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…

Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Datuk Mustapa Mohamed (left) and his Indonesian counterpart Dr Anton Apriyantono show the MoU after signing it on the sidelines of the Developing Eight (D8) Ministers Meeting on Food Security. Pic: Bernama
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D-8's 930 million people need enough food in a good quality and at affordable prices
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 to zoom in on practical and specific projects as seed banks, fertilizers and animal feeds
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…

Iran said the system had helped the country to transform its agricultural sector, resulting in high yield agricultural production, enabling the country to increase its export
Iran, which has attained a 94 per cent self-sufficiency in food production, is willing…

Pakistan to offer help to Malaysia to Develop Halal Hub and Provide Land for Cattle Farms
Pakistan with its vast expertise and experience in the agriculture sector can assist Malaysia in developing a halal food hub, its High Commissioner Lt-Gen…

Setting up of strategic food grain banks or funds is important for D-8 countries
Bangladesh, one of the Developing 8 (D-8) member countries, is to propose the setting up of strategic food grain banks or funds to be activated in…

Bangladesh expects the vegetable production target to be surpassed as they provided supports to the farmers
A good number of Bangladeshi farmers of different parts of the district are very happy and dreaming of becoming economically solvent following bumper winter…

Pakistan says volatility in oil prices, environmental concerns have enhanced need for developing alternative fuel
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday asked the government to take measures on war footing to achieve self-reliance in indigenous fuel. Addressing a briefing…

The Malaysian government is ready to extend support to Pakistan in the development of its agriculture and tourism sectors while Malaysia will hold road shows in Pakistan next year to showcase vast opportunities exist in Malaysia for the foreign investors.…