World Milk Day: growing from strength to strength

摘要

The Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations designates 1st June annually as World Milk Day. With celebrations across several countries on Sunday, 1st June 2014, World Milk Day would provide the perfect opportunity to promote the role of milk in a healthy balanced diet. Representing some 191 member nations, F.A.O.'s focus on milk supports its mandate to raise levels of nutrition the world over. Initiated in 2001, the intent behind World Milk Day was to celebrate all aspects of milk; its natural origin, nutritional value, the numerous tasty products, its economic importance in rural regions as well as in the entire food chain which actively encourages dairy consumption. All these facets are celebrated in many countries across the world, and the number of countries and activities are increasing every year. The fact that more than 50 countries including Malaysia, Colombia, Romania, Germany, UAE and India choose to do this lends additional importance to individual national celebrations and shows that milk is a global food.