For the promotion of Halal Industry all over the world an International Conference is being organised on December 14- 15, 2011 in Lahore. The delegates from 16 countries are participating in the conference with the object to introduce Pakistani halal products to the rest of the world, thereby boosting the exports of Pakistan.
Developing the Halal industry in Pakistan can enable us to tap into the 3 trillion dollar Halal market.
Hamid Jalil the Chief Executive Officer of Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company (PAMCO) under the Government of Punjab, while explaining the objectives of the conference informed that it will be a unique type of Conference which will include the practical aspects of learning, for which it has been divided into two segments. On the first day the researchers will present their papers based on the research while the second day has been allocated to field visits and on site demonstrations.
These visits includes visiting state of the art facility set-up by PAMCO costing $300 million with the co-operation of Iran, M-3 Halal Industrial Park at Faisalabad, National Institute of Food and Technology (NIFT), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad and a Halal Laboratory set-up at University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore so that the delegates from different countries may see the actual research work through these visits.
Hamid said that the objective of PAMCO is to promote Halal Industry through developing Agriculture and Livestock sectors. He further informed that Pakistani products are respected all over the world for being halal and the demand for such products are increasing everyday.
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