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Ondrej Krocil, Richard Pospisil: Halal products system audit and its importance for the Czech
Republic export strategy

The halal certification importance for the Czech Republic export strategy

The government of the Czech Republic and the Food Chamber of the Czech Republic set a food
export strategy in the context of the foreign policy for 2014-2020. The document authors
highlight the business with third countries (the countries outside of the European Union). It is
namely: Lebanon, Jordan, Israel. Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Turkey, United Arabian
Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Transcaucasia, Iran, Russian Federation.

Some of the above-mentioned countries are listed among states with the largest Muslim
populations in the world.

Table no.1: Countries with the largest Muslim populations

Country Muslim population (in million)

Indonesia 209.1
Pakistan 176.2

India 167.4
Bangladesh 134.4

Nigeria 77.3

Egypt 77.0
Iran 73.6

Turkey 71.3

Algeria 34.7
Morocco 31.9

Source: World Atlas

For the Czech Republic to be competitive and attractive from the view point of countries with a
substantial or majority Muslim population, it needs to include halal products to its export
portfolio. These products are demanded by the Muslim population.

Halal products consumption is one of the current worldwide trends. To meet its export strategy,
the Czech Republic should develop its business relations not only with countries that have the
largest Muslim population in the world but also with the countries where the halal consumption
is the highest.

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