Sustainability

IDF Forum17 October 2016, Rotterdam, NL

Sophie BertrandCNIEL, France

Outline

1. Strategy

2. Priorities

3. Recent results

SustainabilityIDF pro-actively supports a vibrant dairy sector

committed to continuously improve its ability to provide safe and nutritious milk and dairy products from healthy

animals to close the nutritional gap whilst preserving natural resources and ensuring decent livelihoods across

the whole dairy value chain

ROLE UNDER EACH “PILLAR”

Sustainability• Developing and promoting sustainable practices across the dairy

supply chain

• Providing science-based guidance and leadership on dairy sustainability issues to key international organizations and influencers

• Promoting that sustainability includes environmental, economicand social components

HOW TO FILL THE ROLE UNDER EACH “PILLAR”

OVERALL PRIORITIES: 2016-2018

• Socio-economic sustainability: Promote the development of transparent, innovative, effective and viable markets

• Environmental sustainability: Develop and promote common methodologies to measure environmental attributes/innovative practices to reduce impact

• Develop and promote good practices and monitor OIE/ISO activities to ensure dairy cow welfare

• Engage in, explain, promote the interface between nutrition and sustainability

SOCIO-ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY

• Growth in global population and limited natural resources requires innovation through both production and processing

• Increased production via socially beneficial and efficient systemsKey contributions to CFS-HLPE report

Innovations in farming and processing practices that increase efficiency

Animal Health and Welfare

Benefits of Dairying fact sheets

SOCIO-ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY

• Importance of market data to support access to effective, transparent and viable marketsThe World Dairy Situation report

covers every aspect of the industry from milk production and processing to trade, pricing and consumption

2016 edition includes findings of the 2016 IDF Global Marketing Trends survey and an assessment of past and future trends in household dairy consumption, drivers and barriers.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Biodiversity

SC Farm Management

SC Animal Health & Welfare

SC Environment

SC Dairy Sci & Tech

Multi-stakeholder Partnerships (e.g. LEAP, GASL)

WaterEnergyAir beyond GHG

Soil

IGOs (e.g. FAO, ISO)

Dairy Sector Partners (e.g. GDAA-DSF, SAI)

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS2016 PRIORITY: IDF BIODIVERSITY GUIDE

Biodiversity Framework: improve impact at farm and processing level

Includes examples to help users decide which approach to use

External review by WWF

Aligned with FAO-LEAP guidance, which IDF actively contributed to developing

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS2016 PRIORITY: UN REPORT ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL

DEVELOPMENT FOR FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION: WHAT ROLES FOR LIVESTOCK?

UN Committee on World Food Security report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition

Drawing on its global expertise, IDF engaged all of its working areas throughout the process (three online consultations and face-to-face negotiations) to make substantial contributions to the final report and recommendations

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ISO ANIMAL WELFARE WORKING GROUP

2016 ISO TS 34700

IDF’s active participation in ISO/TC 034/WG 16 contributed to the overall readability and understandability of the TS. In particular, IDF provided key input on management principles.

Adopted standard covers all the steps of dairy cow rearing and management

Mainly outcome-based and provides public and private organizations with a framework for implementing good practices and monitoring activities to ensure dairy cow welfare

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS2016 IDF MASTITIS CONFERENCE

Organized by FIL-France

350 delegates from 34 countries

8 sessions covering milking processes,herd management, immunity and genetics, treatments, prevention, bacteriology and epidemiology, other dairy animals

Inventory of current knowledge and overview of new options

Discussions on phages, biofilms and the potential impact of nutrition and genetics

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS2016 IDF PARATUBERCULOSIS FORUM

Convened prior to the 13th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis

The ParaTB Forum is an ongoing IDF initiative started in 2006.

Paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) experts from 14 countries engaged in a frank discussion about methods used to mitigate incidence, progress in meeting program objectives, and lessons learnt.

The participating national and regional Johne’s Disease program managers discussed the management plans of 11 countries.

2017 PRIORITIES

Establish a working plan for the dairy sector to be engaged in the sustainable food system dialogue

Establish a communication from the dairy sector on AMR

THANK YOU