Who is IDF?

The International Dairy Federation, IDF is the leading source of scientific and technical expertise for all stakeholders of the dairy chain. Since 1903, IDF’s network of dairy experts has provided a mechanism for the dairy sector to reach global consensus on how to help feed the world with safe and sustainable dairy products.

The IDF as we know it was founded 1903 in Brussels, Belgium at 1st International Dairy Congress. IDF has a long and distinguished history of serving the global dairy sector. From the beginning of our journey to the current day, our aims remain the same – to nourish the world with safe and sustainable dairy.

IDF is a recognized international authority in the development of science-based standards for the dairy sector, IDF has an important role to play in ensuring the right policies, standards, practices and regulations are in place to ensure the world’s dairy products are safe and sustainable.

With over 1,200 highly qualified dairy experts in 43 member countries around the world, IDF represents 75% of global milk production and provides a permanent source of authoritative scientific and technical information relevant to the dairy sector.

Mission of IDF

To nourish the world with safe and sustainable dairy.

IDF is the only organization representing the entire dairy value chain at a global level. Through our network of dairy experts, IDF :

Provide science-based evidence and advice for standard and regulation settings.
Serve as the global voice of dairy to intergovernmental organizations.
Provide a form for the global dairy sector to reach consensus on key dairy issues.

IDF’s vision

Helping to nourish the world with safe and sustainable dairy

The growing world population needs nutritional security, and we must provide this both safely and sustainably. For over 100 years, IDF has been a recognized dairy organization and international authority which contributes actively to the development of science-based standards for the dairy sector.

IDF provides a mechanism for the dairy sector to reach global consensus on how to help feed the world with safe and sustainable dairy products.

As the leading organization for the global dairy sector, IDF has an important role to play in ensuring the right policies, standards, practices and regulations are in place to achieve this goal.

Related reports & publications

IDF also provides a permanent source of authoritative scientific and other information on a whole range of topics relevant to the dairy sector.

Such as IDF dairy animal health reports, dairy sustainability outlook, school milk report, etc.

More information can be found on https://fil-idf.org/.