Raising a glass to milk
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Institution
W
orld Milk Day was initiated in 2001
by the United Nations’ Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO),
which actively encourages milk
and dairy consumption as part of a daily diet.
All aspects of milk are celebrated in many
countries all over the world, and the number
of countries and activities are increasing every
year.
To date, a total of 586 events were recorded
on the official World Milk Day website as
part of the 2018 celebrations – https://
worldmilkday.org/.
Joining in the worldwide celebrations, the
MPO collaborated with Milk SA’s Consumer
Education Project (CEP) to promote milk as the
sports drink of choice. Sportsmen and -women
around the globe are increasingly using milk
and dairy products as fuel, for faster recovery
from injuries, to help with muscle building and
as a recovery drink after intensive training
sessions.
Photo: Madeline Kriel
AgriKultuur |AgriCulture
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