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IDF Dairy Innovation Awards
Focus on Sustainability – Entries can be submitted
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Author: Caroline Emond, Secretary General International Dairy Federation
46 · March/April 2022 ¦ international-dairy.com
in safe, nutritious, and sustainable ways", he adds. "We believe
that this award will help innovative practices to be known and
shared among relevant dairy actors at a global level", Mr. Brazzale
states.
The award winners will be announced on 12 September 2022
in a ceremony at the IDF World Dairy Summit in New Delhi, India.
The World Dairy Summit is considered the most important meeting
of the year for the global dairy community. As this edition will
be held after a two-year recess due to the pandemic, the 2022
summit is expected to be attended by many participants from all
over the world. This will give the winners of all the categories an
unparalleled opportunity to be acknowledged and to have their
innovations promoted among the most influencing personalities in
Dairy’s global agenda.
"We really expect to have entries from all over the world since
innovation takes place everywhere at many different levels", Mr.
Brazzale affirms. "We wish to identify these innovations to see
them being put in practice globally to help dairy advance at a similar
pace in all regions", he adds. "This is particularly important for
sustainability, one of the pillars of our organization, since we aim
to have the best sustainable practices as a gold standard for dairy
all around the world", he concludes.
For further information, please check IDF Dairy Innovation
Awards - Zenith Global
Designed to celebrate and encourage innovative practices
across the global dairy sector, the International Dairy
Federation (IDF) has recently launched the IDF Dairy Innovation
Awards (DIA) in partnership with Zenith Global
and supported by headline sponsorship from Tetra Pak.
With a particular focus on Sustainability, both in terms of environmental
care and positive social impact, the awards seek to
stimulate innovative practices that improve farming and processing
of milk and dairy foods. New technologies such as Robotics,
the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Alternative Energies
applied to Dairy are some of the cutting-edge processes that the
organizers expect to find among registered candidates.
The entries can be submitted from April 1 to July 1 through
the IDF DIA’s website within twelve awards categories: Innovation
in sustainable farming practices for the environment, animal care,
and socio-economic impact, Innovation in sustainable processing,
Innovation in research and development for farming, collecting &
processing, new product development, food safety consumer nutrition,
Innovation in sustainable packaging, Innovation in school
milk programs and Innovation in Climate Action.
"Innovation is part of IDF’s DNA from its foundation back in
1903", explains Piercristiano Brazzale, President of IDF. "Our mission
is to foster the use of science, technology, and innovation to
ensure the production and processing of milk and dairy products
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