China has entered a period of rapid growth in dairy demand

Introduction: Han Changfu, Deputy Minister of agriculture, said that China has entered a period of rapid growth in dairy demand, with the per capita consumption growth rate exceeding 10% every year in recent years Han Changfu said at the launch ceremony of China's major science and technology special project of "Research on major key technologies of dairy industry and integrated demonstration of industrialized technologies", that "one cup of milk is strong and one nation is strong", and with the improvement of living standards, people's demand for dairy products is growing He predicted that by 2015, China's total consumption of dairy products will reach 25 million tons, with an average annual growth of 6.8%, higher than the world's growth rate of 1% to 2% over the same period Han Changfu said that it should be seen that the production of Chinese milk products is still at a relatively backward level At present, the average annual consumption of dairy products in China is only 8 kg The average consumption of dairy products in the world is 100 kg, while that in Europe is 319 kg In the total agricultural output value, China's dairy output value only accounts for 3%, while in developed countries, the dairy output value on average exceeds 20%, and Britain's is up to 40% Han Changfu said that China has 400 million hectares of animal husbandry grassland, which has good congenital conditions, and has great potential to develop dairy production, which needs strong support from science and technology Li Xueyong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of science and technology, said that the dairy industry special project launched today has invested 450 million yuan, set up six research topics to carry out research and breakthroughs in key technologies of the dairy industry; there are also eight demonstration topics to focus on demonstrating advanced and practical experience in dairy technology and industrialization Li Xueyong said that the major science and technology projects of dairy industry are one of the 12 major science and technology projects in China during the Tenth Five Year Plan period (2001-2005) Relevant institutions and milk products enterprises from seven provinces and municipalities directly under the central government, including Beijing, Jiangsu and Heilongjiang, participated in the project and signed technical cooperation agreements with relevant technical supporting units, such as China Agricultural University and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.