Spice Council delegation attends Int’l Pepper Community

A delegation of the Spice Council attended the 39th annual sessions and meeting of the International Pepper Community. The event was held from November 22 to 26 in Lombok Island, Indonesia.

The International Pepper Community (IPC) is an intergovernmental organization of pepper producing countries. Its main function is to coordinate and facilitate activities and exchange of information on research, policies, and marketing specific to the pepper industry.

Annually, the members of this organization gather to discuss the current affairs and plan actions.

This year the focus of the session was on the global strategy to face the challenges of innovation and sustainability of the pepper trade.

The delegation was led by the Spice Council Chairman Sarada de Silva, Vice Chairman Nanda Kohona, and Immediate Past Chairman D.A. Perera.

Minor Export Crop Promotion Minister Reginald Cooray and the Ministry Secretary Vajira Narampanawa also attended the event. The other delegates included several officials of the Export Agriculture Department.

The Spice Council, in organizing the Sri Lanka delegation to this event, has been collaborating with the Export Development Board and the Spices and Allied Products Producers’ and Traders’ Association (SAPPTA).