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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
- DEA launched a program series to support pepper industry in Sri Lanka
- 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