THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: M Sivasankar, Principal Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, said that internet services have endless potential in livestock rearing. He has put forward proposals like accreditation for farms and online market for dairy products. He was speaking at the Internet of Things Summit organized by Startup Mission at Technopark. This is the first time Shivashankar is participating in a public function after new controversies erupted in the gold smuggling case.

"Technical assistance should be sought to promote livestock rearing. Apps can be developed on the Swiggy and Zomato model for agricultural purposes including animal feed and on the OLX model for selling animals. If startups come forward with such technologies, the government will provide an opportunity.'- said M Sivasankar.