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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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