Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Browse and strategize across all 3 official problem statements submitted by Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying for Smart India Hackathon 2026.
Problem Statements (3)
Match My TeamAl-Based Predictive Modelling for Early Forecasting of Bovine Mastitis in lndian Dairy Farms
Bovine Mastitis (bacterial udder inflammation) causes over ₹13,000 Crores in annual milk yield losses to Indian dairy farmers, where sub-clinical mastitis goes undetected by visual inspection until irreversible udder damage occurs. Build an AI-based predictive modeling and early forecasting platform for the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) that analyzes automated milking conductivity telemetry, milk thermal imaging, somatic cell count (SCC) proxies, and animal wearable activity to forecast mastitis 48 hours before clinical symptoms appear.
Development of a Low-Cost Light-weight Milk Chilling Can for Small-Scale Dairy Farmers
Smallholder dairy farmers in rural India lose 15-20% of evening milk value to bacterial spoilage and souring due to 6-8 hour power cuts, lack of rural bulk milk coolers, and high ambient temperatures (>35°C). Build an indigenous, low-cost, lightweight Solar and Phase Change Material (PCM) Smart Milk Chilling Can (20-40 Liters) that rapidly cools raw milk from 37°C to <4°C within 2 hours, maintaining sub-4°C preservation for 18 hours off-grid with integrated IoT temperature logging for DAHD.
Smart Al-Enabled Rapid Feed and Silage Quality Testing System for Dairy Farmers
Indian dairy cattle suffer from low milk productivity and nutritional deficiencies due to adulterated cattle feed and poor-quality fermented silage (high moisture, mold, low crude protein), while laboratory chemical feed testing takes 7-10 days. Build a Smart AI-Enabled Portable Feed and Silage Quality Testing System for DAHD that uses handheld Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and computer vision to measure Crude Protein (CP), Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF), moisture content, and aflatoxin contamination in 60 seconds.