Producing better pepper

(From left) Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Kong and Mawan launching the Pesta Lada 2017. — Bernamapic

KUCHING: The Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB) aims to expand pepper planting areas and encourage production of quality pepper-based products.

Its chairman, Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom, said quality was the board’s focus, to attract buyers and create more demand in the global market.