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Strategis for Greater Growth and Development of the Pepper Industry in Malaysia
On 19th October 2018, as part of ministry effort to spur the growth of the pepper industry, Ministry of Primary industry (MPI) organized a special discussion with several industry players of the Malaysian Pepper Association (MPA) in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
The Discussion was chaired by YB Puan Theresa Kwok, Ministry of Primary Industry, Malaysia accompanied by Secretary General of MPI and their staffs. The dialogue session was attended by Mdm. Hoang Thi Lien, Executive Director of International Pepper Community, Mr. Sam Lim, Mr. Derrick Mr. Ricky Lee and Mr. Hazry of Malaysia Pepper Industry Association (MyLada).
During the discussion, MPA pointed out several strategies should be implemented by Malaysian government to boost up the development of pepper industry in Malaysia, among those strategies include, improving productivity and income of smallholder's farmers by producing quality pepper through controlling total plantations area, improving market access to pepper farmer on their produce, intensifying quality and export enforcement and etc.
In addition, IPC also highlighted that there is a need for Malaysia government to encourage greater cooperation and consolidation among the associations/traders to enable them to share information and networking, and address issues faced by the industry collectively. Besides, collaborative initiatives will be undertaken to build smart partnerships to create value and sustain competitiveness among member countries such as ASTA, ESA etc.
On the other hand, YB Puan Theresa Kwok praises Malaysia Pepper Association for their dedication and commitment in bringing Malaysia pepper to greater height especially during price instability and oversupply condition. In additional, Ministry take note all the problems and issues related to Malaysian pepper industry and will take suitable remedy action in protecting the interest of all pepper industry players to ensure the industry will remain sustainable in the future.
In conclusion, YB Puan Theresa Kwok reiterated that as an agency which solely responsible for the development of pepper industry in Malaysia, Malaysia government through MPB will continue to ensure that all industry players will be treated fairly to accelerate the growth and promote the pepper sector to be a modern and dynamic sector. It is hoped that the strategies will ensure the pepper industry will be one of the driving forces and engine of growth for economic development in Malaysia.
Previous Publications
- The 47th Annual Sessions and Meetings of the IPC, 12-14 November 2019, Vung Tau City Viet Nam
- INDONESIAN PEPPER DAY 2019
- IPC Indonesian Farmers App Workshop East Lampung, September 10, 2019.
- The 25th Meeting of the IPC Committee on Quality
- The 5th Meeting of the IPC Committee on Marketing
- IPC Technical Training
- 8<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the IPC Committee on R & D
- Registrations Open Now - International Pepper Conference 2019
- VIETNAM IPC FARMERS APP LAUNCH 04-APR-2019
- IPC INDONESIAN FARMERS APP WORKSHOP 2019
- IPC Cooperation with Indian Institute of Spice Research
- IPC - AISEF Indian Pepper App Launched
- Strategis for Greater Growth and Development of the Pepper Industry in Malaysia
- Transformation Through Collaboration
- The 24th Meeting of IPC Committee on Quality
- IPC-AISEF sign off agreement of IPC Farmers App in India, July 2018
- IPC Farmers App Launching Ceremony
- The IPC Farmers App Launching in Indonesia and India in July and August
- Indian Pepper Value Addition
- Inviting Expression Of Interest (EOI) to participate in the IPC Farmer's App
- The Executive Director attended the 3rd International Spice Conference, 4th - 7th February 2018, Jaipur, India.
- The President Maithripala Sirisena inaugurated the 45th Session of the IPC.
- President Maithripala Sirisena presented the IPC Awards 2016.
- Pesticide Residue Training, 26-27th September 2017, Kuching, Malaysia
- India and Indonesia organized Pepper Day in October 2017