Section 4

to implement policies and developmental programmes to ensure the growth and viability of the pepper industry of Malaysia;

to engage in the trading of pepper, pepper products and to expand to other spices;

to promote or conduct research and development relating to the pepper industry and to commercialize research findings for the benefit of the pepper industry;

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to promote, control and monitor measures towards attaining high quality pepper, pepper products and other spices;

to provide technical, advisory, consultancy and related services including training to the pepper industry;

to gather, manage and disseminate information and maintain records of all relevant matters relating to the pepper industry;

to liaise and coordinate with the relevant State Governments and other bodies including being members of associations within and outside Malaysia in the interest of the pepper industry; and

to do such other things as it deems fit to enable it to perform its functions effectively or which are incidental to the performance of its functions.