FIL-IDF Australia c/o Dairy Australia

Representant: Ms Helen DORNOM

Job:

Address: Level 3, HWT Tower, 40 City Road, Southbank, Victoria, 3006

Phone: +61 3 9694 3897

Fax: +61 3 9694 3833

Email: [email protected]", url: "" }, { id: '11628', stateKey: 'AR', stateName: 'Argentina', content: "

FIL-IDF of Argentina

Representant: Mr. Juan Carlos Pagano

Job: Advisor, Undersecretary of Dairy - Ministry of Agroindustry

Address: Juana Manso 740 Tower, 4 floor, App.2, Buenos Aires, C1107CBP, Argentina

Phone: +54 11 5775 1063

Fax: +54 11 5775 1063

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10135', stateKey: 'BE', stateName: 'Belgium', content: "

FIL-IDF Belgium - BCZ-CBL

Representant: Ms Maura Geypens

Job: Advisor Food Safety & Health and Nutrition

Address: Kolonel Begaultlaan 1A Bus 11 3012 Leuven

Phone: +32 485 76 11 31

Fax: +32 16 30 07 79

Email: [email protected]", url: "https://www.bcz-cbl.be/fr/home" }, { id: '10137', stateKey: 'BR', stateName: 'Brasil', content: "

FIL-IDF Brasil

Representant: Guillaume Tessier

Job: Institutional Relations Officer

Address: SMLN MI 05 CH. 198, 71536-322, Brasília, DF

Phone: +55 (61) 99878 3491

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://filbrasil.org.br", url: "https://filbrasil.org.br" }, { id: '10138', stateKey: 'CA', stateName: 'Canada', content: "

FIL-IDF Canada Secretariat

Representant: Mr Pierre Doyle

Job: Executive Officer

Address: 120 Trail Side Circle, K4A 5B3, Orleans, Ontario, CANADA

Phone: +1 613 581 3047

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.dairyinfo.gc.ca/index_e.php?s1=fil-idf", url: "http://www.dairyinfo.gc.ca/index_e.php?s1=fil-idf" }, { id: '10140', stateKey: 'CL', stateName: 'Chile', content: "

Consorcio Lechero S.A.

Representant: Mr Octavio Oltra Hidalgo

Job: Veterinarian - PhD - Technical Chief

Address: Manuel Antonio Matta 1266, Osorno, Región de los Lagos

Phone: +56 64 222 6123

Fax: + 56 64 222 61 23

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.consorciolechero.cl", url: "http://www.consorciolechero.cl" }, { id: '10141', stateKey: 'CN', stateName: 'China', content: "

The Chinese National Committee of the IDF

Representant: Dr Yuyun Jiang

Job: CN - NC Secretary

Address: 2727 1st Innovation Road Songbei District, 150028 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Phone: +86 0451 5519 0716

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10143', stateKey: 'CY', stateName: 'Cyprus', content: "

FIL-IDF Cyprus c/o Ministry of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Representant: Georgios Papaioannou

Job: Agricultural Officer

Address: Loukis Akritas Avenue, 1412 Nicosia

Phone: +35722408566

Fax: +35722408546

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10144', stateKey: 'CZ', stateName: 'Czechia', content: "

IDF CZ NC/Czech & Moravian Dairy Association

Representant: PhD Jiri KOPACEK

Job: President of the Czech National Committee

Address: V Olsinach 75, 100 00 Prague 9

Phone: +420 274 821 759

Fax: fax

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10145', stateKey: 'DK', stateName: 'Denmark', content: "

FIL-IDF Denmark c/o Danish Agriculture & Food Council

Representant: Mrs Sanne BASTHOLM RASMUSSEN

Job: DK - NC Secretaary

Address: Agro Food Park 13, DK-8200 Aarhus N DENMARK

Phone: +45 20 40 05 54

Fax: N/A

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.lf.dk", url: "http://www.lf.dk" }, { id: '10147', stateKey: 'FI', stateName: 'Finland', content: "

FIL/IDF Finland c/o Valio Ltd.

Director - Public Affairs: Mrs Anna-Kaisa Auvinen

Job:

Address: PO BOX 10, 00039 Valio

Phone: +35 8505365078

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.valio.com", url: "http://www.valio.com" }, { id: '10148', stateKey: 'FR', stateName: 'France', content: "

FIL-IDF France /CNIEL

Representant: Ms Jennifer Huet

Job: National Secretary

Address: 42, rue de Châteaudun, F-75314 Paris Cedex 9

Phone: +33 1 49 70 71 08

Fax: +33 1 42 80 63 45

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.filiere-laitiere.fr/fr/les-organisations/les-autres-organisations", url: "http://www.filiere-laitiere.fr/fr/les-organisations/les-autres-organisations" }, { id: '11465', stateKey: 'DE', stateName: 'Germany', content: "

