The changes taking place in one member of D-8, Indonesia, today are among the most remarkable developments in the Muslim world. The country’s transition to a more democratic state has proved that as a democracy, Indonesia can be culturally vibrant ...

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The Food Auditing and Certification Research Association (GİMDES) will for the first time in Turkey soon begin issuing halal food certificates, bringing the country one step closer to winning a share from the giant global market for halal food — ...

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Turkey’s poultry exports in the first quarter of 2009 increased by 254 percent over the same period the year before. In 2008 the sector’s exports stood at $87 million. While exports of chicken rose 204 percent to $26.2 million, exports ...

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The share of the world’s proven reserves of natural gas is led in the first rank by Russia, with about 25 percent of the world’s total. With this strategic resource that is needed by many countries for energy, industry and ...

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The Malaysian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and D-8 Secretary General, Dipo Alam, met today in Jakarta as part of annual consultation meetings of Indonesia and Malaysia. The two neighbouring countries held the consultation for the third time in Jakarta ...

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Five key initiatives — seed bank, fertilisers, animal feed, standards & trade issues and marine and fisheries — have been outlined in the Kuala Lumpur Initiative To Address Food Security in the Developing Eight (D8) Countries as the Muslim nations ...

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The D-8 Ministers meeting Friday endorsed the Kuala Lumpur Initiative to ensure food security in the member countries. The three-day meeting concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia also acknowledged the importance of food security to D-8 economies and reaffirm their commitment ...

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Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to establish a joint committee at the ministerial level to plan, coordinate, monitor and review the implementation of the cooperation on agricultural pact. Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta formalised a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on agricultural ...

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Institutional development, capacity building, marketing and public diplomacy for food security cooperation are important  for the Developing Eight (D-8) Organisation for Economic Cooperation member countries. D-8 Secretary General, Dr Dipo Alam, said the issues should be dealt with equally among ...

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The three-day D-8 ministerial meeting on food security beginning Wednesday (25/2) is crucial to kick-start private sector-led initiatives to create seed banks, ensure supply of quality fertilizer and animal feed. Rather than grandiose projects, it is good for D-8 to ...

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