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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.
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- ED MET DR. ROHAYATI OF INDONESIA TEA BOARD
- Executive Director of IPC visited Ministry of Trade and met Director of APEC and other International Organizations
- ED participated at the XXI PLACROSYM, Kozhikode, India, 10-12 Dec. 2014
- Emater and Embrapa undertakes promotion programme on adoption of GAP for Pepper
- Winners of the IPC Award for 2013
- IPC IS TO REVISE IPC QUALITY STANDARD FOR PEPPER AND PEPPER PRODUCTS
- MARD TO HOST THE 42ND ANNUAL SESSION AND MEETINGS OF IPC IN HCM CITY, VIETNNAM
- IPC supported a Group of Pepper Farmer in Purbalingga, Central Java in developing a Model of Pepper Nursery
- Indonesia hosted the Working Group Meeting on Pepper (ANFWPG) in Surabaya
- PEPPER DAY 2014 IN MALAYSIA
- MINISTRY OF TRADE INDONESIA ORGANIZED PEPPER DAY IN JAKARTA
- BRAZIL ORGANIZED PROMOTION PROGRAMME PEPPER DAY IN PARA STATE
- MR. TRAN KIM LONG OF VIETNAM IS THE CHAIRMAN OF IPC FOR 2013/2014
- Online registration for the 41st Session of IPC is now open
- Production Estimate of Indonesian Pepper 2013
- Clarifications on the Carbendazim issue from residue in pepper
- The International Pepper Conclave, Dubai, UAE, 24th - 25th June 2013
- VPA organized Pepper Day in Vienam along with the VPA Annual Meeting
- Datin Paduka Nurmala Abd. Rahim - IPC Chairman for 2012/2013
- IPC to launch the promotion programme - Pepper Fest in 2013
- Malaysia to host the 41st Session and Meetings of IPC, 11th - 13th November 2013
- ASTA ANNUAL MEETING AND EXHIBITS 2013
- FOOD AND HOTEL INDONESIA 2013 EXPO: 10-13 APRIL 2013
- IDH Sets up Office in Indonesia