Milk adulteration remains a significant issue in India.

Despite a rise in milk production from 146.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 221.06 million tonnes in 2021-22, 79% of milk in the market is adulterated. Common adulterants include water, fat removal, skim milk powder, and thickening agents.

"The adulteration is happening mainly to meet the increasing demand for milk. But this is the wrong way of doing it," says Dipen Parmar told Startup Pedia.

With over two decades in agriculture and expertise in electronics, IoT, Al, and machine learning, Dipen Parmar and his co-founder Tejas Vaghela tackled this pressing issue by innovating artificial insemination (Al) solutions for livestock, particularly cows.

Artificial insemination is the deliberate introduction of sperm into a female's cervix or uterine cavity to achieve a pregnancy.

The duo found that a major dairy cooperative in India, was using a locally made product that was not performing well. These products failed to properly thaw semen for artificial insemination (Al), a crucial part of the breeding process.

Dipen and Tejas leveraged their technical expertise to address critical issues by developing a waterproof, tamper-proof device connected to a digital platform for precise data recording. They recognized the importance of accurate thawing and insertion to ensure high pregnancy rates. Effective record-keeping was also essential for safeguarding cattle health and optimising milk production efficiency.
They adopted a unique approach by manufacturing the product in-house, allowing them to control quality, pricing, and production to meet customer needs. Initially, they supplied 30-40 units to major dairy cooperatives, collected feedback, and refined the devices based on those insights.

With this unique technology, the duo, Dipen Parmar, 39, and his co-founder Tejas Vaghela, 42, launched Gavyam Gentech Private Limited, an agri-tech startup based in Gujarat

Gavyam specialises in artificial insemination (Al) for livestock. In the past, milk production relied on natural mating, but as demand grew, Al became essential. This method uses semen from top-quality bulls to inseminate cows, which leads to better and more regular pregnancies, resulting in better milk quality and quantity.

To achieve this result, the Gujarat-based agri-tech has multiple products under the brand name of 'digiGAl', such as:

Digital Thawing Equipment. Over the last three years, Gavyam has invested about Rs 70-75 lakhs in technology, research, and testing. In the past 2-3 months, Gavyam has made Rs 1 lakh in revenue and expects it to be Rs 10-20 lakhs in the next 1-2 months once the pre-orders are fulfilled.