Marco de referência da Federação Internacional do leite no Brasil: um panorama do Comitê Brasileiro no cenário global

Abstract

The International Dairy Federation’s role in the entire Brazilian dairy sector is essential, which means adequate and active participation of all parties directly or indirectly related to the sector. Despite being one of the major milk producers, Brazil is still not very active internationally and is not among the major dairy exporters. This work aims to assess the level of knowledge about the FIL/IDF standards by several stakeholders, identify knowledge gaps between the studied groups, identify opportunities to strengthen the potential contribution of the Brazilian FIL/IDF Committee, and compare perceptions between stakeholders in the dairy chain. Questionnaires were prepared and issued to the Brazilian FIL/IDF Committee and other stakeholders in the dairy chain. Analysis of results was conducted at a significance level of 5%. Overall, a difference in perspectives regarding the application of standards and perceptions related to the organizational characteristics of FIL/IDF was observed between the two groups. The results indicated that there may not only be a difference in perceptions regarding the role of FIL/IDF between the two studied groups but also a disparity in opportunities, incentives, and adoption of technology applied, which could potentially elevate the country to higher levels of efficiency, specifically concerning milk and dairy production and its systems.