Jointly organised by the CETDEM and DOA, the National Organic Farming Seminar 2007 seeks to address issues that confront farm and food sustainability, quality, health and environment.

Experts from the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM), the Centre for Environment, Technology & Development, Malaysia (CETDEM) and Department of Agriculture of Malaysia (DOA), Organic Food Development Centre of China, leading organic producers and certifying agencies shared their expertise and knowledge during the seminar.

Speakers for the day include Dr. Prabha V. Mahale, IFOAM World Board Member, Mr Gurmit Singh, Chairman of CETDEM, Dato' Sofian Mohd Salleh, Director General Department of Agriculture (DOA), Mr Xiao Xingji, Director, Organic Food Development Centre of China (OFCD), Ms Selina Gan, Managing Director of Country Farm Sdn Bhd and Mr Chan Han Hee, Senior Vice President, Malaysian Agrifood Corporation Bhd. The Seminar ended with a Panel Discussion on The Future of Organic Farming-The Impact of AFTA. The Panellists consists of Tuan H Mohamed Shariff B Abdul Aziz, Director General, FAMA, Puan Aini Zakaria, Researcher, MARDI, Mr Tam Pak Suew, MD, Kahang Organic Rice Eco-Farm and Mr Jimmy Tan, MD, CED Import & Export Sdn Bhd.

The seminar fosters dialogue among all stakeholders and the goal is to strengthen the future direction of Organic Farming and reinforce the networks.

Also present at the official opening of the Seminar were the Agriculture and Agro-based Deputy Secretary General (Development) Encik Mohd Mokhtar Ismail, Agriculture Department Director General, Datuk Sofian Mohd Salleh, Centre for Environment, Technology and Development Malaysia (CETDEM) Chairman, Mr Gurmit Singh, CETDEM Project Co-ordinator, Ms Tan Siew Luang, The Federal Kuala Lumpur General Manager, Mr Lee Lian Terk and the Federal Hotels International Director of Marketing, Regional Sales & Business Development, Ms Ooi Lee Ping.

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