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THE BIG DEAL: P2DNZ Animal Nutrition Workstream Takes Big Step Forward

P2DNZ Animal Nutrition Workstream Takes Big Step Forward It takes a community to lay the groundwork for maximizing the global dairy sector’s ability to lower greenhouse gas emissions through animal nutrition.

The Pathways to Dairy NetZero (P2DNZ) community came together in April in the Netherlands and took a big step forward in achieving that goal.

P2DNZ Part of Effort to Improve Dairy Productivity,
Lower Emissions in Pakistan

Pathways to Dairy Next Zero (P2DNZ) played an important role last month in an event aiming to help the Pakistan dairy sector improve its productivity and reduce GHG emissions.

GDP Executive Director Donald Moore spoke on behalf of P2DNZ at the Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Dairy Productive Improvement Project Design workshop in Islamabad on May 7.

The work fits with the P2DNZ mission to help emerging economies improve dairy productivity while reducing emissions.

USAID organized the workshop in conjunction with National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) and GDP. The meeting’s objective was to start engagement with dairy and livestock stakeholders so a proposal to the Green Climate Fund could be developed.

In addition to the Pakistan initiative, there are other developing economy P2DNZ initiatives under way in East Africa and Latin America.

Dairy Processing Workstream Starts Work to Lower GHGs

Processors are an integral part of the dairy industry and, as such, can also play a huge role in helping the sector lower its climate impact.

On the heels of the successful P2DNZ webinar, Latest Advances in Dairy Processing Technologies to Tackle GHG Emissions Webinar, leaders in the sector from across the globe met in Chicago at the end of May to kick off the work of the Dairy Processing Workstream.

The group completed an energy, water, and product stream analysis for a dairy plant to help identify solutions needed to reach a net zero emission state. They created an action plan around analyzing each of these areas:

Milk receiving
Milk pasteurization
Storage, transfer, and agitation
Cleaning in place

The workstream is possible through the generous support of Tetra Pak.

EVENTS

Events

29 June – 2 July
IFCN Dairy Conference
Obihiro, Japan

For the first time in IFCN history, the network is going to Asia to meet and discuss the global trends, challenges and opportunities in the Asian market. This market, which will cover more than 50% of the global dairy consumption by 2050 according to the IFCN Outlook, will explore Asian consumer patterns, dairy industry structure and regional milk production systems.

For more information

9-11 September
IFCN Supporter Conference
Warsaw, Poland

This program, which brings together dairy sector representatives from across the world, will examine where milk will be produced in the future and how it can be produced in a sustainable way.

For more information

14 October
Dairy Sustainability Framework 2024 Annual Meeting
8:30 a.m.-12:00 CEST (followed by lunch)
Renaissance Paris La Defense Hotel, 60 Cours Valmy 92800 Puteaux, France

Meet and network with fellow DSF Members and colleagues from the global dairy sector who are working in the sustainability space. The event will feature keynote speaker Ben Williams from Leprino Foods (UK), who will share learnings from a recent farm level change project.

Webinars

3 July
Considering the Sustainable Livestock Transformation Framework
14:00 CET

Hosted online by the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL), this webinar will showcase examples where action is and can be taken to transform livestock systems. Speakers will present perspectives on where and how transformation are occurring at a global (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – FAO), regional (The African Union, Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources – AU-IBAR), multi-stakeholder (GASL) and industry (Dairy Sustainability Framework – DSF) levels.

Further details and agenda available here

THE NEXT STEP

Managing the nutrition of a dairy herd benefits not only the environment but also the health of the animals and the operation’s efficiency, sustainability, and profitability. Producers can start this work right away by analyzing how they feed their herds from the day they are born through their fifth lactation, which will increase milk production while reducing GHGs.

We also encourage dairy sector companies and organizations to sign the P2DNZ Declaration to become part of this vibrant, growing movement, the first of its kind in the world. The more our sector can work together, the more sustainable progress we’ll make.

Pathways to Progress: P2DNZ Animal Nutrition Workstream Takes Big Step Forward

THE BIG DEAL: P2DNZ Animal Nutrition Workstream Takes Big Step Forward

P2DNZ Part of Effort to Improve Dairy Productivity,
Lower Emissions in Pakistan

Dairy Processing Workstream Starts Work to Lower GHGs

EVENTS

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THE BIG DEAL: P2DNZ Animal Nutrition Workstream Takes Big Step Forward

P2DNZ Part of Effort to Improve Dairy Productivity, Lower Emissions in Pakistan

Dairy Processing Workstream Starts Work to Lower GHGs

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