biodiesel

Bangladesh And Malaysia Plan Bilateral Pact On Palm Oil

December 17, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

Bangladesh is interested to have a government-to-government buying arrangement to ensure there is steady supply and price of palm oil
The Bangladeshi government is keen to procure palm oil from Malaysia using its state-owned trading arm to ensure consistent edible…

Malaysia: Expedite FAO Reforms To Overcome World Hunger

November 20, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

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…

Food Security - Collective Race Against Crisis

November 19, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

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…

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board and Orion Genomics Complete the Sequencing and Analysis of Three Oil Palm Genomes

November 18, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

Oil palm plantations on average produce 3.9 tons of oil per hectare per year
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and Orion Genomics announced on November 9, that a consortium co-led by the Advanced Biotechnology and Breeding Centre of MPOB…

Malaysia, Turkey to Cooperate in Palm Oil

August 07, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

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…

Bangladesh Summer Rice Crop Set to Exceed Target

July 20, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

Bangladesh expects a summer rice crop of 19 million tonnes
Bangladesh expects a summer rice crop of 19 million tonnes, 1 million tonnes above target, because of a rise in cultivated area, a senior official of the agriculture ministry said…

Egypt Launched Cooperation to Boost Rice Production

July 20, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

D-8 has identified some potential cooperation to combat the rising food prices threat, one of them is establishing a Seeds Bank in D-8 Countries
The Egyptian International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Director General Dr. Mahmoud…

Malaysia’s Kuantan-based Biodiesel Firm gets ISCC Nod: Bringing Biodiesel into Analyses in Abuja Meeting, June 2009

June 01, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

The meeting in Abuja will be covering diverse issues related to technology, including biodiesel technologies for the benefit of D-8 countries
Biodiesel producer Mission Biotechnologies Sdn Bhd became the first Asian company to receive the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification…

Rising Turkish Poultry Exports Bring Opportunity to D-8 Market

April 20, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

Workers at a poultry facility in Bolu packing chickens for sale. Turkish poultry producers have pinned their hopes on increasing exports particularly to neighbor countries, as well as to D-8 market
Turkey’s poultry exports in the first quarter of 2009…

Pakistan Seeks Self-Reliance in Indigenous Fuel

February 02, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

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…