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 Experts Group Meeting on Achieving Food Security in OIC Member Countries in Post
Crisis World (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2-3 May 2010),
 IDB Symposium on Achieving Food Security in Member Countries (Baku, Azerbaijan 23
June 2010),
 Workshop on Agriculture and Rural Development (Antalya, Turkey 16-18 September
2010),
 Meeting of High Level Officials/Experts of the OIC Member States on Food Security
(İzmir, Turkey 28-29 September 2010),
 Exchange of Views Session of the 26th meeting of the COMCEC on Agriculture and
Rural Development (İstanbul, Turkey 5-8 October 2010)
 ICCIA organized a Workshop on Capacity Building on Value Chain Analysis for Agri-
Business in Ankara, Turkey on December 1st to 3rd, 2014.
Another important activity in this field was the organization of the Workshop on “Enhancing
the Capacity of the Member States in Wheat Production” by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture
and Livestock of the Republic of Turkey and the COMCEC Coordination Office on 15-16 January
2013 in İzmir, Turkey.
The workshop, among others, has highlighted the following21:
 Enhancing institutional and human capacity in the member states for increasing wheat
production in the OIC member countries.
 Improving the cooperation and communication among the agricultural research
centers of the member countries.
 Conducting joint research programs and projects in wheat production.
 Improving data collection, compilation, and processing capacity of the member states.
 Encouraging investments and developing joint investment programs and projects.
 Introducing new varieties in wheat production for increasing productivity.
21 The Report of the Workshop on “Enhancing Wheat Production in the Member Countries”. (Available in the COMCEC Web
Site )