Hohhot city is awarded as the Dairy Science and Technology Capital of the World in Hohhot, Aug 5, 2023. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

Hohhot, capital city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, was awarded the title of "Dairy Science and Technology Capital of the World” on Saturday.

The International Union of Food Science and Technology announced the award during the World Dairy Industry Conference, which opened with great fanfare in Hohhot on Saturday.

With a long history in the dairy industry, Hohhot has nurtured global leading dairy companies, Yili and Mengniu. It has a rich ecosystem for dairy technology innovation, including multiple comprehensive platforms for dairy technology innovation.

The city is home to three higher education institutions and seven research institutions related to the dairy industry. It has obtained 44 national-level technology innovation carriers and gathered 24.75 percent of the country's talent in the dairy product industry.

It has also established long-term strategic partnerships with 13 leading domestic universities, over 50 international academic units, and renowned companies.

These collaborations cover various areas including forage breeding, planting, animal breeding, farming, deep processing of dairy products, and dairy technology. This has formed a complete technological innovation system for the entire dairy industry chain.

The theme of this year’s World Dairy Industry Conference is "promoting sustainable development of the world dairy industry in an innovative, cooperative, green and low-carbon path”. 

Guests from top 10 global dairy companies, top 20 domestic dairy companies, well-known international dairy industry chain enterprises, industry associations, as well as academicians and experts, are expected to discuss the global dairy industry's green and sustainable development strategies.