Plant platter – Growing demand and acceptance
There is a growing demand and acceptance for plant-based food products in India. Even though the size is small — new launches in this category were only 0.7% of the total launches in November 2019, which, however, grew to 2.1% in October 2022— experts expect this number to further increase in the coming years. “Our…
FAO, WHO Report on Food Safety of Water Reuse in Dairy
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently published a report that provides guidance for the dairy industry on food-safe sourcing, use, and reuse of fit-for-purpose water. The report is based on a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) session that was convened online from…
Can Danone reach its climate goals without scaling own farming?
Last month, the French food company Danone — owner of milk and yogurt brands like Activia and Horizon Organics — pledged to cut absolute methane emissions from its milk supply chains by 30 percent by 2030, making it the first major food company with a methane-specific emissions target. Green groups have applauded the new pledge. Methane is a greenhouse…
World food prices hit record high in 2022 despite December fall
World food prices eased in December marking the ninth consecutive monthly fall, but gained more than 14 per cent in 2022 compared to the previous year, to reach the highest since records began, the UN food agency said on Friday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which tracks international prices of the…
At FAO forum, NDDB showcases India’s digital adoption in dairying
India transformed its dairy sector from milk deficiency to becoming the world’s largest producer with the help of technological innovations and bringing people together under a governance structure, Meenesh Shah, Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), said at the Science & Innovation Forum 2022 organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…
Plant-based dairy alternatives are not as nutritious as milk product
As more people are consuming plant-based dairy alternatives for health and nutrition reasons, Safefood says these products often contain less protein and, in some cases, less calcium than their dairy-based counterparts. A further survey of Irish consumers reveals that these findings conflict with their perception of the nutritional value of plant-based products. These findings run…
Dairy summary of the FAO & OECD Agricultural Outlook 2022-2031
Supply World milk production[1] is projected to grow at 1.8% p.a. over the next decade to 1,060 Mt by 2031, faster than most other main agricultural commodities. Over half of the increase in total milk production is anticipated to come from India and Pakistan, which will jointly account for over 30% of world production in 2031….
A new wave of cow-less dairy is hitting the market.
Milk without the cow: Cellular agriculture could be the future of farming, but dairy farmers need help In the United States, Perfect Day is using genetically modified fungi to produce milk protein for ice cream at a commercial scale. And pre-commercial companies, like TurtleTree and Better Milk, are engineering mammary cells to produce human and cow milk in laboratories, although…
WORLD DAIRY NEWS A new wave of cow-less dairy is hitting the market.
Milk without the cow: Cellular agriculture could be the future of farming, but dairy farmers need help In the United States, Perfect Day is using genetically modified fungi to produce milk protein for ice cream at a commercial scale. And pre-commercial companies, like TurtleTree and Better Milk, are engineering mammary cells to produce human and cow milk in laboratories, although…
Global Dairy Review 2020: Excerpts from FAO Dairy Market Review
Highlights International dairy prices are rebounding slowly but remain below their May lows Despite market disruptions, world milk output is rising, mostly in Asia, but also in Europe and North America International trade in butter, cheese, and whole milk powder could expand, but skim milk powder may contract. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the…