On March 17, 2023, in Ho Chi Minh City, with the consent of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) held an Extraordinary Congress to change its name to Vietnam Pepper and Spices Association (VPSA). Attending were representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade; representatives of related agencies and organizations and 55 official delegates attended the Congress. The change of the Vietnam Pepper Association into the Vietnam Pepper and Spices Association, marks a new step in the development strategy of Vietnam’s production and export of spices, reaching out to the international market. to build the image and prestige and value for the Vietnamese spice brand in general.
General Assembly
The General Meeting elected the Presidium, the Secretariat, the Committee for Examination of Delegates’ eligibility, and the Election Board in accordance with regulations. At the General Meeting, the delegates discussed, discussed and voted to approve: Report on the need to change the Association’s name; Report on summarizing and evaluating operation results from 2021, 2022 in term VII (2021 – 2025) and operation direction in term VII from 2023 to 2025; Review report of the Executive Board, Standing Board, Association’s Inspection Committee, term VII; Report explaining amendments and supplements to the draft Charter of the Association when changing its name to Vietnam Pepper and Spices Association.
The Presidium runs the Congress
Mr. Nguyen Nhu Cuong, Director of the Department of Crop Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that this name change will be a favorable condition for the spice industry to be fully assessed in terms of production and business status. business. At the same time, through the Association, representing the unified voice of the industry to carry out trade promotion activities, share information on demand, connect the market in order to improve the value and position of the products. Vietnamese spices.
Mr. Nguyen Nhu Cuong, Director of the Department of Crop Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development speaking at the Congress
According to Mr. Le Hoang Tai, Deputy Director of the Trade Promotion Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, the potential for development of Vietnam’s spice industry is still very large in the next 10 years, if the spice industry has a unified voice. , has an Industry Association that performs an effective leadership role. The presence of the Pepper and Spices Association will help solve these difficulties. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam is one of the major spice producers and exporters in the world in recent years.
Mr. Le Hoang Tai, Deputy Director of Trade Promotion Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade made a speech
The representative of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, Senior Specialist of the Department of NGOs also shared frankly about the need to change the Association’s name, which was concerned by Ministries and sectors during the appraisal process. Determine the application file for the change of the name of the Association. The fact that the Ministry of Home Affairs has agreed in writing to allow the Association to change its name, which also shows the interest of the Ministry’s leadership and recommends that the Association strictly comply with the Government’s Decree, the Circular of the Ministry of Home Affairs and other regulations. specialized legal documents in the field of activities of the Association, the Association’s Charter.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, Senior Specialist, Department of Non-Governmental Organizations, Ministry of Home Affairs speaks at the Congress
The Congress voted to change the name to Vietnam Pepper and Spices Association, and elected the Association’s Executive Board consisting of 21 members. The Executive Committee met at the first session and elected a Standing Committee with 7 members including: Ms. Hoang Thi Lien – Chairwoman of the Vietnam Pepper Association was elected to be the President of the Vietnam Pepper and Spices Association; 03 Vice Presidents including Mr. Vu Van Hai, Mr. Nguyen Tan Hien and Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, 02 members, Mr. Ngo Xuan Nam, Mr. Le Viet Anh were elected as Secretary General of VPSA. The Inspection Committee held a meeting to elect Mr. Ngo Xuan Nam – Standing member to be elected as Head of the Inspection Committee.
The Association’s Executive Board launched the Congress, received congratulatory flowers from the representative of the Ministry of Home Affairs
The Standing Board of the Association received congratulatory flowers from a representative of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs
