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 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 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…

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…

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…