Extreme heat and the drought aggravated by El Niño have affected not only agricultural crops but also domestic milk production. As World Milk Day was marked on June 1, local dairy industry players said the intense heat this year has pulled down by about 10 percent the milk production of cows and water buffaloes or carabao.
Philippine milk consumption will likely be significantly higher if milk, especially baby formula, becomes more affordable. The steep cost of baby formula and early childhood milk, however, has forced many parents to feed their infants and toddlers less nutritious food. Malnutrition and undernourishment have been blamed for the prevalence of physical and mental stunting among Filipino children.
The government aims to produce 80 million liters of milk annually by 2028, but Fausto says this is not possible under the budget allocation of the National Dairy Authority, which is P522 million for this year, and down to P420 million for 2025. Dairy farmers are pushing for a budget of at least P2.5 billion next year for the NDA to boost milk production. With sufficient investments, milk is quality nutrition that can be made universally accessible and affordable in this country.
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