Carbon emissions in global milk production - the elephant in the room

Here are some exiting numbers:

1. Global milk production counts for ca. 2 3% of ALL carbon emissions globally. This number is lower than most people think.

2. 75 - 80% of the milk production related carbon emissions arise in emerging markets. This is bigger than most people think.

3. 41% of all carbon emissions global milk production arise in South Asia - led by INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, etc.

SO WHAT?

We all know how much value the milk production growth has brought to people in South Asia.

Now there is a significant chance for the dairy world as a whole and in South Asia to adress carbon emissions in dairy.

I assume at the current level of milk yield/ farm size in South Asia most steps on farm create an economic and carbon emissions benefit the same time.

At the IFCN Supporter Conference I liked the conclusion in a Panel among John Allen, Kamel Chida, Donald Moore, Daniela Lurz, Tomas Vera, and Erik Elgersma

the quote from Erik was: "We have at the moment the technologies/system to reduce carbon emissions in milk production by 80% - what is lagging is access to capital and change management"

I am sure that we can have food security, low carbon farming system and good farm economics at the same time - once we focus on the three the same time.