IFCN News
Dairy’s Impact on Reducing Global Hunger
IFCN has contributed together with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock and the Global Dairy Platform (GDP) in publishing the second research paper in a series on the question how dairy can help address socio-economic challenges set out in the UN 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
IFCN Top-10 List: Dairy Farming Companies Worldwide 2020
According to IFCN’s latest research, Saudi Arabia and China have the largest dairy farming enterprises in the
world. China holds half of the top 10 list, while the rest of the companies are located in …
Economic Impact of Pakistan’s Dairy Sector
The second edition of the report on Emergence of Pakistan’s Dairy Sector has been released – including contribution from IFCN together with our Partners Tetra Pak Pakistan and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
The IFCN Dairy Report 2019
IFCN has released the Dairy Report 2019 on October 15. The 20th Anniversary Edition covers 120 country profiles which represent 98% of the total global milk production…
The IFCN Dairy Report 2018
IFCN has released the IFCN Dairy Report 2018 on October 8. In this Report, IFCN covered 115 country profiles which represent 98% of the total global milk production…
Going Off Cow’s Milk?
In many European countries and the US, alternative plant-based milks are growing in popularity, and cow’s milk sales are declining. Is this just a blip in our millenia-old love affair with dairy, or a steady drip towards a cow’s milk-free future?
Opposing viewpoints on dairy versus alternatives are discussed in this BBC interview…
Top 20 milk processors collect 25% of milk worldwide
New results from IFCN Top 20 Milk Processors List 2018 shows that 25.4 % of produced milk worldwide is processed from top 20 dairy giants. The total collection of top 20…
IFCN Outlook 2019: Milk demand grows faster than supply
IFCN presented in its annual conference freshest data and outlooks for the future dairy markets and milk price development. After the last world milk price crisis in 2016, farm gate milk prices have stabilized…
More milk needed to cover demand in 2030 – new technologies will and must help
Between now and 2030, the worldwide demand growth for milk and milk products will be three times the level of current US milk production…
Kiel: IFCN Dairy Economic Workshop 2018
On February 27-28 the 4th IFCN Dairy Economic Workshop has successfully assembled…
IFCN Events
Press information IFCN Regional Workshop in October 2019
Indian Dairy 2.0, let’s move from “Shaktiman” to “Superman” With Dairy 1.0 India became the largest milk producing country in the world. Today India is producing 23% of the world’s milk, keeping 36% of the world’s dairy cows/buffalos and having 60% of the world’s...
Press Information: Facts show: Dairy market grows and retains momentum
Plant-based alternatives are gaining popularity – yet an exit from milk as source of protein is not foreseen. On the contrary, IFCN even foresees an increased demand for dairy products in the long-term. Transparency and fact-based information are key to address the...
Press Information: Animal based dairy products will outlive alternative kinds of “milk”
Dairy experts from 48 countries have been discussing the future of dairy production during the 20th IFCN Dairy Conference (June 17th – 19th in Berlin). The event focussed on the dairy trends in the last 20 years, the perspectives until 2040 and a special topic...
Press information IFCN Regional Workshop in November 2018
To meet the growing demands from Indian consumers milk quality and efficiency on dairy farms should improve “ambitiously” During the 7th IFCN Regional Workshop in Pune, 80 dairy experts from over 55 dairy related organization and companies discuss the milk quality and...
IFCN Regional Workshop in November 2018
The 7th IFCN Regional Workshop will be taking place in Pune, India from November 28th to 29th 2018 under the special topic ‘Milk Quality and Exports potential of India’. The workshop provides a platform to the national and international experts for exchange of ideas...
20th IFCN Dairy Conference in June 2019
The annual IFCN Dairy Conference will be held from June 15th until June 19th in Berlin/Germany and is a key platform for the IFCN Research Network to discuss latest analysis results, exchange international perspectives and explore a special annual topic…
17th IFCN Supporter Conference in September 2019
This international dairy conference with over 120 participants from more than 80 agribusiness companies obtains its exceptional character by bringing together representatives from a wide variety of companies on different stages of the whole dairy supply chain…