The 14th Dairy Olympics, an international conference event addressing region-relevant dairy topics, was held from 21-26 Mat in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
This gave the DLG (German Agricultural Society) the opportunity to contribute with its dairy know-how and management as well as farm equipment expertise. DLG’s two world-leading Germany-based exhibitions, Agritechnica, the international agricultural machinery exhibition, and EuroTier, the trade fair for animal farming and livestock management, featured as partners with a contributing expert participating in the conference programme.
Designated as an official ‘Agritechnica on Tour’ stop, which explores regional farm machinery topics, the Dairy Olympics attracted 400 visitors from neighbouring countries including Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as international experts.
The five-day event not only explored the Uzbek dairy sector in-depth but also discussed the role of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh as future importers and self-sufficient markets, as well as the position of Turkey in the region. Current technological, social and humanitarian challenges in the industry were topics of discourse throughout the conference, a highlight of which was the DLG’s expert contribution, entitled ‘Crises and sustainability policies: impact on dairy farming’ and presented by Dr Olga Hunger, area director eastern Europe, DLG.
The conference, which takes place annually in locations across the region, attracts leading market experts, technology providers, milk producers and dairy companies, as well as representatives from professional institutions. Attendees were able to take advantage of some 30 presentations covering diverse topics across the dairy industry, as well as access to invited experts from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the International Dairy Federation (IDF) of Belgium and the Livestock Exporters Association of the USA. Visits to dairy farms and milk processing companies in the Tashkent region were also part of the programme.
“As a strategic partner of the Dairy Olympics, the EuroTier and Agritechnica trade fairs will be contributing to the programme with practical know-how,” explained Dr Hunger. “The aim of Agritechnica and EuroTier’s organiser, the DLG, is to share professional knowledge across borders. This is the perfect example of that.”
