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SYMSAC X, 09 - 12 February 2021
After being postponed for a year due to the global pandemic of Corona Virus, the International Symposium on Spices as Flavours, Fragrances & Functional Food (SYMSAC X), being held virtually from 09 February until 12 February 2021. SYMSAC X, organized by Indian Society for Spices, Indian Society of Seed Spices, Spices Board and collaborated with Indian Council of Agriculture Research, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices and Directorate of Arecanut & Spices Development, comprises of five (5) Sessions in the course of 4 days. The Inaugural Session, held on 09 February 2020 was officiated by Dr. Trilochan Mohopatra, Secretary of Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Dr. Trilochan Mohopatra - Secretary of DARE and Director General of ICAR
During the Technical Session I, themed Spices - Global Production and Trade Scenario, held on 10 February 2021 the Executive Director of the International Pepper Community, Mrs. Hoang Thi Lien, participated as one of the lead lectures of the event. In the aforementioned Technical Session I which was chaired by Dr. Homey Cheriyan, Director of DASD, Mrs. Lien presented lectures on Global Production and Trade Scenario-Black Pepper. The aforementioned lecture elaborated on historical data of the global pepper production, export and import, price movement as well as IPC's Global Market Scenario for the year 2020 which showcased 3 years data of 2019 - 2021.
Dr. J. Rema - Director ICAR-IISR (Left), Dr, Santhosh J. Eapen - President ISS and General Chairman SYMSAC X (Right)
Mrs. Hoang Thi Lien - Executive Director, IPC
Aside for the lecture by the Executive Director of IPC, there were also 9 others lectures from other distinguished experts of the spices industry during the Technical Session I. Furthermore, other session of the SYMSAC X would cover themes and be presented with lead papers on Spices-chemistry and functional foods, procession and value-addition, cutting edge technologies for yield enhancement and environment food safety.
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