The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Soccsksargen area has laid down policy plans to a reinforced halal industry under the incoming administration. The region is composed of South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos.
The halal requirement should involve feed production process to ensure nutrition for animals was not harmful or contaminated, he said in his presentation on the Feed Act 2009 at the World Halal Research Summit 2010 here Friday.
The Philippines is considering adopting the Brunei Halal Brand as one of the areas of cooperation that the two nations can venture into, while continuing into the second year of bilateral ties in agriculture, Philippines’ outgoing ambassador here said yesterday.
Janan Meat MD Naved Syed said: “Halal meat is a billion-pound business and we need to get an export market open to keep the deficit down. I hope to meet soon with the new farming minister and build bridges. “I also hope the the new Goverment of Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats does not ignore the halal market, like the old Labour Government did.”
Arab countries need to invest $144 billion in agriculture between now and 2030 to meet the demand for food for their growing populations, said an Arab official. Food security became a major issue in the Arab world since 2008 when food prices soared in the global market.
Arab states need to [...]
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Saudi Arabia’s agriculture sector is in a period of great transition. The government has identified five key segments to focus on as water conservation and use policies take a more prominent role in decision-making. With arable land scarce, the future [...]
A leading Halal meat processor and member of the EBLEX Halal Steering Group
has accused the three main political parties campaigning in the UK of neglecting Muslim issues surrounding the Halal food market. He said that this is the next important issue for a Muslim after building a mosque.
Gulf oil producers have abandoned long-standing nationalistic policies of achieving food self-sufficiency and switched to a more realistic approach of using their strong financial muscle to invest in farm projects in fertile countries.
THE GOVERNMENTS of the Philippines and of Brunei are working on a tie-up that will see Brunei availing of Philippine expertise in sardine processing and the latter riding on the former’s halal brand to penetrate the lucrative Middle East market.
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan and Malaysia are working on a wide ranging
collaboration in Agriculture and Veterinary sectors including formation
of a Joint Working Group on meat, rice, orange and mango, providing
technical assistance in the import of genetic material and services of
veterinary experts and consultants to Malaysia and sharing Malaysian
experience in Establishment of Halal Food Certification System in
Pakistan.
Climate change, natural disasters, plant epidemics and liberalisation under the Asean Free Trade Agreement could all affect Thailand’s farm output and trading competency. The Office of Agricultural Economics predicts prices of major crops will increase considerably next year, by 10-20 per cent.
