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TO PUSH FOR THREE INITIAVES FOR FOOD SECURITY
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- When ministers, policymakers and business
leaders from eight Islamic nations congregate here from Wednesday for three
days, they mean business - to push the momentum of three crucial initiatives
related to food security.
The three initiatives involving the creation of seed banks, the production
and supply of quality fertilizers and animal feed, had been identified as
critical inputs that could ensure the increased production of quality agro
products in the Developing Eight (D8) countries.
Malaysia, as a host of the D8 Ministers Meeting on Food Security, has
lined-up a host of relevant meetings and activities where delegates will get
their act together to deliberate and tie-up any loose-ends for the
implementation of the initiatives.
Among the objectives of the meetings are to create modalities for private
sector-led cooperation among member countries in agricultural projects, increase
agricultural trade and strengthen capacity building and technical cooperation.
Malaysia's Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed said
participants would focus their deliberations on private sector-led proposed
initiatives on large-scale production and supply of animal feed, fertilizers and
seed banks development.
"The projects to be implemented under the three initiatives by the private
sectors are expected to take into account the requirements of all D8 countries.
"This cooperation will ensure a more efficient scale of production as D8
countries will undertake production in areas where they have a comparative
advantage," he said.
The countries that make up D-8 are Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Egypt and Nigeria.
As part of the meetings, a Business Leaders' Meeting will be held tomorrow
involving chief executive officers and representatives of companies, food and
agriculture organisation (FOA) and chambers of commerce and industry from D8
member countries.
Issues to be discussed include the challenges of the global economic crisis
and food security as well as creating a conducive environment for private sector
cooperation.
"We expect the private sector to present specific project proposals which
may not be new projects but could also be existing projects where the companies
now offer to expand their production to cater the demand and requirement of D8
countries," said Mustapa.
He said the D8 private sectors would also have the opportunity to further
explore and identify areas of cooperation that could be further developed based
on various resources available in each member country.
"The opportunity for establishing business networking among the D8 countries
will be invaluable to the private sectors," he said.
At the end of the meetings, a joint action plan known as "KL-Statement:
Initiatives to Address Food Security by D-8 countries" is expected to be adopted
by the D8 members.
-- BERNAMA
leaders from eight Islamic nations congregate here from Wednesday for three
days, they mean business - to push the momentum of three crucial initiatives
related to food security.
The three initiatives involving the creation of seed banks, the production
and supply of quality fertilizers and animal feed, had been identified as
critical inputs that could ensure the increased production of quality agro
products in the Developing Eight (D8) countries.
Malaysia, as a host of the D8 Ministers Meeting on Food Security, has
lined-up a host of relevant meetings and activities where delegates will get
their act together to deliberate and tie-up any loose-ends for the
implementation of the initiatives.
Among the objectives of the meetings are to create modalities for private
sector-led cooperation among member countries in agricultural projects, increase
agricultural trade and strengthen capacity building and technical cooperation.
Malaysia's Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed said
participants would focus their deliberations on private sector-led proposed
initiatives on large-scale production and supply of animal feed, fertilizers and
seed banks development.
"The projects to be implemented under the three initiatives by the private
sectors are expected to take into account the requirements of all D8 countries.
"This cooperation will ensure a more efficient scale of production as D8
countries will undertake production in areas where they have a comparative
advantage," he said.
The countries that make up D-8 are Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Egypt and Nigeria.
As part of the meetings, a Business Leaders' Meeting will be held tomorrow
involving chief executive officers and representatives of companies, food and
agriculture organisation (FOA) and chambers of commerce and industry from D8
member countries.
Issues to be discussed include the challenges of the global economic crisis
and food security as well as creating a conducive environment for private sector
cooperation.
"We expect the private sector to present specific project proposals which
may not be new projects but could also be existing projects where the companies
now offer to expand their production to cater the demand and requirement of D8
countries," said Mustapa.
He said the D8 private sectors would also have the opportunity to further
explore and identify areas of cooperation that could be further developed based
on various resources available in each member country.
"The opportunity for establishing business networking among the D8 countries
will be invaluable to the private sectors," he said.
At the end of the meetings, a joint action plan known as "KL-Statement:
Initiatives to Address Food Security by D-8 countries" is expected to be adopted
by the D8 members.
-- BERNAMA
