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

USA 23.09.2024
Source: DairyNews.today
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I have been thinking to make this post yes/ no. I decided for yes and like to ask everyone to not "shoot the messenger". The chart shows an analysis of IFCN Dairy Research Network from the 2024 supporter conference in Poland.
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.

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