Prime Minister Modi digitally inaugurated the e-Gopala app that will provide farmers marketplace for livestock.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
Key-Points
The e-Gopala app is a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and information portal for direct use of farmers.
At present no digital platform is available in the country for farmers managing livestock including buying and selling of disease free germplasm in all forms, availability of quality breeding services and guiding farmers for animal nutrition, treatment of animals using appropriate medicine.
There is no mechanism to send alerts on due date for vaccination, pregnancy diagnosis and calving among other issues and inform farmers about various government schemes and campaigns in the area.
The e-Gopala app will provide solutions to farmers on all these aspects.
