India, Nov. 10 -- Can a cow's digital identity unlock global markets for Indian farmers? Across India's villages, a quiet revolution is underway, one that could redefine rural trade, animal health, and farmer incomes. The Bharat Pashudhan platform, powered by the National Digital Livestock Mission (NDLM), is building a data-driven infrastructure for animal husbandry, much like UPI did for payments and GeM for procurement. This is not merely a technology rollout. It is the construction of a rural data backbone that enables trade, finance, and disease management.

At the heart of this system is Pashu Aadhaar, a unique 12-digit ID assigned to every animal. This ID ties together health records, vaccination history, breeding details, and produ...