June 1, 2025: World Milk Day

June 1, 2025: World Milk Day.

In 2001, "World Milk Day" was established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector.  

During the Neolithic age of around 9000-7000 B.C, human beings had domesticated animals. Milk consumption dates back to those times.  Soon it became a source of nutrition for everyone – in fact, in many cultures, milk replaced the consumption of meat. 

It also started to be used in religious traditions as it was believed that milk has been sent to earth by the creator of the universe. With time, the consumption of milk took a hit due to distribution of industrialised milk, change in consumer preferences and availability of milk substitutes.

The 2025 theme is “Let’s Celebrate the Power of Dairy”, the focus remains on promoting the nutritional benefits, socio-economic importance, and environmental progress of the dairy sector worldwide.

Dairy is an accessible, affordable, and nutrient-dense food, and an essential part of balanced diets across the world. 

But since lactose tolerance was lost in some humans, they started drinking fermented milk. Many individuals lack the proper digestive enzymes—known as lactase—that would help them process cow's milk, making them lactose intolerant.

"Let's begin each day with the nutrients of milk so that we can be healthy and happy."

Wishing you a joyous World Milk Day.