Celebrating World School Milk Day: Nourishing to thrive
With the beginning of the school year in my home country, Belgium, journal headlines highlight again the issue of “empty lunchboxes”. The situation of children going to school without any food to consume during their lunch break seems to only grow. It is hard to imagine schools being a place where children learn and develop […]
IDF Delegation attending the World Dairy Industry Conference in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
August 2023. IDF President Piercristiano Brazzale, Director General Caroline Emond, and Board member Laurent Damien participated at the World Dairy Industry Conference held in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, in early August. The 3-day event was attended by Chinese and key international dairy experts. The main focus of the Conference was innovation. The IDF Delegation had […]
Women and Dairy
Women and Dairy As food systems are facing a triple challenge of: 1) ensuring food security and nutrition for a growing population2) supporting the livelihoods of millions of farmers and others in the food chain, and3) doing so in an environmentally sustainable way, women are already part of the solution. In my role as DG […]
IDF announces winners of the “IDF Professor Pavel Jelen Early Career Scientist Prize” 2023
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) is thrilled to announce the winners of the “IDF Professor Pavel Jelen Early Career Scientist Prize.” This prestigious award recognizes the exceptional work of scientists and technologists in the dairy science and technology field, specifically targeting “early-career” individuals, including graduate and postgraduate students who have graduated within three years of […]
Change in Management at IDF Head Office at the end of the year
IDF is announcing a change in management by end 2023 with the departure of its Director General, Ms. Caroline Emond, and the opening of the recruitment process to find her successor. Ms. Emond, who has been serving as Director General of the organization for close to six years, will be stepping down at the end […]
Welcome to the IDF Community!
I had the privilege recently to visit Kenya, Zimbabwe and Rwanda. One must spend quality time in the African region to appreciate the dynamism and engagement of the dairy value chain. I want to thank my colleagues for hosting me and providing me with the opportunity to meet with dairy leaders and government officials as […]
Chicago is getting ready to host the IDF World Dairy Summit 2023 in October: register now to benefit from discounts
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”
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 […]
The dairy matrix, the focus of the IDF Nutrition and Health Symposium to be held on 3 May
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) will host its third annual IDF Nutrition & Health Symposium, a free virtual event that will take place on May 3rd, 2023. Building on the success of last year’s event, which drew in over 200 participants, this year’s symposium will explore the fascinating topic of the dairy matrix and its […]
IDF World Dairy Summit returns to the United States, registration open
The IDF World Dairy Summit to be held in Chicago, US, From October 16 to October 19 is now open for registration
