DSF Newsletter #57 October 2024

Issue #57

October 2024

View to the high rise La Defense in Paris, France with caption

Breakout sessions at the DSF Annual Meeting, Paris

For this year’s meeting, DSF members asked for more opportunities to hear from other DSF members. DSF has listened and we have half this year’s meeting devoted to time for just this! A series of breakout sessions will offer time to discuss and raise questions in small groups about members’ sustainability activities. DSF is delighted…

A taste of September’s DSF Webinar

Ernesto Reyes, GDP Sector Lead for Dairy Development, provided a detailed overview on a collaborative project evaluating the role that dairy plays in terms of rural development, and how dairy contributes to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in a social context.

The research project applied…

Global Livestock Event Includes GDP Event, Appearances

GDP and DSF were active participants in the Committee on Agriculture (COAG)’s Sub-Committee on Livestock Second Session in Rome from July 16-18 to build awareness of the dairy sector’s environmental progress and essential role in areas such as food security and gender empowerment. GDP conducted one side…

New Report: How prevention can reduce the need for antibiotics

The use of antimicrobials in agriculture and food production has significantly contributed to improved animal welfare and safer production systems. These medicines are the only way to treat bacterial diseases and remain a critical piece of global agri-food systems.

However, overuse and misuse of these critical…

2024 Breakthrough Agenda Report – Agriculture

The Breakthrough Agenda was launched by 45 world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in 2021 and is a commitment to work together to accelerate innovation and the deployment of clean technologies, making them accessible and affordable for all by 2030. A report, 2024 Breakthrough…

Other DSF members news

Dairy Sustainability eNews from Dairy Australia

If you have sustainability materials or news you would like to share, please contact the DSF Secretariat.

October's food for thought…

Data for dairy – research to guide farmers in their sustainability journey
It’s Time – for the highlights of Climate Week NYC
Cattle breathalyser captures burps to track emissions, battle climate change
Tackling food loss and waste from the farm to the table and beyond
Research underway to turn…

Upcoming dates

DSF Annual Meeting, Paris (with hybrid option) – 14 October 2024 (morning)

GDP Annual Meeting, Paris – 14 October 2024 (afternoon)

IDF World Dairy Summit, Paris – 15 – 18 October 2024

Nourish CEO Event, Paris – 17 October 2024

UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 29), Azerbaijan – 11 - 22 November 2024

UN EDA Annual Convention, Rome – 13 - 15 November 2024

Dairy Sustainability Alliance Fall Meeting, Minneapolis – 18 -19 November 2024

World Soil Day – 5 December 2024

If you have any forthcoming events that you think would be of interest to the DSF community, please send details to the DSF Secretariat and we will do our best to include them in future newsletters.

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