FIL-IDF Germany c/o Verband der Deutschen Milchwirtschaft

Representant: Mr. Ludwig Börger

Job: Head of department Milk at German Farmers' Association

Address: Claire-Waldoff-Straße 7, 10117 Berlin GERMANY

Phone: +49 30 31904 246

Fax: +49 30 31904 11246

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://idf-germany.com/", url: "https://idf-germany.com/" }, { id: '10151', stateKey: 'IS', stateName: 'Iceland', content: "

FIL-IDF Iceland c/o Icelandic Dairies Association

Representant: Mr Bjarni Ragnar BRYNJOLFSSON

Job: Secretary Icelandic National Committee of IDF

Address: Bitruhalsi 1, IS-110 Reykjavik

Phone: +354 450 1108

Fax: +354 450 1197

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.sam.is", url: "http://www.sam.is" }, { id: '10152', stateKey: 'IN', stateName: 'India', content: "

INC-IDF - National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)

Representant: Mr Meenesh Shah

Job: Executive Director

Address: Anand 388001 Gujarat

Phone: +91 2692 226151

Fax: +91 2692 260157

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10154', stateKey: 'IE', stateName: 'Ireland', content: "

FIL-IDF Ireland c/o Teagasc, Food Research Centre Moorepark

Representant: Dr Mark Fenelon

Job: Head of Food Programme

Address: Moorepark IE Fermoy, Co. Cork

Phone: +353 25 42446

Fax: +353 25 42340

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10155', stateKey: 'IL', stateName: 'Israel', content: "

Israel Dairy Board

Representant: Dr Adriana Shohet

Job: Chief Health Officer

Address: 4, Ha'Horesh P.O.B. 97 56100 Yehud

Phone: +972 3 956 47 58

Fax: +972-3-9564766

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10156', stateKey: 'IT', stateName: 'Italy', content: "

Comitato Italiano della FIL-IDF

Representant: Dr Massimo FORINO

Job: Secretary of the NC

Address: Via Adige, 20 I-20135 Milano

Phone: +39 02 72 02 18 17

Fax: 39 02 72 02 18 38

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10157', stateKey: 'JP', stateName: 'Japan', content: "

Japanese National Committee of IDF

Representant: Mr Shinichi Totsuka

Job:

Address: J-milk Ochanomizu Union Bldg. 5th Floor, 2-1-20, Kandasurugadai Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0062 JAPAN

Phone: +81 3 5577 7495

Fax: N/A

Email: [email protected]

Website:", url: "https://www.j-milk.jp/jidf/english/" }, { id: '10159', stateKey: 'KW', stateName: 'Kuwait', content: "

FIL-IDF Kuwait c/o Kuwaiti Danish Dairy Company Ltd

Representant: Mr Henrik KJAERBYE

Job: Executive Vice President

Address: P.O. Box 835 Safat

Phone: +965 1888100

Fax: +965 24747029

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.kddc.com", url: "http://www.kddc.com" }, { id: '14664', stateKey: 'KE', stateName: 'Kenya', content: "

FIL-IDF Kenya Dairy Board

Representant: Margaret Rugut KIBOGY

Job: Managing Director

Address: Kenya Dairy Board, P.O Box 30406-00100, Nairobi, Kenya

Phone: +254 722332598

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.kdb.go.ke/", url: "http://www.kdb.go.ke/" }, { id: '10160', stateKey: 'LV', stateName: 'Latvia', content: "

FIL-IDF Latvia - Agriculture Data Centre of Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia

Representant: Ms Erna GALVANOVSKA

Job:

Address: Republikas square 2, LV-1010 Riga

Phone: +371 67027240

Fax: +371 67027006

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.ldc.gov.lv", url: "http://www.ldc.gov.lv" }, { id: '10161', stateKey: 'LT', stateName: 'Lithuania', content: "

FIL-IDF Lithuania - State laboratory for milk control Pieno Tyrimai

Representant: Dr Laima URBSIENE

Job: Technical Manager

Address: Radvilu Dvaro str. 31 LT-4831 Kaunas

Phone: +370 37 361181

Fax: +370 37 361312

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10162', stateKey: 'LU', stateName: 'Luxembourg', content: "

FIL-IDF Luxembourg c/o Administration des Services Techniques de l'Agriculture

Representant: Mrs Jeanne BORMANN

Job: President of the National Committee

Address: Service de la Production Animale 16, rte d'Esch BP1904 L-1470 Luxembourg

Phone: +352 457172 215

Fax: +352 457172 341

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10170', stateKey: 'MN', stateName: 'Mongolia', content: "

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia

Representant: Ms Narantungalag SARANDAGINA

Job: Officer-in-charge for dairy, Department of Coordination for Food Production Policy Implementation

