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Pepper News
Transformation Through Collaboration
The 46th Annual Session and Meetings of the International Pepper Community, themed Transformation through Collaboration, was held during 1st - 4th October 2018 in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The Annual Session, kicked off with the 46th Executive Meetings of the Head of Delegations of IPC Member Countries on the 1st October 2018, was hosted by the Government of Malaysia, Ministry of Primary Industry Malaysia and jointly organized with the International Pepper Community. During this 4-days event which was ended with an excursion tour of the City Malacca, it was reported that 325 people registered for this year IPC Annual Session in Malaysia.
The Opening Ceremony of the 46th Annual Session and Meeting of IPC on 2nd October 2018 was honored and addressed by YB Mr. Shamsul Iskandar bin Mohd Akin the Deputy Minister of Primary Industry Malaysia. The opening of the 46th IPC Annual Sessions was marked by the launching of the 2018 International Pepper Conference logo. Within the opening ceremony IPC also honored 5 Farmers and 3 Exporters with the IPC Best Awards 2017. The awards were given to the winners by the Executive Director of IPC, Mrs. Hoang Thi Lien, together with YB Mr. Shamsul Iskandar bin Mohd Akin and Mr. Ravi Muthaya Chairman of IPC.
On the same occasion the Deputy Minister of Primary Industry Malaysia also opened the 2018 IPC Exhibition which in conjunction with the 46th IPC Annual Sessions. Industry's big names took part at the exhibition; Gobind Machinery Works, Malaysian Pepper Board, Pearl Corporation, Revtech Proccess System, Tema Process - Steam Sterilizers, Viet Pepper CO Ltd and Vietnam Hanfimex Corporation were just to name a few.
Furthermore, the 46th Annual Sessions and Meetings of IPC was sponsored by major players of the industry. Pearl Corporation, Al Jameel International, Eurofins, All India Spices Exporters Forum, European Spice Association, China Spice Association, McCormick and DK Commodity Co, Ltd and many other took part in contributing to the success of this 46th IPC Annual Sessions.
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.