The Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Malaysia as chairman of the D8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation, was commited to achieve the Kuala Lumpur Initiative of strengthening collaboration in production and distribution of quality agriculture inputs
The…

D-8 Secretary General, H.E Dipo Alam, in his statement stated that the “Kuala Lumpur Initiative” provides a pragmatic approach to determine the scope of cooperation amongst the D-8 Countries
The United Nations hosted a World Food Summit between November 16…

Indonesia has approved PetroAlgae protein for importation, and used as a raw material in animal feed
In Indonesia, the national government has approved PetroAlgae protein for importation, and use as a raw material in animal feed in Indonesia, after the…

D-8 Secretary General, Dipo Alam, met with the President of TIKA, Mr. Musa Kulaklikaya to share experiences and views about development issues in developing countries and to strengthen networking between the two organization
The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency…

D-8 Secretary General, Dipo Alam, and the Director General of Agriculture Research of Turkey, Masum Burak Ph.D, discuss and exchange views on further progress in Seed Bank
Construction on the seed bank has been launched with a ceremony in the…

The usage of palm oil is still relatively limited to edible items, and has not yet effectively explored for the usage in bio-diesel purposes
Malaysia has made an offer to the Turkish government to refine crude palm oil in Turkey…

The GAP project is the fourth-largest regional development programme in the world
In its recent publication, the Oxford Business Group talks to Sadrettin Karahocagil, President of the Turkish South-eastern Anatolia Project (GAP). Karahocagil talks about the importance of agriculture growth…

Turkish companies have now become competent enough to handle global competition with even the largest foreign seed companies
With major investments and the adoption of the most advanced technologies, Turkey, which was importing 95 percent of its seed needs from…

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak delivers his keynote address during the opening of D8 Agriculture Summit in Kuala Lumpur February 26, 2009
Five key initiatives — seed bank, fertilisers, animal feed, standards & trade issues and marine and fisheries…

The D-8 Ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur endorsed the KL Initiative to ensure food security in the member countries
The D-8 Ministers meeting Friday endorsed the Kuala Lumpur Initiative to ensure food security in the member countries. The three-day meeting…