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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.
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.
Issue 5: IDF Dairy Sustainability Outlook
IDF Dairy Sustainability Outlook issue 5 is a special edition, dedicated to the United Nations Food Systems Su....
Bulletin of the IDF N°517/2022: Eco-friendly and energy-saving dairy technologi...
The dairy processing sector has proven to be a committed adopter of energy saving technologies over the years.....
Bulletin of the IDF N° 515/2022: Guidelines for defining quarter and udder heal...
Given ongoing technological developments in the areas of microbiological diagnosis, detection of inflammatory....
Bulletin of the IDF N° 514/2022: Inventory of microbial food cultures with safe...
Since 2002, the International Dairy Federation (IDF), in collaboration with the European Food and Feed Culture....
Latest news & events
IDF World Dairy Summit 2022 is only a month away
International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit 2022, which will take place in India’s New Delhi-NCR from September 12-15 this year, is....
Amul & Nandini named main sponsors of IDF WDS...
India’s top-ranking dairy brands Amul (marketed by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd and Nandini (marketed by Karnataka Cooperative....
IDF Dairy Innovation Awards Finalists announced
The finalists for the inaugural IDF Dairy Innovation Awards have been published. The IDF Dairy Innovation Awards are designed to demonstrate the....
IDF announces the winners of the “IDF Professor ...
IDF is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural “IDF Professor Pavel Jelen Early Career Scientist Prize”, created to acknowledge the work....
