food security

Indonesia Seeks Stronger Fertilizer Supplies, Opportunity to Strenghten Cooperation within D-8

September 01, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

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 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…

GAP: A Grain of Hope in the Agricultural Sector of Turkey

June 29, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

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…

D-8 Secretary General Visited Top Turkish Fertilizer Producer GUBRETAS, Aiming at Food Security Cooperation within D8

June 25, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

D-8 and GUBRETAS pledged their affirmation to cooperate more intensely in the fertilizer sector to support D-8 program of food security
D-8 made a courtesy visit to Turkish top rated Fertilizer manufacturer, GUBRETAS, earlier this month. Both pledged their affirmation…

D-8 Countries Meet in Abuja, Search for Alternative Sources of Power

June 22, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

Scientific Research would be required to provide solutions to energy challenges in D-8 Countries
MEMBERS of the D-8 countries, earlier this month converged in Nigeria to find more proactive approaches to the quest for viable other sources of energy for…

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…

Turkey Leaps Forward in Seed Production, Becomes Exporter: Good News for D-8 Seed Bank Cooperation

June 01, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

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…

WOC Ministerial Meeting Opens in Indonesia

May 14, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C) and delegates from about 70 countries pose for photographers during the opening ceremony of the World Oceans Conference in Manado on May 14, 2009. Photo: ABROR RIZKI/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially…

Direct Fisheries Trade Launched from Indonesia’s Aceh to Malaysia

May 09, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

Expansion of fish trading ports in Indonesia has intensified further fisheries trade between the two countries
The Indonesian province of Aceh fishermen have in the past few months been exporting their fishes to Malaysia directly and have found this more…