This year's conference was attended by over 400 national and international delegates. On the Vietnamese side, there were Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh, Mr. Le Quoc Tuan, Vice Chairman of People's Committee of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, representatives of Departments, Departments of the Ministry, Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development of the provinces. key pepper growing, member of Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA); international delegates from 25 countries including IPC member countries (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka), guests from China, Germany, France, Netherlands, USA, Brazil, South Korea , Japan, Cambodia, Thailand …, representatives of some international organizations and related partners in pepper and spice industry.
The 47th IPC Conference took place in the context of pepper production and trading in the world being affected by many adverse factors such as continuous falling pepper prices, global financial crisis, and weather. post-fluctuation and uncontrolled pest infestation of plants. Consumer tastes increasingly towards high quality products and ensure food hygiene and safety standards, while production costs rise, prices unpredictable. These factors have been destabilizing production and business of the global pepper industry.
At the opening ceremony on November 12, 2019, Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh emphasized that Vietnam is currently the largest pepper producing and exporting country in the world with an export output of nearly 250,000 MT, accounting for 40% of the output. Global. Pepper is currently grown mainly in the provinces of Binh Phuoc, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Dong Nai, Quang Tri and Phu Quoc, creating livelihoods for nearly 200,000 farmers in the Central Highlands region. and South Vietnam. Vietnam's pepper processing capacity has also improved significantly. Vietnam's pepper processing technology has approached the standards of the world market in general. A number of businesses have built high-tech processing plants, processed products through steam, sterilized, vacuumed bags, ensuring food hygiene and safety, according to international standards, creating Diverse products: black pepper, whole white pepper, powdered pepper, small packing. However, the international pepper industry in general and Vietnam in particular still faces many challenges: (i) Regarding the quality, new regulations on food safety standards of importing countries. ask enterprises in the industry to quickly change to meet the new requirements of the international market; (ii) In terms of prices, the world pepper price continuously decreased from USD 10 / kg in 2015 to USD 2 / kg in 2019 due to the rapidly increasing area of pepper cultivation in the 2008-2014 period.
At the opening session, IPC presented a certificate recognizing the results of pepper production and trading of member countries in recent years.
The conference program will last for 4 days including: Conference of heads of countries IPC member; Exporters Conference; Conference on technology; Conference of importers and exporters; exhibitions of domestic and foreign import-export enterprises related to the field of pepper; field program combined with survey visits in Hoa Hiep commune, Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province …
As the host country hosting the Conference, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and the International Pepper Association and the Vietnam Pepper Association together with domestic and international enterprises will focus on discussing the The issue is related to improving the quality of pepper production, processing and trade, meeting more of the requirements of the global pepper market.
