Malaysian Pepper Board Kuching

The Pepper Marketing Board Malaysia was established in 1972 as federal statutory body under the Pepper Marketing Board Regulation 1971 to regulate, promote and improve the marketing of Sarawak Pepper (the trade name for pepper from Malaysia) and value- added pepper and pepper products. The board was seeks to establish a modern, efficient and competitive pepper industry in Malaysia, with the underlying objectives of improving the economic well-being of pepper farmers. In 1st January 2007, its name has been changed to Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB) as federal government agency under the Ministry of Plantation and commodities (MPIC). MPB is instrument in the development of the pepper industry in Malaysia particularly in research and development, extension and increase in pepper production. Malaysia Pepper Board head office is located at Kuching, with the nine branches in Sarawak and two regional offices in Johor and Kota Kinabalu.