TAIPEI,  Oct 7 (Bernama) --  Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC), an agency under Ministry of Economic Affair (MEA) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Food Industry Research & Development Institute Taiwan (FIRDI) with  the strategic aim of to develop Halal Industry in Taiwan through creation of Halal Talent and industry cooperation  between both countries.
 
FIRDI is a non-profit legal entity in Taiwan to conduct research and development and to provide services with aim to promote the food and biotech industries in Taiwan.
 
FIRDI’s roles are to facilitate Taiwan's research and development in food technology and to develop new products and to improve sanitation and quality of processed food. The centre is also tasked to accelerate the transformation and upgrading of Taiwan’s food industry.
 
The MoU was signed by Hairol Ariffein Sahari, Acting Chief Executive Officer of HDC and Mr. Chii-Cherng Liao, Director-General of FIRDI. The exchange ceremony was held in conjunction with the Malaysia-Taiwan Industry Collaboration Summit 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan on 3 October 2019. The ceremony was witnessed by Eizaz Azhar, General Manager of Commercial Division and Dr. Tony Fang, Deputy Director General of FIRDI.
 
Both parties agree to shoulder responsibilities in coordinating the implementation of collaboration activities in the MoU and to coordinate the needs and output towards achieving common goal for comprehensive ecosystem in the Halal industry development agenda, which includes standards, innovation and technology transfer.
 
“Malaysia’s Halal export to Taiwan in 2018 was MYR750.9 million, an increase of 4.9% compared to MYR715.7 million in 2017. The export performance of the Halal sector to Taiwan has increased in tandem with the growing demand for Halal products particularly in food & beverages and Halal ingredients sectors, coupled with the increase in Halal awareness. The market is huge and this is a good opportunity for Malaysian players to expand market beyond Malaysian borders,” said Hairol Ariffein, acting CEO of HDC.
 
The collaboration with FIRDI will enable Malaysia’s companies to tap into the technical know-how of Taiwan’s food and biotech industries.

ABOUT HALAL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SDN BHD (HDC)
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The Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) was established on 18 September 2006 with the express objective of coordinating the overall development of the Halal industry in Malaysia for both the domestic and international markets. HDC is an agency under the Ministry of Economic Affair (MEA).
 
HDC is Malaysia's holistic response to the worldwide demand for better quality products and services as consumers gain confidence in the Halal process. Its key thrusts are to grow and advance the development of Halal standards; facilitate capacity- building for halal products and services; and promote growth and participation of Malaysian companies in the multi-trillion dollar global halal market and industry. Today, there is an estimated population of 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide. The global halal market is currently estimated at USD2.3 trillion covering both food and non-food sectors.
 
In its effort to serve as an international hub for the halal industry, HDC provides manufacturers, distributors, retailers, entrepreneurs, researchers and investors with comprehensive assistance to penetrate and serve a growing global halal market through the adoption of the Malaysian experience and expertise in food and non-food sectors. For more information, please visit HDC at - www.hdcglobal.com.

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Source: Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC)

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