The Eighth Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on October 13th, 2016 in Crowne Plaza Hotel Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Reducing Postharvest Losses in the OIC Member Countries”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 13 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Agriculture Working Group namely, Cameroon, the Gambia, Iraq, Iran, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Palestine, Qatar, Senegal, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Doga Seed, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and SESRIC have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences and main causes of postharvest losses during the Meeting. The Meeting has considered the Studies titled “Reducing Postharvest Losses in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Agriculture Outlook 2016” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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