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ensures the best scientific expertise is used to support high quality milk and
nutritious, safe and sustainable dairy products.
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Dairy & sustainable development goals
The dairy sector is an essential contributor to the UN sustainable development goals.
While the sector has obvious impacts on ending hunger, achieving food security, and improving the nutritional value of diets in a sustainable manner, the sector also has an important part to play in the achievement of many of the other sustainability goals identified.
For more information on the dairy sector’s commitment to the sustainable development goals, including case studies and other information, visit the website of the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam.
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IDF Membership
IDF’s membership is made up of National Committees, constituted by dairy organizations in each country and representing as fully as possible the various dairying activities of the country (such as milk production, manufacture, distribution, technology, science, human nutrition, marketing, economics, education and administration).
It is estimated that 12-14% of the world population live on dairy farms or within dairy farming households
More than 6 billion people worldwide consume milk and milk products
At least 160 million children around the world currently receive and benefit from receiving milk at school
World milk production is expected to grow 1.7% p.a. reaching approximately 981 Mt by 2028
Milk and dairy foods are important sources of several nutrients that contribute to health and a well-balanced diet.
The dairy sector benefits from IDF/ISO’s unique collaboration to provide standards for methods of analysis and sampling
Featured publications
IDF provides a permanent source of authoritative scientific and other information on a whole range of topics relevant to the dairy sector.
Bulletin of the IDF N° 524/2023: Moisture content of dried milk and dried milk ...
The moisture content of dried milk and dried milk products is one of the predominant factors determining their....
Bulletin of the IDF N°523/2023: Proceedings of the 7th and 8th IDF Paratubercul...
The 7th and 8th IDF Paratuberculosis Fora took place on 26 May 2021 and 12 June 2022 respectively. The 7th eve....
Registration for the IDF Webinar on Global Marketing Trends
The IDF Webinar on Global Marketing Trends was held on Wednesday 12 April 2023. You can find the Global Market....
ISO 4214 | IDF 254: 2022 - Milk and milk products - Determination of amino acids...
This document specifies a method for the quantitative determination of total amino acids using 6-aminoquinolyl....
Latest news & events
Chicago is getting ready to host the IDF World Dai...
Global dairy leaders, scientific experts, farmers and everyone who embodies what it means to BE Dairy will meet at the IDF World Dairy Summit in....
IDF welcomes the launch of the FAO document “Con...
On April 25, I had the privilege to join a prestigious panel at the FAO in Rome for the launch of the first scientific review of the document....
The dairy matrix, the focus of the IDF Nutrition a...
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) will host its third annual IDF Nutrition & Health Symposium, a free virtual event that will take place....
IDF World Dairy Summit returns to the United State...
The IDF World Dairy Summit to be held in Chicago, US, From October 16 to October 19 is now open for....
