Feeding the world is more important than tackling climate change
As the world’s food industries took center stage at COP28 in Dubai, focus on the dairy industry’s contribution to the process of greenhouse gas reduction is getting the reasoned consideration it deserves. As dairy farmers, we also know that our product is used to create a wide array of nutritionally dense foods, beverages, and ingredients […]
Livestock amongst 10 priorities areas at COP28 to combat hunger
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified 10 priority areas – such as livestock, soil and water, crops, diets and fisheries – where following the roadmap can help push the world closer to achieving ‘Zero Hunger’, the second of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The aim: to transform agrifood systems – which encompass how the food we […]
Livestock amongst 10 priorities areas at COP28 to combat hunger
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified 10 priority areas – such as livestock, soil and water, crops, diets and fisheries – where following the roadmap can help push the world closer to achieving ‘Zero Hunger’, the second of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The aim: to transform agrifood systems – which encompass how the food we […]
UN: New Meat, Dairy Alternatives May Reduce Climate Emissions
Emerging novel alternatives to animal products such as meat and dairy may contribute to significantly reducing the environmental footprint of the current global food system, particularly in high- and middle-income countries, provided they use low-carbon energy. This is a key finding of a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) assessment of such new alternatives to animal […]
Dairy Giants Take First Steps to Tackle Planet-Warming Cow Burps
Six of the world’s biggest dairy producers pledged to publicly say how much methane they emit as part of efforts to address livestock’s huge environmental footprint. The Bel Group, Danone, General Mills, Kraft Heinz, Nestlé and a part of Lactalis have formed a group to commit to transparent accounting in their dairy supply chains, the […]