Global Dairy Platform

Celebrate Women Farmers for World Milk Day 2026

Observed annually on June 1, World Milk Day unites countries, organizations, and communities to recognize and amplify the dairy sector’s impact on sustainable agriculture, economic development, and global health. You're invited to participate! This year's theme is “Celebrating Women Farmers,” in honor of the United Nations' International Year of the Woman Farmer.123456789123456789123456789123456789

Dietary Protein for Global Human Health: Insights from NUTRITION 2025

Researchers Note Importance of Protein Quality Measurement

Global researchers discussed findings from Project Proteos, a six-year GDP-driven research initiative aimed at developing a more reliable method for determining the Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) value of food proteins, at a satellite session held in conjunction with the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Annual Meeting, NUTRITION 2025, in Orlando, Fl.

Nutrition Event Emphasizes Need for Dairy Investment

A Nutrition for Growth 2025 official side event organized by GDP and the International Dairy Federation in Paris highlighted why the dairy sector holds immense potential for driving economic development and improving nutrition security and health within environmental boundaries.

Pathways to Dairy Net Zero Drives Climate Action

Across every dairy community. Throughout every continent. The global dairy community is coming together to accelerate climate action and help reduce the sector’s impact on the planet. Learn more about this first-of-its-kind initiative.

DSF Drives Global Sustainability Insights

For more than 10 years, the Dairy Sustainability Framework (DSF) has provided insights on the sector’s sustainability progress. The DSF is the result of a global, collaborative project by the dairy sector that monitors 11 criteria covering the three pillars of sustainability – economic, environmental and social.

Dairy’s Valuable Role as GLP-1 Use Increases

Dairy Has Valuable Role as GLP-1 Use Increases

A recent Global Dairy Platform Perspective Paper examines why nutrient-rich dairy foods, which provide high-quality protein and other essential nutrients, are an important component of healthy diets, particularly for those taking GLP-1 medications.

Study Shows How Dairy Can Help Fight Global Hunger

A series of studies in recent years have shown the impact dairy has on the Sustainable Development Goals, including one that focused on dairy’s vital role in fighting hunger. “Dairy’s Impact on Reducing Global Hunger” details the essential role dairy products play in providing balanced, healthy and safe nutrition.

Study: Dairy Helps Prevent Fractures, Falls

When dairy foods are added to the daily diet of aged-care residents, a major study has shown they can help reduce fractures and falls. The British Medical Journal published a two-year trial led by the University of Melbourne and Austin Health that included more than 7,000 residents from several dozen elderly care facilities.

NUTRITION

As a powerful source of nutrients, dairy is recognized in most countries as one of the basic building blocks of a sustainable diet. It delivers part of the essential nutrition necessary for people to thrive.

DEVELOPMENT

What makes dairy farming truly relevant is its ability to transform lives and enable powerful, positive change. Appropriate farming practices generate a stable source of cash flow.

SUSTAINABILITY

Dairy is invested in efficient food production and the reduction of environmental impacts. The dairy sector’s role in sustainable agriculture lies at the core of the dynamic communities it creates.

SDGs

The dairy sector has the tremendous ability to bring the SDGs to life. An emphasis on an integrated approach strengthens the contribution of the sector to sustainable food security and nutrition.

The dairy sector is a large, transformative global force that has a far-reaching impact on economies, societies, and individuals.

ONE BILLION PEOPLE

have livelihoods supported by the dairy sector

600 MILLION PEOPLE

live on 133 million dairy farms around the world

109 MILLION CASES

of childhood stunting could be prevented by 2050 through improved dairy productivity in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania

95% OF FEED

consumed by domestic ruminants globally is inedible to humans

~24% DECREASE

in global farm-gate emissions intensity was achieved from 2000 to 2022

35–45% HIGHER COSTS

are associated with nutritionally adequate diets that exclude animal-source foods (such as dairy) vs. those that include it

DAIRY: NOURISHING PEOPLE, SUPPORTING ECONOMIES, AND ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY

Dairy foods provide affordable, nutrient-dense nourishment that helps reduce malnutrition, prevent disease, and improve health across the lifespan

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Simple facts about the dairy sector

The dairy sector is a large, transformative global force that has a far-reaching impact on economies, societies, and individuals.

ONE BILLION PEOPLE

have livelihoods supported by the dairy sector

600 MILLION PEOPLE

live on 133 million dairy farms around the world

109 MILLION CASES

of childhood stunting could be prevented by 2050 through improved dairy productivity in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania

95% OF FEED

consumed by domestic ruminants globally is inedible to humans

~24% DECREASE

in global farm-gate emissions intensity was achieved from 2000 to 2022

35–45% HIGHER COSTS

are associated with nutritionally adequate diets that exclude animal-source foods (such as dairy) vs. those that include it

DAIRY: NOURISHING PEOPLE, SUPPORTING ECONOMIES, AND ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY

Dairy foods provide affordable, nutrient-dense nourishment that helps reduce malnutrition, prevent disease, and improve health across the lifespan