Pathways to Dairy Net Zero

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 being launched later this year.
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Dairy’s Contribution to Sustainable Diets Recognised

Recently, a group of scientists and interested citizens came together to form the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health, an international panel seeking consensus on a roadmap for sustainable food systems.
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Dairy Foods can be Enjoyed as Part of Healthy Aging

This study adds to the greater body of science showing that in healthy adults dairy foods, regardless of fat, can be part of a calorie-balanced healthy eating plan.
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“no significant link” between dairy fats and stroke

A new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found “no significant link” between dairy fats found in yoghurt, cheese, butter and milk and heart disease or stroke.
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Milk Powder Increases Cognitive Test Scores

A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition demonstrate the positive impact that milk protein can have on body condition and brain function in 6 to 9-year-old children where malnutrition was prevalent.
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How one dairy cow can change an entire community

As part of the A ONE Moms initiative, blogger Jennifer James shares the story of Teresia Riungu, a Nakuru, Kenya dairy farmer who has managed to provide a living for herself in her retirement and has created enough work to
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Higher dairy food intake associated with higher bone measures in men

Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research (IFAR), Wageningen University, Tilburg University, University of Reading, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have discovered that higher intake of dairy foods, such as milk, yogurt, and cheese, is associated with
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The chicago consensus on sustainable food systems science

Researchers deliver an overview of the complex matrix involved in defining an achievable system and the evidenced needed to create it.
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How a dairy farm is turning manure into fuel

Dairy farm Fair Oaks, part of one of the biggest U.S. dairy co-ops, converts its cow manure into natural gas.
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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

NEARLY 10 PERCENT

of the world population directly depends on dairy farming

816 MILLION TONS

of milk are produced by the dairy sector annually

AMONG THE TOP 5

Milk ranking as an agricultural commodity in both quantity and value terms

44.4 LITERS OF LIQUID

dairy products are consumed per capita worldwide

DAIRY. EVERY DAY. AROUND THE WORLD.

Dairy has the power to dramatically change the livelihoods of individuals, families, and communities. It generates jobs directly on the farm, up and down the value chain, and in other local business.

ABOUT US

Every day, the dairy sector brings the essentials for a better life to individuals, families, and communities all over the world.

It’s delivering the nurturing and nourishing strength that improves the nutrition and health of individual and families. It creates millions of jobs, helping to sustain and revitalize rural communities and decent livelihoods for small landholders, landless laborers and women. It’s providing children the opportunity for adequate nutrition for learning and achieving their potential. And it’s part of the delight of good food being shared at the table.

Simple facts about the dairy sector