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Five Key Areas To Tackle Food Security
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Five key initiatives -- seed bank, fertilisers, animal feed, standards & trade issues and marine and fisheries -- have been outlined in the Kuala Lumpur Initiative To Address Food Security in the Developing Eight (D8) Countries as the Muslim nations grouping reaffirmed its commitment to address food security. |
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D8 - Pakistan Suggests Use The US$1.5 Billion IDB Allocation On Food Security |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (bernama)-- Pakistan suggested that funds for the development of five initiatives under the Developing Eight (D8) Initiative To Address Food Security could be sourced from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). |
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D8 Delegates Happy With Outcome |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Delegates of the D8 Ministers Meeting on Food Security are generally satisfied with the outcome of the three-day meeting which ended on Friday. |
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Malaysia & Indonesia To Lead Animal Feed Initiative |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, which has been appointed alongside Indonesia as the prime mover for the Developing Eight's (D8) animal feed initiative on food security, is committed to convening the first workshop within six monthsto discuss implementation details. |
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Turkey To Get To Work Immediately |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Turkey is not keen to use nuclear technology for seed production as other conventional and scientific methods can still be as effective, its Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Mehmet Mehdi Eker, said today. |
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Urgent Need To Expand Agriculture And Food Production |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- There is an urgent need for Developing Eight (D8) countries to help each other to expand agriculture and food production and increase investment in agriculture, agribusiness and rural development, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said Thursday. |
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