Organized by the Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC), the conference also aims to create a sustainable halal industry for future generations.
The conference expected see the participation of more than 600 delegates comprising halal industry experts, technocrats, governments as well as industry leaders and manufacturers worldwide, HDC said in a statement Monday.
Themed "Global Food Security-The Halal Perspective," the two-day conference will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from April 9-10 in conjunction with World Halal Week 2014.
HDC Chief Executive Officer Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin said every aspect of halal development is important to us and a clear recognition of a step forward is for the halal community to address global food security.
"Rising food prices, lower agriculture yield and non-halal contaminants are some of the food-related issues prevailing within the Muslim world today," he said.
There was a dire need for synergised efforts among halal industry stakeholders in working towards one common objective, that is to address the halal food security crisis globally, he added.
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Source: BERNAMA