DETROIT – For the first time, the federal government is required to purchase and provide food banks emergency supplies of kosher or halal products. The void was first revealed in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc on the ...
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Swiss to vote on banning food speculation
The Swiss will vote on a proposal to ban speculation on agricultural commodities and food, the government said Wednesday, announcing that organisers had gathered enough signatures to put the issue to a referendum. The Swiss Socialist Party’s youth wing gathered ...
Read More »UAE: ICD and Emirates Future sign MoU on halal food industry
CPI Financial Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs in the United Arab Emirates, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Islamic Corporation for ...
Read More »Malaysia: World Halal Conference to address global food security concerns
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) will host the World Halal Conference this week to address the escalating food security concerns worldwide. Organised by the Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC), the conference also ...
Read More »Opinion: Challenges for private equity in Halal industry
Rushdi Siddiqui, Khaleej Times Total size of food consumption in Muslim world stands at $640b The 57 Muslim majority countries of the OIC have a population of nearly 1.8 billion people and growing, and Islam is the fastest growing religion ...
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