Chicago is getting ready to host the IDF World Dairy Summit 2023 in October: register now to benefit from discounts
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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 beautiful Chicago, Illinois, marking a once-in-a-generation opportunity to experience everything the Summit has to offer in one of the United States’ most famous cities. This is the first time that […]
IDF welcomes the launch of the FAO document “Contribution of terrestrial animal source food to healthy diets for improved nutrition and health outcomes”
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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 “Contribution of terrestrial animal source food to healthy diets for improved nutrition and health outcomes”, requested by the member countries of the Committee on Agriculture – Subcommittee […]
Dairy’s commitments to Climate Action and the methodologies it has developed to comply. By Sanne Dekker and Anna Flysjö
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The global dairy sector works every day to nourish the world population with safe and nutritious foods and strives to do so in a sustainable manner. Over 6 billion people around the world rely on dairy for nutrition daily. Dairy products are nutrient-dense foods, supplying significant amounts of energy, high-quality protein, and micronutrients, including calcium, […]
Sustainable animal foods are necessary to the world
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Despite the consensus on the substantial role of animal food such as dairy in healthy diets and sustainable food systems. Despite the strong scientifical evidence of the nutritional and health benefits of nutrient-dense milk and dairy foods. Despite the crucial contribution of dairy to UN SDGs and food security. Despite all the commitments and numerous […]
Blog interview on COP27 with IDF Director General, Ms. Caroline Emond
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What is the relevance of COP27? For us, COP27 is an opportunity to showcase the global dairy sector’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and specifically to Climate Action, and all the progress that has been made in that respect since the signing of the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam in 2016 and […]
An interview with the Action Team on Life Cycle Analysis and LCA Monitoring
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What is the relevance of the revised IDF global Carbon Footprint methodology for the dairy sector? Aligning how to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and potential removals for dairy is critical for the sector, to build credibility and avoid confusion, both inside as well as outside the sector. Thus, the IDF Carbon Footprint standard for the […]
World School Milk Day approaches, By Maretha Vermaak, Milk SA
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As we soon approach World School Milk Day on 28 September, IDF would like to highlight the importance of school milk programmes (SMPs), which contribute to children’s development across the globe. School milk programmes have been recognised over a century ago for their contribution to nutritional adequacy, health, and learning. Milk and dairy products are […]
Accelerating climate action in dairy, by Dr María Sánchez Mainar
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The United Nations COP 27 on Climate, which will take place this November in Egypt, will be an opportunity to discuss agriculture and food systems and how dairy climate actions can be part of the solution. The global dairy sector is fully committed to reducing its impact on GHG emissions, water and land use and […]
Message from Chairman, NDDB and Member Secretary of IDF
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On behalf of the Indian National Committee of the International Dairy Federation, it is my pleasure to invite all the great scientists, academicians, dairy professionals, dairy researchers, business delegates, dairy farmers, consumers and students from all over the world to attend the World’s Biggest Dairy Conference i.e. IDF World Dairy Summit 2022 from 12th September […]
World Food Safety Day, an interview with IDFs Science and Standards Programme Managers Aurelie Dubois, and Laurence Rycken
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World Food Safety Day is celebrated annually on 7 June to “draw attention and mobilize action to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks and improve human health”. At IDF, we have interviewed Aurelie Dubois and Laurence Rycken, Science and Standards Programme Managers, who engaged in an interesting dialogue about food safety and its impact on […]