Challenges of Halal Industry in Iran

Interview with General Secretary Halal Jahani with Jahan Sanat newspaper.

Agriculture and Commerce page: Nastaran Yousfbakian - While the head of Iran& National Standard Organization announces $ 2,500 billion Halal brand trade per annum, Iran& share in this area is close to zero. However, according to the officials, all the goods and services that are produced and supplied in Iran are lawful but, nevertheless, due to the lack of attention paid by the officials to this money-making export sector in the country, Iran has been lagging behind this market and, on the contrary, The countries of China, Turkey, Malaysia and even the UK have entered the world&4,000 billion dollar Halal industry market. Accordingly, the secretary-general of the Halal International Institute believes that the infrastructure problems in the economy, the barriers to money and banking, the lack of competitive power for domestic producers and, most importantly, the lack of a clear center for handling and planning in the field of Halal food industry, Such an important market has been kept away Also, the problems and barriers to exports and the lack of facilities and facilities for the presence of producers at international exhibitions held in this area has made Iran& products with a Halal brand not very special customer. For example, on the sidelines of the Halal World Summit on December 2, with the participation of 57 countries in the city of Istanbul, the 5th Halal Production Exhibition of Halal Countries was held under the name of XBC Halal 2017, while according to Abdul Hussein Fakhari, Iran has failed to take advantage of this situation because Iranian companies not only have to cover all the costs of attending the exhibition, but because of the infrastructure problems in the country& economy, they can not afford to sell their promise to foreign customers, which they To attend Cheney These exhibitions are awe-inspiring.

Great international market

In the same vein, the secretary-general of the Halal World Institute in a conversation with "Jahan Sanaat" said: Halal industry has become the big international market in the world, which even attracts countries such as the UK. Halal word and brand have become Muslims in European and non-European markets. Abdul Hussein Fakhari said that the use of halal foods has expanded to some extent in the world, with non-Muslims even targeting the use of solvent foods. He said: Halal brand value does not end only on food, but also includes other areas such as halal drugs, halal tourism, halal health and beauty. Also in the financial and banking fields, the industry is used in the field of Islamic contracts in banks, securities and insurance, which Iran can play a significant role in this regard.

fakhari said about standard of halal industry in world ;In 2010, the member states of the Islamic Collaboration Standards Halal Food Industry in Istanbul decided to adopt all the religion and customs of a standardized standard approved by all countries," said Fakhari, a member of Halal Food Industry. "By setting this standard, the global move in the field of halal food industry was accelerated, with the fact that even the UK was due to the large industry market," he said, stating that this unit standard was dismantled, said that multiplicity was eliminated in this area. Solvent, regulatory systems, and this standard, and became the manufacturer in the field. Currently, countries like New Zealand, Australia and Brazil are working on the export of halal protein products

 A few Share of iran

The Secretary-General of the Halal World Institute stated:The global demand for Halal has grown so high that this massive volume has brought new players to this international market. But the presence of other countries in the market of several billion billion Halal industry, while due to the lack of attention of our authorities to this, Iran has not yet been able to take a decent position in the market of these products in the world if all the manufactured food products in our country are solvent He added: &;As one of the Islamic cooperation partners that has a great potential in halal food production, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and health products, we can play a significant role in providing solvent services, as well as recognizing Islamic culture." International markets, Considerable employment It is also in our country but we have a good foundation in the field of export halal industry and we export our places in this not particularly noticeable. Fakhary said that there is a long way to go, said: &;At the moment, the government is involved with minor issues, so that the field of halal industry remains absent. While not only responsible for addressing the area, but also there is no centrality in planning for the development of Halal industry exports

Barriers to Halal Industry

The Secretary-General of the Halal Institute, referring to domestic barriers to developing the export of halal industry in the country, said that there are basic problems in our country& economy. For example, due to being in the years of the boycott, we did not have a reliable banking system. So exporters are worried about their returns. Also, European banks are still not exported to Iranian banks, and there are significant banking and financial issues. Fakari pointed to another barrier to exports, adding that Iran& producers are less competitive than other rivals and that they can not say anything about it. Nevertheless, neighboring countries like Turkey offer good and significant facilities to their exporters, which will increase their ability to maneuver in international markets

&He countinued;The Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade can focus on exports of the Halal Food Industry, the Ministry of Health in the field of export of Halal and the Ministry of Agriculture in the field of agricultural exports, but they do not pay attention to this issue.

The presence of Iran in exhibitions is not impressive

Fakhari added: Of course, it should be noted that at present, Iran has a strong security position in the Middle East in terms of security, as well as high-quality products are produced in the country, with a slight change in the policies of the authorities as well as by their efforts. There have also been significant successes in the executive process

He commented on the impact of holding various exhibitions in the field of Halal industry: Halal exhibitions are held around the world at certain times. For example, countries such as China, Turkey, Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Netherlands, etc., periodically hold exhibitions that could have an impact on halal industry exports in such exhibitions. However, due to infrastructure problems that exist within the country, there can be little specific activity

The secretary general of the Halal World Institute continued: Exhibits are the responsibility of the participants themselves, and the government does not help in this regard, while even a country like Pakistan receives facilities from the government in this regard.

There are no working conditions for promises

Fakhary also said about the Turkish Halal exhibition held several days ago in Istanbul, because of the fact that Iran is currently in the exhibition hall, few artisans have appeared in the exhibition, so that under the current circumstances the coating The domestic market. For example, in recent days exhibitions such as flour and bread, livestock and poultry, oil industry, etc. were held that companies were involved in such an exhibition

&He said;Of course, the presence of Iran in the international Halal industry exhibitions can have an impact on the ability of producers to fulfill their promise, but because of the banking and infrastructure problems that exist in the country, marketing is carried out and ordered, but because of the They do not have the right conditions at home to do their jobs. However, due to lack of competitive power for Iranian producers, foreigners can in some cases overtake Iranians.

The secretary-general of the Halal World Institute stated that the Halal Specialty Commodities and Food Exhibition will be held soon in Kazan, Russia, adding: &;We are trying to attract individuals and companies to the exhibition to find a customer for the export of halal foods. The fact is that the government should allocate funds as soon as possible to help exporting companies in the field of exhibitions, and at least take some costs to encourage companies and provide scope for increased exports in this area

Change the export status

In response to a question that the state of export in the Halal industry has grown stronger or weakened this year, he said: Detailed information on halal exports is announced by the customs, but the fact is that a look at the state of export of halal products In recent months, it has been showing an increase of 20 to 25 percent in exports of food products over the past year

He stated that the countries in the destination of Halal food exports are the countries around him, as well as countries like Iraq, Armenia, Turkmenistan and ... from the customers of Halal Iranian food products. Also, some manufacturers have attracted customers from Malaysia. By mediation, even exports to the United States have been done in part