OIC Halal, Healthy & Safe Food Ecosystem

PILLAR 3:Capacity Building

Provide technical expertise to strengthen Member State capacity

1 Gene Bank (Plant and Animal Genetic Resource Center) in most suitable Member States (coordinate across all MS)
Individual MS competent Gene Banks to have agreements with main one
‘Key’ commodities productivity by X% (e.g., yield per hectare at global benchmark)
Increase in ‘key commodities’ production in MS by (decrease in % net imports or X million tons)
Increase # of Member States producing select key commodities
Adoption of IOFS developed OIC food system policy framework across majority Member States
Increase % consumption of healthy/ nutritious (i.e., ‘Tayyab’) food
Reduce halal food import dependency by X%
TBD
TBD
Water use efficiency per crop
Preservation of water reserves (% )
Reduction in cross countries pest attack
Reduction in ‘key’ crops related vulnerable Member States pest attacks

Obj # 5: Provide technical expertise to strengthen the capacity of MS

This Program supports the Capacity Building pillar of IOFS strategy in strengthening the Halal, Healthy & Safe Food across the Member States (MS).

Technical Training (current): Engage MSs on technical requirements and strategy to ensure ‘gene to fork’ halal, healthy and safe implementation, and transparency
Mutual recognition: Work closely with SMIIC to support Halal compliance mutual recognition

Gene to fork methodological concepts: Lead development of concept paper and disseminate across MC’s for best practices implementation support

Adoption of IOFS developed OIC food system policy framework across majority MSs
Gene to Fork transparency mechanism established for all MS