World School Milk day is happening next Wednesday 28th September 2022 which the FUW embraces as sharing the positive story of dairy with primary pupils
The Farmers’ Union of Wales is looking forward to celebrating the benefits of dairy at the upcoming World School Milk day by visiting primary educational establishments across Wales.
Speaking ahead of the event, FUW Milk and Dairy Produce Committee chairman Dei Davies said:
“The dairy industry has made huge improvements in its effort to tackle climate change and provide sustainable, nutritious food and we are excited to celebrate that on World School Milk day by visiting primary schools across Wales.
“There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that sustainability in all its facets, environmental, social and economic, are and should be top priorities for global policy makers, industries and citizens. The dairy industry is a billion strong community and we are essential in producing healthy, nutritious food. Beyond that, our dairy farmers across the world take care of around 360 million cows and 20 percent of the world’s agricultural land.”
Much of that land, Mr Davies added, could not be used to grow food for human consumption.
“But our dairy cows can graze that land and transform grass into highly nutritious products like milk. In addition, our milk and dairy products rank amongst the top five traded agricultural commodities by value and volume, providing benefits for national and local economies,” he added.
“We are part of the sustainable solution and it’s tremendously important that our policy makers know that the dairy sector is here to help keep our planet and the population healthy and thriving,” said Dei Davies.
Milk being supplied to schools in the UK dates back to 1906 and the Provision of Meals act. The first World designated day was in 2000 and has since become an annual event promoted by the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations). It is held all over the world on the last Wednesday in September every year to celebrate the benefits and success of school milk programmes.
For more information about the Milk Day go to milk.co.uk
Another story about milk in Wales is www.welshcountry.co.uk/robotic-milking-machine-helps-make-cheese-in-wales/
