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Pepper News
Meaningful Discussion with the Industry
Together we are stronger! A very meaningful and fruitful meeting with Pak Kannan, IPC Former ED together with the Indonesian pepper key players, Mr. Kris Supa (PT. Supa Surya Niaga) and Mr. Prakash Rao (PT Prava International) to discuss on how we can collaborate in order to elevate and value add the pepper industry on 5 September 2022. IPC is looking forward to welcoming more discussions and networking meetings with the pepper industry stakeholders to bring the industry to greater heights.
On 9 September 2022, the International Pepper Community (IPC) received a visit from Mr. Sarada De Silva, Chairman of the HVA Foods PLC Sri Lanka. The visit among others discussed on the current economic situation in Sri Lanka especially on the development of the pepper industry and how to revive from the economic crisis in order to ensure the sustainability of the pepper industry in the country.
Overall, the visit has contributed greatly to enhance IPC’s networking with its member countries and also to get insights on how to better develop the global pepper industry.
Previous Publications
- Pepper/Spice Exhibition at Kandy, Sri Lanka, 30th Oct. - 2nd Nov. 2017
- MPB Central Lab, Kuching, to host IPC Quality Training programme in September 2017
- Executive Director of the International Pepper Community to visit Cambodia in June 2017
- Sri Lanka to host the 45th Annual Session of the IPC during 30th Oct - 2nd Nov. 2017
- Sri Lanka's pepper now becomes one of most important spice crops for export after Cinnamon - Bandula Wickramarachchi
- Members to continue organizing the Pepper Day in 2017
- IPC revises Standard Specifications for Pepper and Pepper Products
- Iman Pambagyo, Director General seeks IPC member countries to strengthen collaborative works in responding to the quality related issues
- IPC GMP Book to be printed in different language of IPC member countries
- IPC Inter-lab Proficiency Testing Programme
- IPC Book on Good Manufacturing Practices for Pepper (P. nigrum L.) was launched
- The IPC Special Session held on 09th - 10th January 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Sri Lanka has confirmed to host the 45th Annual Session and other Meetings of the International Pepper Community in Kandy.
- Mrs. Mariam Ilias named as the Liaison Officer of Malaysia to IPC
- Lampung now has another modern pepper / spice processing unit
- 1st Forum Vietnam Pepper Outlook 2016 organized successfully in Phu Quoc
- VPA to organize 1st Forum Vietnam Pepper Outlook from 17th-19th November 2016
- IPC Executive Director visited Davao, Philippines and met Governor Claude Bautista
- ED attended the 47th APCC COCOTECH
- Dr. Agus Wahyudi named as Director of Spices and Seasonal Crops of the Agriculture Ministry of Indonesia
- Mr. Eng. BANDULA Wickramaarachchi Secretary of Ministry of Primary Industries of Sri Lanka, is the Chairman of IPC for 2016/2017
- Governor Bautista and other officials of Philippines visited Indonesia and Vietnam
- Dato Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom named as new Chairman and Dr. Harry Entebang as new Director General of Malaysian Pepper Board
- IPC announced the winners of the IPC Award Winners for the year 2015
- Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, urged IPC to strengthen the cooperation among the members on five strategic important issues.