TDAP in collaboration with Pakistan Halal Authority organized a seminar/webinar titled “Global Halal Market Overview: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities” which took place at the FPCCI in Islamabad, with the option for participants to join online via Zoom.
This session brought together more than 90 participants, including industry leaders, regulatory authorities, Halal certification experts, and members of trade associations. The session commenced with opening remarks on halal trade opportunities from the Director General, AFD, TDAP followed by a keynote address from the Director General of the PHA, and a series of insightful presentations from respected speakers.
The first presentation was on Potential & Opportunities in the Global Halal Economy by Asad Sajjad, CEO, Halal Development Council (HDC) analyzed the Halal industry’s role in socio-economic growth, provided an overview of major global Halal players, leading exporters, and importers, shared a research-based projection of Halal market growth across six key sectors and addressed the risk of Haram contamination and the significance of Halal certification.
Thesecond presentation was on Halal Certification Process: A Risk-Based Approachby Mufti Syed Fazalur Rahim, WHAD Italia offered a comprehensive analysis of Halal certification processes and highlighted risk mitigation through the Islamic concept of Sadd-e-Drai.
The third presentation was on Halal Quality Infrastructure and Regulatory Landscape of Pakistan by DG, Pakistan Halal Authority (PHA) highlighted the role and mandate of PHA and explored the quality infrastructure and regulatory framework for Halal products in Pakistan.