Address: Peace Avenue-16A, the Government Building #9, Ullanbaatar-13312

Phone: +976-51-261962

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10184', stateKey: 'MX', stateName: 'Mexico', content: "

Mexican Dairy Committee

Representant: Miguel Angel Garcia Paredes

Job: Secretary

Address:Paseo del Tecnológico 441 Colonia Ampliación La Rosita, 27250, Torreón

Phone: +52 (1) 55 4370 5548

Fax: N/A

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "http://www.inale.org" }, { id: '10171', stateKey: 'NL', stateName: 'Netherlands', content: "

ZuivelNL (Dairy NL)

Representant: Mr Jurgen JANSEN

Job: NL- NC Secretary

Address: P.O. Box 93453 2509AL The Hague

Phone: +31 70 2191611

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.zuivelnl.org", url: "http://www.zuivelnl.org" }, { id: '10172', stateKey: 'NZ', stateName: 'New Zealand', content: "

IDF NEW ZEALAND

Representant: Mrs Sharon MITCHELL

Job: IDF NZ National Committee Secretary

Address: Private Bag 11029 4442 Palmerston North

Phone: +64 6 3504652

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10173', stateKey: 'NO', stateName: 'Norway', content: "

IDF - Norway National Committee Secretary - Tine SA

Representant: Mrs Helle HUSEBY

Job: Manager Trade Policy and Government Affairs

Address: PO Box 25 0051 OSLO

Phone: +47 97031731

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.tine.no", url: "http://www.tine.no" }, { id: '10175', stateKey: 'PL', stateName: 'Poland', content: "

FIL-IDF Poland c/o DuPont Nutrition & Health, DuPont Poland Sp. z o.o.

Representant: Dr Piotr Kolakowski

Job: Senior Application Specialist, Dairy Application Group

Address: Ul. Postpu 17B 00-676 Warsaw

Phone: +48 22 320 09 00

Fax: +48 22 629 82 53

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '14777', stateKey: 'RU', stateName: 'Russia', content: "

RU-IDF National Dairy Producers Union (Souzmoloko)

Representant: Artyom Sergeevich BELOV

Job: Director General

Address: Dokuchaev lane, 6 bld 2, 107078 Moscow, Russia

Phone: +7 926 246 0063

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '14778', stateKey: 'RW', stateName: 'Rwanda', content: "

Rwanda National Dairy Platform

Representant: Ms Florence Musiime Umurungi

Address: Gasabo District, RUBILIZI, KK 18 AV 286, Rwanda

Phone: +250 788302613

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '20001', stateKey: 'SN', stateName: 'Senegal', content: "

Senegal

Representant: Dr Oumar Fall

Job:ANIPL

Address: 43, Avenue du Président Lamine Gueye, 6644 Dakar, Senegal

Phone: +221 33 821 2464

Fax:

Email: [email protected]", url: "" }, { id: '20002', stateKey: 'ES', stateName: 'Spain', content: "

Spain

Representant: Ms Nuria Arribas Vera

Job:InLac

Address: Calle José Abascal 44, 1º dcha, 28003 Madrid, Spain

Phone: +34 639 929 523

Fax:

Email: [email protected]", url: "" }, { id: '10158', stateKey: 'KR', stateName: 'South Korea', content: "

Korea Dairy Committee

Representant: Mr Byung Gab SON

Job: General Director

Address: 301, Sejong Business Center(SBC) B-Wing, 232, Gareum-ro, Sejong-si 30100, Republic of Korea

Phone: +82 44 330 2012

Fax: +82 44 866 3141

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10177', stateKey: 'ZA', stateName: 'South Africa', content: "

South African National Committee of IDF

Representant: Mr Edu ROUX

Job: National Secretary

Address: SANCIDF P.O. Box 1284, 0001, Pretoria

Phone: +27 823 38 78 20

Fax: +27 86 607 76 35

Email: [email protected]

Website: ", url: "" }, { id: '10178', stateKey: 'SE', stateName: 'Sweden', content: "

FIL-IDF Sweden c/o LRF Dairy Sweden

Representant: Maria Karlsson

Job: Milk Quality Expert, IDF Swedish National Committee

Address: Franzéngatan 1B, 652 26 Stockholm, Sweden

Phone: +46 (0)10 184 44 18

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.lrf.se/mjolk", url: "https://www.lrf.se/mjolk" }, { id: '10179', stateKey: 'CH', stateName: 'Switzerland', content: "

Agroscope-Institute of Food Sciences IFS

Representant: Dr Andreas AESCHLIMANN

Job: CH - NC Secretary Head of Research Division

Address: Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, CH-3003 Bern

Phone: +41 58 463 81 13

Fax: +41 58 463 82 27

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.agroscope.ch", url: "http://www.agroscope.ch" }, { id: '10182', stateKey: 'GB', stateName: 'United Kingdom', content: "

