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EDA Policy

Conference 2018

‘European Dairy

Our way forward’

Wednesday 21 March 2018

Brussels (Belgium)

Conference │ 14.00 – 17.00

Cheese Buffet │ 17.00 – 20.30

Follow the event on #EDAConf18

...With Tom Tynan, member

of EU Commissioner Phil

Hogan’s cabinet

Dr Tzvetan Dimitrov,

Deputy Minister – Ministry of

Agriculture, Food and

Forestry, Bulgaria

Peter Giørtz-Carlsen,

Executive Vice President

Europe, Arla Foods

Jacques Creyssel, CEO

Fédération du Commerce et

de la Distribution

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“International markets

are essential for the

French lactosphère”

200 French dairy farmers gathered for the

General Assembly of the French dairy farmers

association FNPL in the town of Vannes,

located in Morbihan (France), one of the most

important dairy regions in Europe. FNPL

President Thierry Roquefeuil, also chair of

the Copa Cogeca Milk & Dairy group,

welcomed EDA chair Michel Nalet (Lactalis),

Damien Lacombe (Sodiaal President) and the

French Minister of Agriculture, Stéphane

Travert.

Left to right: EDA chair Michel Nalet, FNPL President

Thierry Roquefeuil, Sodiaal President Damien Lacombe

and Magali Sartre (Groupe Bel)

“4 out of 10 litres of milk produces in France are

enjoyed outside of France, mainly within the

European Single Market. This part is

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contributing to a great extent to the added

value of our sector”, stated EDA chair Michel

Nalet. “The game is a global one: as dairy

cooperatives, we must make an effort to uncork

the potential of the international markets for

our highly appreciated French dairy products”,

added Sodiaal President Damien Lacombe.

French Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Travert (right)

and FNPL President Thierry Roquefeuil (left)

AGRIFISH Council of 19

March: the agenda

ahead…

Next week’s Council meeting chaired by

Bulgarian minister of Agriculture, Food and

Forestry, Rumen Porodzanov, will discuss EU

Commission's communication on ‘The Future of

Food and Farming’, with a view to finalising the

common direction and drafting the legislative

proposals on the future of CAP post-2020 ➤

see EDA’s press release on ‘The future for

dairy, food and farming’.

Draft Council conclusions gathered by the

Bulgarian presidency of the EU Council were

already reviewed in the Special Committee on

Agriculture this month, and a final version

should be ready by the end of this week.

CLAL.it works on ‘Know your

future dairy customer’

In a meeting in the Grana Padano HQ in Italy,

CLAL founder Angelo Rossi and his team

discussed with EDA vice chair Attilio Zanetti

and EDA secretary general Alexander Anton

about the impact of new lifestyles, new

consumer needs as well as the perception of

‘sustainability’ and retail responsibility.

“In the 2018 edition of our CLAL forum on 5th

October in Bardolino, we will be in a position to

dive into these topics. We already have high

level speakers from many parts of the world, like

India or Egypt, who will share their insights with

us”, highlighted Angelo Rossi.

Left to right: EDA vice chair Attilio Zanetti with CLAL

CEO Angelo Rossi and EDA secretary general Alexander

Anton at the Consorzio Grana Padano HQ in Italy

Dairy consumption plays a

vital role during childhood

After focussing on the potential of dairy

products in preventing undernutrition among

elderly, EDA issued its new factsheet on ➤

‘Dairy & Children: a healthy combination’.

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Unfortunately, children’s overall milk intake is

declining as milk and dairy is often replaced by

potentially nutrient-poor, energy-dense foods

and beverages. Many children and adolescents

do not reach their recommendations for dairy,

which leads to insufficient intakes of essential

nutrients. During childhood and adolescence,

bones need high quality protein and calcium to

grow and develop healthily and to maintain

bone health later in life. Both protein and

calcium are naturally abundant in milk and

dairy products and their inclusion as part of

home and school meals helps children develop

a taste for milk from childhood and adopt

healthy eating habits later in life.

➤ Today, EU Commissioner Phil Hogan

presented the latest report stating that

over 285,000 tonnes of dairy products

were distributed to children for 2016-

17, as part of EU School Milk Scheme

encouraging healthy eating habits!

Dairy Highlights ahead. . .

March

● Tue 27: 11th Forum for the Future of Agriculture

│ Brussels (Belgium)

April

● Wed 4 - Fri 6: 10th Cheese Symposium │ Rennes

(France)

● Wed 11 - Thu 12: Dairy Innovation Summit 2018

│ Amsterdam (Netherlands) ➤ a special 50%

discounted rate is available exclusively to EDA Members

registering to the event (please use reference code

LR750)

● Mon 16 - Thu 19: Alimentaria │ Barcelona (Spain)

● Tue 17 - Sat 21: XI Euroforum Polskiego

Mleczarstwa │ Rzeszów (Poland)

● Sun 29 - Tue 1st May: ADPI/ABI Annual

Conference │ Chicago (USA)

May

● Wed 9: ★ Europe Day ★

● Mon 14 - Sat 19: EU Commissioner’s Phil Hogan

High Level Mission to China

● Tue 15 - Thu 17: Vitafoods Europe │ Geneva

(Switzerland)

● Wed 21: EDA Dairy Policy

Conference Brussels (Belgium)

Save the Date for

our EDA /Assifonte

Convention 2018 !

‘A Green Future for European Dairy’

14 – 17 November 2018 in Dublin, Ireland

Hosted by Dairy Industry Ireland

...Featuring keynote speaker

EU Commissioner Phil Hogan.