New Zealand is well known for its ability to produce milk and turn it into a wide range of ​high-quality products that are in demand all over the world. For the dairy industry, some of the main changes over the next 10 years are expected to include growing global demand for dairy from Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, along with resource and capital constraints to milk production growth in New Zealand.

Forecasts of skill requirements: 

• Farming is the main source of employment in the dairy industry
• While the number of dairy farmers and farm managers are only expected to increase slightly
• Number of non-farm managers is expected to increase by 15 percent, indicating a continued trend towards
  larger dairy farm operations
• The largest proportion increase in employment numbers is expected in dairy manufacturing
• Sales are expected to be the fastest growing occupations for dairy, with sales jobs increasing by more
  than 20 percent by 2025.

Qualifications most in demand are likely to be in the following fields of study.

• Agriculture
• Environment
• Engineering
• Management
• Commerce

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