Bangkok (NNT/VNA) – The Central Islamic Councilof Thailand (CICOT), the Halal Standard Institute of Thailand (HSIT) and theHalal Science Centre of Chulalongkorn University are supporting the move forThailand to become a Halal food production hub among non-Muslim nations.
The three organisations are to hold the Thailand Halal Assembly2018 on December 14-16. The event will take place on the concept “HalalAccuracy in a Bio-Economy”. It will underline Thai efforts to use technology toensure the quality of Halal products and reduce the validation time of Halalproducers from 2-3 months down to 15 days.
The assembly will include academic conferences, a meeting ofinternational Halal validation agencies, business matching and 350 booths forproducts and service space, with over 100,000 people expected to attend.
HSIT Director Pakorn Priyakorn pointed out that withclose to 2 billion Muslims worldwide, up to 25 percent of the globalpopulation, the Halal sector has great potential for Thailand, as a producer ofquality raw materials.
With technological upgrades, he believes Thailand can become a leader in theHalal industry, noting it is already eighth in the world for exports of Halalfood to Muslim countries with trade worth 4.3 billion USD or 120 billion THB annually.-NNT/VNA
The three organisations are to hold the Thailand Halal Assembly2018 on December 14-16. The event will take place on the concept “HalalAccuracy in a Bio-Economy”. It will underline Thai efforts to use technology toensure the quality of Halal products and reduce the validation time of Halalproducers from 2-3 months down to 15 days.
The assembly will include academic conferences, a meeting ofinternational Halal validation agencies, business matching and 350 booths forproducts and service space, with over 100,000 people expected to attend.
HSIT Director Pakorn Priyakorn pointed out that withclose to 2 billion Muslims worldwide, up to 25 percent of the globalpopulation, the Halal sector has great potential for Thailand, as a producer ofquality raw materials.
With technological upgrades, he believes Thailand can become a leader in theHalal industry, noting it is already eighth in the world for exports of Halalfood to Muslim countries with trade worth 4.3 billion USD or 120 billion THB annually.-NNT/VNA
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