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IOFS, IFPA AND AMC OVERSEAS DISCUSSED FUTURE COOPERATION
On 08 July 2022 the Islamic Organization for Food Security and its subsidiary International Islamic Food Processing Association (IFPA) had a fruitful meeting with Mr. Suvra Chakraborty, Director of AMC OVERSEAS. The parties discussed opportunities for cooperation in facilitating trade flows in Organization of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ) member states, and agreed on arranging the pilot trade exchanges of sunflower oil and sugar between UAE and Kazakhstan. #AMC is a #Dubai-based multinational company involved in trading and investments since 1996, primarily in #CIS countries.
AMC Overseas has been importing from #Ukraine, #Russia and other CIS countries such important #foodcommodities as #wheat and #wheatflour, #sunfloweroil, #greenpeas, #lentils and others. Now that these supplies are unavailable, the company is seeking other potential providers.
#Kazakhstan has a large potential for exporting wheat grain and flour, sunflower oil and other food products. AMC Overseas requests the IOFS Group support for arranging these supplies to UAE and other #MENA countries. AMC is also interested in cooperation on developing sustainable logistics routes for intra-OIC food shipments, with the IOFS support in reaching necessary G2G agreements.
SUBSIDIARY OF ISLAMIC ORGANIZATION FOR FOOD SECURITY (IOFS) – INTERNATIONAL IFPA HOLDS FIRST GENERAL MEETING WITH ITS HONORARY AND CORPORATE MEMBERS
On July 01, 2022, a subsidiary of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) -the International Islamic Food Processing Association (IFPA) held a general meeting with its Honorary and Corporate Members.
The Chairman of IFPA and DG of IOFS HE Mr. Yerlan A. Baidaulet provided a keynote speech, briefly highlighted the main developments of IFPA, and introduced HE Mr. Saleh Abdullah Lootah Chairman of UAE Food & Beverage Manufacturers Group (FBMG), who will also take over as the CEO of International IFPA in near future. As Chairman of the UAE FBMG, HE Mr. Saleh Abdullah Lootah is leading efforts to address wastage in the food and beverage industry; he has extensive experience in the F&B industry, working with both #startups and established businesses.
During the meeting, IFPA members exchanged expectations about International IFPA activity and raised ideas of mutual cooperation that would benefit OIC B2B agri-food sector growth. Participants also discussed the main challenges they have in the current geopolitical situation. Other highlights during the meeting included sharing the vision of HE Mr. Saleh Abdullah Lootah of strategic development IFPA for the next years. The steps on IFPA strategic transformation will be taken in near future.
The meeting took a hybrid format, members from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan connected online, and members from Kazakhstan and Tatarstan participated offline in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan HQ office of IFPA. The IFPA members expressed the desire to hold such general meetings once a month.