I’m speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival: Health. I’ll be interviewed by Helena Bottemiller Evich of FoodFix from 9:00 to 9:50 a.m.. Topic: “Making sense of nutrition science.”
by Marion Nestle
Nov
7
2019
The dairy industry in Asia: a round up
DairyReporter.com, one of those industry newsletters I love getting every day, tracks the international dairy industry and occasionally collects them in one place. Here is an example. I never can get over how the dairy industry has worked its way into countries where populations never consumed such products and are largely lactose-intolerant. The industry has gotten the word out that children grow faster and bigger if they consume dairy foods. That’s all it takes, and Asia is a huge consumer market. To wit:
- Changing market heaps pressure on Vietnam’s dairies: Much of Vietnam’s domestic dairy industry has been sailing in choppy waters this year, not helped by new international market entrants and by uncertainty over whether the pan-national trade pact it entered at the start of 2019 will help or hinder the market. Read more
- International efforts are helping Myanmar build its dairy industry from scratch: All the critical factors are there for dairy to bloom in Myanmar… almost. Read more
- India turns to technology to improve dairy productivity and animal health: India has been going through a technology spurt, backed by central and state governments, as it continues an ambitious program to make agriculture more profitable for farmers. Read more
- US dairy targets SE Asia in protein charm offensive: American dairy has been on a charm offensive in Southeast Asia recently, in a bid to persuade more food companies to feature its protein and permeate ingredients in their products. Read more
- Dairy valley program could just possibly bring self-sufficiency to Malaysia: Malaysia has traditionally had a poor record with cows, be they of the beef or the dairy persuasion. Read more
- US dairy piles pressure on Washington to complete Japan trade deal: Dairy companies and farmer-owned cooperatives in the US have mobilized to put pressure on Washington to conclude its negations with Japan for a “strong trade deal” to secure critical market access for the domestic dairy industry. Read more