UK-IDF

Representant: Mr. Ian Wakeling

Job: UK - NC Secretary

Address: c/o Dairy UK 6th Floor 210 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EP

Phone: +44 20 7025 0545

Fax: +44 20 7430 2772

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.ukidf.org", url: "http://www.ukidf.org" }, { id: '10183', stateKey: 'US', stateName: 'United States', content: "

US-IDF

Representant: Ms Debra WENDORF-BOYKE

Job: National Secretary

Address: P.O. Box 930398, Verona, WI , 53593

Phone: +1 608 219 4115

Fax: +1 608 262 1578

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.usidf.org", url: "http://www.usidf.org" }, { id: '10185', stateKey: 'ZW', stateName: 'Zimbabwe', content: "

ZW - NC Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers

Representant: Paidamoyo Patience Chadoka

Job: Chief Executive Officer

Address:46 Lawson Avenue, Milton Park, Zimbabwe

Phone +263 4 251848

Fax:

Email: [email protected]

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Global events, Virtual events

IDF Circularity in the Dairy Chain Symposium 2024

DATE: December 3 – 4, 2024

Registration

Registration is now open. Find here the details for fees and payment, terms and conditions, and contact information for further queries.

  • Early bird (Ending 11th November): Public 150 euros, IDF member 125 euros, Student 0 euros, company pack (5 participants) 500 euros
  • Normal fee: Public 175 euros, IDF member 150 euros, Student 0 euros, company pack (5 participants) 625 euros

Programme

This year’s proposal is based on the topic of circularity in the dairy chain. This event aims to bring together key stakeholders from the dairy sector to explore and promote sustainable practices that contribute to a circular economy, offering a platform to share knowledge, drive collaboration, and foster actionable outcomes that can shape the future of the industry.

The event will feature keynote talks, invited talks, and selected presentations from abstract submissions. The programme will be organized around the following thematic sessions: organized around the following thematic sessions:

  • Session 1: Foundations of circular dairy practices

The session will provide valuable perspectives on how circularity can transform the dairy sector, highlighting global efforts to enhance sustainability and efficiency. Attendees will gain insights into strategies for overcoming barriers and leveraging drivers toward a circular economy in the dairy chain, with a focus on reducing waste, emissions, and resource use. Experts will share innovative approaches to minimizing food loss, implementing sustainable practices, and fostering resilience in both developed and developing contexts.

  • Session 2: Innovations in dairy farming for circular outcomes

This session will explore innovative strategies and technologies driving circularity in dairy farming. Experts will discuss the role of livestock in a circular bioeconomy, sustainable feed practices, technologies to valorise by-products and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and case studies on the application of circular principles in real farms. 

  • Session 3: Innovations in dairy processing for circular outcomes

This session will focus on innovative solutions for enhancing sustainability in dairy by-product management and wastewater treatment. Experts will explore how circular approaches can transform waste streams into valuable resources, driving efficiency and reducing environmental impacts.

Confirmed Speakers

Session 1

  • Sachin Kumar Mangla, Professor and Vice Dean at Jindal Global Business School, O P Jindal Global University, India, and Fellow at Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
  • Ignacio Gavilán, Food Systems Partnerships Senior Director at The Global Food Banking Network, United States
  • Toine Timmermans, Program Manager Sustainable Food Chains Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
  • Karade Niranjan, Senior Manager at National Dairy Development Board, India

Session 2

  • Tim McAllister, Principal Research Scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canda – Lethbridge Research Centre, Canada
  • Gema Romero Moraleda, Professor at Miguel Hernández de Elche University, Spain
  • Fabian Bernal, Vice President Sustainability Modeling & Measurement at Dairy Management Inc., United States

Session 3

  • Olivia McAuliffe, Principal Research Officer at Teagasc, Ireland
  • Paolo D’Incecco, Assistant Professor at the University of Milano, Italy
  • Szabolcs Kertész, Associate Professor at University of Szeged, Hungary
  • Paul Coyne, Vice President of Business Development at Envetec Sustainable Technologies, Ireland

Organizing and Scientific Committees

Organizing Committee

  • María Sánchez Mainar (IDF)
  • Anabel Mulet Cabero (IDF)

Scientific Committee

  • Dr Milena Corredig (Aarhus University, Denmark)
  • Prof Imke J.M. de Boer (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
  • Camilla Elise Jørgensen (TINE SA, Norway)
  • Changbin Yin (Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, China)
  • An representative from the Animal Task Force
  • Praveen Upreti, US (Deputy Chair of the IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Science and Technology)
  • Colin Ohlhoff, ZA (Deputy Chair of the IDF Standing Committee on Environment and Action Team leader of solid waste)
  • Carl Oskar Paulrud, SE (Chair of the IDF Standing Committee on Farming)

Contacts

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