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World Milk Day is here
World Milk Day is celebrated all across the world every year on June 1. It is celebrated to increase the common public awareness about all aspects of the natural milk such as its natural origin, milk nutritional value and various milk products including its economic importance throughout the globe. Ahead of this year’s WMD, here are a few facts regarding the observance.
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World Milk Day celebration was initiated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2001 in order to encourage common social public about the milk and dairy products consumption as their daily diet.Â
June 1 was chosen because a number of countries were already celebrating a national milk day on or around this time. Late May was originally proposed, but some countries, for example China, felt they already had too many celebrations in that month. While most countries hold their celebrations on June 1, some choose to hold them a week or so before or after this date.Â
While India, the world’s largest milk producer, celebrates World Milk Day, we also celebrate a National Milk Day on November 26, in memory of Dr Verghese Kurien, Father of India’s White Revolution.Â
The day is marked by inter-state drawing and debate competitions for school children, awareness on nutritional importance of milk, rallies to protest against adulteration, distributing posters to emphasise connection between farmers and consumers, and more.
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