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neurs through matching grants from the Selangor government , amounting to RM2,000 . The State Government will provide a freezer for each participant , and they can use it to store frozen food to sell .”
Mat Ghazali said the Halal Suri programme , targeting women from the B40 income group , received encouraging response from the public , especially housewives , who seek to improve their family economy .
According to Mat Ghazali , Selangor has many slaughterhouses , but not all premises are halal-certified . Therefore , to encourage and attract these slaughterhouses to apply for halal certification , HIS , in collaboration with the Selangor Halal Industry Standing Committee and Selangor Islamic Religious Department ( JAIS ), organised a halal slaughterhouses competition .
HIS also utilised @ Halal newspaper as a platform to promote Selangor ’ s halal industry globally . The entity was actively involved in Jelajah Selangor Penyayang to spread awareness of the State ’ s halal initiatives to the public .
SELANGOR ’ S HALAL SUPPLY CHAIN
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“ Another initiative is Halal Suri . It is a programme where we guide women in the State to become halal entrepreneurs through matching grants from the Selangor government , amounting to RM2,000 . The State government will provide a freezer for each participant , and they can use it to store frozen food to sell , etc .”
“ Our latest specific programme is the Halal Supply Chain ,” shared Mat Ghazali .
“ We want to build a programme where all parties or components throughout the supply chain have halal certifications . Not just end to end - we also want to know about the ones within the chain .”
This scheme , referred to as the Authorised Halal Operator ( AHO ) programme , seeks to encourage players in the halal supply chain to obtain halal certification . The programme ’ s main objective is to regulate halal products better .
“ The Halal Supply Chain is a good initiative . The initiative is necessary to make halal products and services more trusted . Therefore , HIS is developing a platform that provides industry players access to the halal business network along the supply chain . Through this approach , the halal supply chain can be indirectly maintained
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when companies use the network supervised by the agency .”
He opined that integrating blockchain into the halal industry would help with the traceability of halal products .
HIS PARTNERSHIPS AND PROSPECTS FOR 2023
During MIHAS 2022 , HIS signed multiple Memoranda of Understanding ( MoUs ) with stakeholders , namely Halal Food Authority ( HFA ), Pattani ASEAN Mall ( AM ) Dewan Perdagangan Islam Malaysia ( DPIM ) Selangor , Halal Street UK and Selangor International Islamic University ( formerly known as KUIS ).
Mat Ghazali said HFA , a halal regulatory body based in the United Kingdom , would be a point of reference for Selangor ’ s halal players to export or import halal products between the two countries . HIS also partners with Halal Street UK to penetrate UK and European markets .
“ AM will be a place to market Selangor ’ s halal products to Thailand . Through this cooperation with AM , the State can also expand its market to other Indochina countries such as Laos , Cambodia , Myanmar and Vietnam ,” he shared .
The MoU between HIS and DPIM Selangor would enable the two parties to become issuers of Certificate of Origin ( COO ) for halal exporters . Meanwhile , HIS ’ collaboration with KUIS will allow more organised halal capacity development training .
Touching on the agency ’ s hopes and targets in 2023 , Mat Ghazali shared that HIS wished to conduct halal industry programmes as outlined in First Selangor Plan 2021-2025 ( RS-1 ). “ There are 10 Halal initiatives outlined in RS-1 aimed to drive Selangor ’ s halal industry , which need to be implemented in stages . We target to make the State ’ s halal industry a contributor to higher gross domestic product ( GDP ) in the future . We also want to rapidly increase the export value of halal goods from Selangor globally .”
– Special Edition
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THE SELANGOR government has developed the Selangor Halal Action Plan ( SELHAP ) to further develop the halal industry cluster to align with Malaysia ’ s Halal Industry Master Plan 2030 . This initiative aims to create a clearcut strategy that is actionable and attends to the overall industry framework .
The six main initiatives of
SELHAP are :
• Selangor Halal Capacity Development
• Selangor Halal Business Hub
• Halal Ingredient Database
• Central Information Platform ( CIP )
• Selangor Halal Funding Programme
• Halal Selangor Cooperative “ To date , all signs of progress in the action plan are on the right track and following the timeline ,” said Halal International Selangor ( HIS ) CEO Mat Ghazali Abd Rakim .
HIS is the lead agency for three initiatives of SELHAP . Each of SELHAP ’ s initiatives is monitored by realistic and objective milestones ensuring its definite success .
International Muslimfriendly Affiliated Network THERE are two parts to the International Muslim-friendly Affiliated Network ( IMFAN ), said Halal International Selangor ( HIS ) CEO Mat Ghazali Abd Rakim .
“ The first part of the programme is a phased training scheme to guide participants ( SMEs ) involved in the industry to obtain halal certification . We will train them from zero until they are eligible to apply for the halal certificates .
“ The next part , when they finally produce products , we have a digital application called IMFAN where they can market their products online .”
He shared that HIS planned to attract as many companies as possible on the IMFAN digital platform . This initiative will help them to promote and market their products and services locally and globally .
“ This platform will also be integrated with halal platforms in other countries . This will enable the promotion and marketing between the countries .”
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