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The 25th Meeting of the IPC Committee on Quality
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam was chosen to be the venue for the 25th Meeting of the IPC Committee on Quality during 27 - 28 August 2019. This annual IPC Meeting was co-hosted by Plant Protection Department of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at the Southern Pesticide Control and Testing Center office located in Ho Chi Minh City. The two days meeting was officiated and inaugurated by Mr. Le Van Thiet the Deputy Director General of Plant Protection Department of Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development. During his inaugural speech, Mr. Thiet reminded participants that the unfavorable low price of pepper in recent years had resulted to farmers spending less on their crop management which resulting to low quality pepper product. He then encouraged participants to devise solution which would enable farmers to shift to a more biological treatment approach as opposed to chemicals.
The Meeting which was opened by the Executive Director of IPC, Mrs. Hoang Thi Lien, was attended by Committee of Quality Members from IPC members countries. During her welcome speech, Mrs. Lien expressed her beliefs that by addressing quality issues, we would be able to help increase the unfavorable low price. She further highlighted the IPC's quality related programme for the year 2019; IPC Proficiency Testing Program and IPC Technical Training of Testing Method for Laboratory Personnel. During the Meeting, the Committee adopted the booklet of GMP prepared by Indonesia to be published for Farmers.
The 25th Meeting of the IPC Committee on Quality was closed with a tour of the facilities and showcase of the equipment at the Southern Pesticide Control and Testing Center.
Previous Publications
- International Pepper Community 44th Annual Session and Other Meetings for the year 2016
- Geographical Indication of Lampung Black Pepper
- Members of Panel from member countries met in Bogor to review the IPC Agreement
- ED and Liaison Officers of Malaysia, Sri Lanka visited BALITTRO
- Sincere Condolences
- IPC held 22nd Meeting of IPC Committee on Quality in Kuching, Malaysia
- Mr. Iman Pambagyo, Director General of International Trade Negotiations, Republic of Indonesia and the Chairman of IPC for 2015-2016
- IPC Committee on R&D met in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Indonesian COFTRA / BAPPEBTI to launch Mobile WRS
- IPC to revise the 2005 Pepper Production Guide with the latest update technology
- IPC adopted new revised IPC Standard Specifications for Whole Black and White pepper, Whole Dehydrated Green pepper and Ground Black and White pepper
- Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification System (CCFICS) Melbourne,Australia from 6th to 12th February.
- World Pepper Industry; Present status and Future Trend
- New office of IPC Secretariat inaugurated by Chairman of IPC
- IPC Committee on Quality met at Cochin India to finalize the Revised Draft of IPC Standards for Pepper and Pepper Products
- IPC organized the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai, China
- IPC and CHINAESA to hold the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai
- Dr. A. Jayathilak, IAS named as Chairman of International Pepper Community
- The Government of India is to host 43rd Session and Annual Meetings of IPC from 22nd - 25th Nov. 2015
- IPC Experts met in Lampung to develop a Guideline for Production of Quality Pepper Planting Material and Pepper Production Guide
- IPC and Indonesia Tea Board met to discuss the potential of intercropping Pepper with Tea
- Executive Director of IPC attended the UN-CAPSA Meeting in Bogor
- Indonesia Tea Research Institute seek for support from BALITTRO and IPC for intercropping Tea with Pepper
- NOVOZIMES REPRESENTATIVES VISITED IPC
- IPC to support GIZ-RED pepper project / programme implemented in the pepper growing areas of West Kalimantan