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Pepper News
New Executive Director for the International Pepper Community
On 5 May 2021, the International Pepper Community turned on a new chapter with the appointment of the new Executive Director, Ms. Firna Azura Ekaputri Marzuki replacing Mrs. Hoang Thi Lien who held the post of the Executive Director of IPC since 2017. Before joining IPC, Ms. Ekaputri was the Principal Assistant Secretary of the Cocoa and Pepper Industry Development Division under the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Malaysia. Along with her extensive experience in the international affairs and first-hand knowledge of the pepper industry, Ms. Ekaputri brings with her some valuable experience and unique expertise to manage the IPC Secretariat to its best efforts for the advancement of the pepper industry and its stakeholders.
During the Handover Ceremony from Mrs. Lien to Ms. Ekaputri which was officiated by Mr. Djatmiko Bris Witjaksono – Director General of the International Trade Negotiation, Ministry of Trade Indonesia who is also the Chairman of the International Pepper Community for 2021, the newly appointed Executive Director elaborated that she and her team in IPC Secretariat would be focusing on tackling the immediate obstacles of the pepper industry among others, price stabilization mechanism, to encourage more membership from the pepper producing countries, to engage with the IPC member countries in order to understand their strategic planning and challenges for post COVID-19 along with continuing the projects and work programme of the IPC. She also sought the support of IPC member countries moving forward so as to ensure the success of the IPC future works and projects as well as the sustainability of the pepper industry and its stakeholders.
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.