The future growth of the halal food industry, estimated to be worth $500-billion, rests primarily on one simple question: During the industrial-slaughtering process, does the chicken die from the electric shock prior to the cut to its neck or not?
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 [...]
Monday, 26 April 2010 16:07
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 [...]
The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) pressed the Jakarta administration to ensure that city-appointed centralized poultry abattoirs observed halal procedures. A few weeks before the administration enforces regulations to scrap all poultry abattoirs from inner city areas, questions remain about how the administration will manage the processing of large numbers of chickens in its five appointed abattoirs.
The Middle East has unique dual position in the Medical Tourism
Industry. On one hand, the region’s well-developed hospitals are
preparing to capture the international market for elective procedures
while on the other, international healthcare organizations are tapping
into GCC’s affluent society in search of highly sophisticated and
advanced healthcare services unavailable within the GCC.
