50 Years Ahead: Creating a Training System for the Halal Industry
50 Years Ahead: Creating a Training System for the Halal Industry
Organizer: Russian Quality System, Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Islamic Institute.
Venue: Kazan, Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center
Time: May 16, 13:00-14:30
Moderator: Shamil Shovkhalov, Professor of the Chechen State University. Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Chechen Republic.
Invited speakers:
Albir Krganov, Mufti of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia
Marat Nizamov, Head of the Center of Competence in the field of halal products and services
Tagir Bikchantayev, Mufti of the Centralized Religious Organization Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Kemerovo Region;
Abbyas Shlyaposhnikov, PI KKP "Committee for Halal Standards";
Nizar El Ghandour, Rector, Director of International Relations FAMBRAS HALAL;
Mohammad Zamri, Deputy Director, Halal Development Department (JAKIM, Malaysia);
Ihsan Ovyut, Secretary General of SMIIC;
Almaz Kaiyrbekov, Head of the State Institution "Center for the Development of the Halal Industry", Republic of Kyrgyzstan;
Dr. Yousif Salem Al Harbi, Director of the Halal Center of the Saudi Food and Drug Administration (SFDA).
Rustam Khasenevich, Director of the Belarusian Halal Standardization and Certification Center.
At the session "50 Years Ahead: Creating a Training System for the Halal Industry" the Mufti of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, Albir Krganov, explained the relevance of the halal industry agenda for Russia.
"Scholars and experts mention some impressive statistics illustrating the upsurge in demand for halal products and services in our country and abroad. It looks like we have coped with the first stage of shaping this market in Russia. Certain experience has been accumulated. <...> In conformity with our turn eastwards Russian legislators have been taking steps to amend the related laws," he said.
Marat Nizamov, the head of the Center of Competence in the field of halal products and services, presented his market analysis.
"The industry’s growth rates will range 9%-12%. In 2024, the market is likely to reach 1.97 trillion dollars, and the export of halal products from Russia will increase 3.5 times by 2030".
Marat Nizamov also highlighted some of the industry’s problems in Russia: the lack of a federal state educational standard and of professional standards of specialists' activities and the low availability of educational products in the field of halal products. Today there are several courses for training qualified specialists: "Halal Basics", "Halal Slaughtering" and "Halal Hospitality".
The experts shared their vision of how the halal industry may be developing over decades to come and agreed that it was necessary to introduce a single standard for halal products worldwide. It may be necessary to create a separate organization for this purpose. Almaz Kaiyrbekov, the head of the State Institution "Center for Halal Industry Development", suggested introducing national Halal certification marks to facilitate the identification of goods in the Eurasian Economic Union.
The 15th International Economic Forum "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2024" is being held on May 14-19 in Kazan. This year's keynote is "Trust and Cooperation." The main goal of the forum is to strengthen trade and economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural ties between Russian regions and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as to promote the development of the Islamic financial system institutions in Russia.
Venue: Kazan, Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center
Time: May 16, 13:00-14:30
Moderator: Shamil Shovkhalov, Professor of the Chechen State University. Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Chechen Republic.
Invited speakers:
Albir Krganov, Mufti of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia
Marat Nizamov, Head of the Center of Competence in the field of halal products and services
Tagir Bikchantayev, Mufti of the Centralized Religious Organization Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Kemerovo Region;
Abbyas Shlyaposhnikov, PI KKP "Committee for Halal Standards";
Nizar El Ghandour, Rector, Director of International Relations FAMBRAS HALAL;
Mohammad Zamri, Deputy Director, Halal Development Department (JAKIM, Malaysia);
Ihsan Ovyut, Secretary General of SMIIC;
Almaz Kaiyrbekov, Head of the State Institution "Center for the Development of the Halal Industry", Republic of Kyrgyzstan;
Dr. Yousif Salem Al Harbi, Director of the Halal Center of the Saudi Food and Drug Administration (SFDA).
Rustam Khasenevich, Director of the Belarusian Halal Standardization and Certification Center.
At the session "50 Years Ahead: Creating a Training System for the Halal Industry" the Mufti of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, Albir Krganov, explained the relevance of the halal industry agenda for Russia.
"Scholars and experts mention some impressive statistics illustrating the upsurge in demand for halal products and services in our country and abroad. It looks like we have coped with the first stage of shaping this market in Russia. Certain experience has been accumulated. <...> In conformity with our turn eastwards Russian legislators have been taking steps to amend the related laws," he said.
Marat Nizamov, the head of the Center of Competence in the field of halal products and services, presented his market analysis.
"The industry’s growth rates will range 9%-12%. In 2024, the market is likely to reach 1.97 trillion dollars, and the export of halal products from Russia will increase 3.5 times by 2030".
Marat Nizamov also highlighted some of the industry’s problems in Russia: the lack of a federal state educational standard and of professional standards of specialists' activities and the low availability of educational products in the field of halal products. Today there are several courses for training qualified specialists: "Halal Basics", "Halal Slaughtering" and "Halal Hospitality".
The experts shared their vision of how the halal industry may be developing over decades to come and agreed that it was necessary to introduce a single standard for halal products worldwide. It may be necessary to create a separate organization for this purpose. Almaz Kaiyrbekov, the head of the State Institution "Center for Halal Industry Development", suggested introducing national Halal certification marks to facilitate the identification of goods in the Eurasian Economic Union.
The 15th International Economic Forum "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2024" is being held on May 14-19 in Kazan. This year's keynote is "Trust and Cooperation." The main goal of the forum is to strengthen trade and economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural ties between Russian regions and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as to promote the development of the Islamic financial system institutions in Russia.
