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…

The D8 Council of Ministers who began their one-day meeting this morning will, among others, consider the reports of the D8
The 12th Session of The Group of Eight Developing Islamic Countries (D-8) ended here today, with member countries agreeing…

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…

Last year, Indonesian fertilizer producers used 800,000 tons of phosphate to make NPK and phosphate fertilizers
The Indonesian government on Monday called on fertilizer producers to improve cooperation with suppliers in Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco — major producers of raw…

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…

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…

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…