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Happy World Milk Day: Let’s Celebrate The Power of Dairy

I’ve said it before, and it is still true – my favorite way of drinking milk is a chai latte with lots of spices, and I also get out the milk to make a potato chowder with bacon that my grandmother used to make – pure nostalgia.  No matter how you enjoy it, milk is a wonderful personal experience.

In my travels, I have also found it is a profound social experience. I am writing from Kenya where I have had the opportunity to see women dairy farmers on their journey to creating a stable income from milk. Coming from a crop farm, we have to wait to get the income after harvest. Milk can give daily or weekly income, particularly vital when women make up less than 20% of the world’s landowners. Think too about the role it plays in providing a form of bank account – I know more than one person who went to university after their mother sold a cow for tuition.   

Given the power of dairy to transform, please take a moment to lift a nutritious glass of milk (or a cup of milky chai!) on #WorldMilkDay 2025 this Sunday, June 1. Under the theme “Let’s Celebrate The Power of Dairy,” this year’s campaign will highlight the power of dairy through evidence of the solutions it offers to people, economies and the planet. 

To stay connected with the global community during your campaign, follow World Milk Day and Global Dairy Platform on social media. Be sure to tag @WorldMilkDay on X and use the hashtags #WorldMilkDay and #EnjoyDairy across all platforms to help amplify your message. 

And thanks to dairy farmers around the world.  

Robynne Anderson

Robynne has extensive experience in the agriculture and food sector, working throughout the value chain – from basic inputs to farmers in the field to the grocery store shelf. She works internationally in the sector, including speaking at the United Nations on agriculture and food issues, and representing the International Agri-Food Network at the UN.Throughout her career she has worked with farm organisations like the Prairie Oat Growers Association, the National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi and the Himalayan Farmers Association, as well as global groups, to further the voice of agriculture in the food debate. She has also worked with Fortune 500 companies growing worldwide businesses to assist them with issues management and strategy decisions.

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