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Pepper News
India and Indonesia organized Pepper Day in October 2017
The Liaison Office of the Republic of Indonesia i.e. Ministry of Trade has organized the Pepper Day in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung Province, Indonesia on 4th October 2017. The Pepper Day was organized by the Ministry of Trade of Indonesia in close collaboration with the pepper stake holder in Bangka Belitung Province, the producing province of well-known Muntok White Pepper.
The Pepper Day part of the IPC promotion programme which normally organized by the IPC member countries in the respective countries with the objective to promote the uses of pepper in foods and create awareness on the medicinal values and properties of pepper
There are some events organized during the Pepper Day 2017 held in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Island, these include the Seminar with the speakers from the pepper sectors and the cooking demonstration.
In the meantime, the Spices Board of India also organized the similar event, Pepper Day 2017 in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya on 6th October 2017. The Pepper Day in India was attended Chief Guest, Mr. Limison D Sangma, Honorable MLA & Parliamentary Secretary, Govt of Meghalaya. A total of 300 participants from different villages of West Garo Hill District of Meghalaya and Assam participated at the event.
During the Pepper Day, Mr. Limison D Sangma,Honbl'e MLA & Parliamentary Secretary, Govt Of Meghalaya also inaugurated the programme by planting black pepper rooted cutting in the school premises.
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.