food security

Amidst Obstacles, Fisheries Sector Proves to Stay Robust in D-8 Countries

May 06, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

Pakistan Seafood Industries Association says exports to Malaysia, Indonesia, and southeast asian countries have virtually nullified the negative impact of EU ban
Pakistan’s fish exports increased by 21 per cent in value during the nine months of the current fiscal…

Abundant Business Opportunities in Aceh, Indonesia, Says Malaysia

April 27, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

With close to five million Muslim population, Aceh's halal industry offers tremendous opportunity for D-8 enterprenuers to market their products in this sector.
There are abundant business opportunities for Malaysian companies in Aceh, Indonesia, as it is in the midst…

Turkey Gears Up Secure Share in Huge Halal Food Market

April 25, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

Halal products are in place in most countries with an Islamic majority but also in China, Thailand, India, Europe, the United States and South Korea
The Food Auditing and Certification Research Association (GİMDES) will for the first time in Turkey…

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…

The Political-Economy of Gas and Food Security in Developing Countries

April 12, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

D-8 recently had a special Ministerial Meeting on Food Security in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to solve the asymmetric situation of the gas potency and investment of the member countries
The share of the world’s proven reserves of natural gas is…

D-8 Paves Up the Way for Food Security Initiatives among Member Countries

March 17, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

D-8 Secretary General, Dipo Alam (left), in the meeting with Malaysian PM, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (right). The meeting was held as part of annual consultation meetings of Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as to strengthen cooperation within the food security…

Five Key Areas To Tackle Food Security

February 28, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

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…

D-8 Ministers Endorses KL Initiatives to Ensure Food Security

February 28, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

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…

Malaysia And Indonesia Ink MoU On Agriculture Cooperation

February 28, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

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
Malaysia…

Food Security Cooperation Among D-8 Members Important, FAO Thumbs Up D-8 Meeting

February 27, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

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.…