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Online International Pepper Conference 2020 on 5 January 2021
Despite the global condition of lockdown, travel restriction and strict healthy and safety measures, International Pepper Community had successfully organized the International Pepper Conference 2020 virtually amidst the continuous development of the global pandemic of Corona Virus. Held virtually on 5 January 2021, the Online Webinar of International Pepper Conference 2020 which was officiated by the Executive Director of IPC, Ms. Hoang Thi Lien took upon the theme of "Pepper in Challenging Times" with the following topics and renowned international speakers:
- Pepper Plantation: Maintaining Farms in a Regime of Low Revenue by Mr. Ravindranath Balakrishnan, Vice President of Olam International ltd, Viet Nam.
- Challenges and Opportunities for Black Pepper Amidst the Global Pandemic of Corona Virus by Mr. Giridhar Rao, Vice President Operations of Griffith Foods Inc, India.
- United States Regulatory Framework for Black Pepper by Ms. Laura Shumow, Executive Director of American Spices Trade Association (ASTA), USA.
- Consolidated Country Crop Presentation by Ms. Hoang Thi Lien, Executive Director of IPC.
- Interactive Panel Discussion Moderated by Mr. Jasvinder Singh Sethi, Director of Namagro, Viet Nam.
The free Online Webinar of International Pepper Conference 2020 was interactively attended by 500 registered participants. Alongside the aforementioned Online Webinar, Virtual Exhibition was also organized in which all pepper industry stakeholders able to utilize in virtually showcasing their products, service and company with no cost for a whole year. There were around 130 internationally renowned companies registered in the Virtual Exhibition. As the penultimate event of the Online International Pepper Conference 2020, the Executive Director of the IPC, Ms. Hoang Thi Lien, released the Consolidated Crop Report of the IPC for 2020.
The complete recording of the online webinar could be watched as bellow:
Youtube link https://youtu.be/WjIk9OBYdb0
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.