New Zealand dairy group Fontarra has announced that it will work with the Chinese authorities to develop a centre of “dairy expertise” in Beijing.
The China-New Zealand Dairy Exchange Centre will provide a forum for the sharing of knowledge, research and expertise between the Chinese and New Zealand dairy industries, Fonterra’s Greater China and India head Kevin Wickham suggested.
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“It is a key priority for Fonterra to contribute to the development of the Chinese dairy industry and we believe there is a lot to be gained by both New Zealand and China,” he commented.
The centre will develop and oversee programmes in policy development in the China and New Zealand dairy sectors, academic exchanges, industry promotion, dairy technology research and personnel training.
The initiative is backed by the China Ministry of Agriculture’s National Dairy Industry and Technology System.
Fonterra has been working to boost its reputation – and the reputation of the New Zealand dairy industry as a whole – in China following last year’s recall of concentrated whey powder over concerns it could be contaminated with a botulism-causing bacteria.
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