Gokul (Kolhapur)   Cooperative   ~1.6 million L/day   500,000+ farmers    Veterinary network, fodder bank,            ·   Cooperatives like Gokul prove the enduring power   complementarities. For dairy professionals, the case
                                                            via 7,500 societies  solar & biogas                                     of farmer-owned structures.                       studies reinforce that India's future lies not only in
                                                                                                                                 ·   Private innovators like Chitale show the         producing more milk, but in producing better, traceable,
           Chitale (Sangli)   Private   ~1 million L/day    50,000+ farmers, 2    RFID collars, cloud data, genetics lab            transformative potential of technology and genetics.  and higher-value milk products.
                                                            lakh+ cattle tracked  (ABS JV)
                                                                                                                                 ·   Industrial giants like Sonai highlight the importance   Maharashtra, with its rich tradition and cutting-edge
           Sonai (Indapur)   Private    ~3.5 million L/day   500,000+ farmers   Automated mega-plant, casein &                      of scale, diversification, and exports.           innovation, is not just a dairy state; it is a microcosm of
                                                                               whey processing, export orientation               For policymakers, the message is clear: invest in fodder   India's dairy future.

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