HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Search for Related Content

Present Organization of the International Dairy Federation¹

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization created in 1903 in order to "promote, through international cooperation, the solution of scientific, technical and economic problems in the international dairy field". Thirty member countries are affiliated with IDF. They are: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany (Fed. Republic) India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Republic of South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, England, and USSR.

Languages. The two official languages are English and French; in discussions German is included.

Representation. In each of the member countries, a National Committee represents as many national dairying interests as possible: milk production and processing, dairy trade, education, research, dairy science and technology, government departments etc. The National Committee acts as the representative of IDF in its country and is responsible for any approach to its government or other national body on behalf of the IDF.

¹ Dr. H. E. Calbert, president of ADSA during 1971-72, indicated an overall interest in IDF (J. Dairy Sci., 54:5,1971). The editor has received queries concerning the objectives of IDF. Hopefully, this outline will be sufficiently informative. EOH