Kosovo Celebrates World Milk Day
Kosovo celebrated its first World Milk Day on June 1, 2008 in Pristina's Germia Park. Intended to promote milk and the dairy industry, the event targets its nutrition messages primarily to youth. Children from primary schools from Pristina and Mitrovica came to Germia Park for games such as a quiz competition on the dairy industry and free giveaways, and left with a better understanding of the importance of milk in a healthy diet and a free T-shirt.
The event was organized by USAID's Kosovo Cluster and Business Support project in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development (MAFRD), Kosovo Association of Milk Producers, and Kosovo Dairy Processing Association (KDPA). Four dairy processors gave away free yogurt and cheese, while KDPA and MAFRD handed out brochures about the dairy industry to the people at the park.
Organizers expect this symbolic event will become a traditional celebration, providing an opportunity to focus public attention on local dairy products and publicize activities connected with the dairy industry.
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| USAID's Kosovo Cluster and Business Support distributed 300 Tshirts
to the children answering a dairy question. |
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