COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE DES INDUSTRIES AGRICOLES ET ALIMENTAIRES INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FOOD INDUSTRIES COMISIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE LAS INDUSTRIAS AGRÍCOLAS Y ALIMENTARIAS

Présentation :

The International Commission for Agricultural and Food Industries (abridged CIIA) is an international and inter-governmental organisation created on march 30th 1934, (statutes ratified by the President French Republic on february 21st 1939), recognized by UNO and a partnership agreement on september 27th 1949 with FAO. 35 countries ratified its statutes. __________

Objectives : To develop international co-operation to ensure the promotion and diversification of agricultural raw material through agricultural and food industries in the scientific, technical and economic fields.

It reaches its mission through:

- Its international vocation: with a vocation of its own, CIIA. aims to be the spokesman of the agricultural and food industries within the specialised agencies of the United Nations among which it has an advisory capacity. CIIA. was recognised by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNESCO) not only as an intergovernmental organisation but also as a vocational body: an agreement for co-operation and work relations was established with the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) September 27th 1949.

- Its inter-governmental status: members of the CIIA are countries that find a place of meetings, debates, reflections and actions.

- Its promotional role: CIIA gathers associate members, bodies or companies that at national or international levels aim to reinforce their information and are willing to meet with various actors of the agricultural development.

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Structure :

At the national level, the national representative is appointed by its government. This delegate passes on propositions to the Commission. For that matter, he or she takes the initiative to implement the most appropriated structures of dialogue.

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At the international level:

* the General Assembly

* the Executive Committee (Spain was elected President on October 18th 2010, Egypt, France & Madagascar as vice-presidents)

* the Scientific Board (chaired by a Belgium scientific personality)

* the Secretary-general in charge of the administrative work (traditionally, he is a French person)

The General Assembly elects the

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Members : (cf. list on www.ciia-c.com )

The members can call upon the whole services of the Commission. In particular, they:

- profit from particular conditions of registration for their collaborators to the training seminars and other events organised by the CIIA. Their annual dues constitute an advance on fees.

- receive free the review « IAA Industries Alimentaires et Agricoles - AgroFood Industries »  (diffused in 3,000 copies for each 6 issues per year in 90 countries) of which CIIA is one of the three cofounders. The members can publish articles and official statements there.

- are integrated in a network of experts of the agrofood sector and its international environment. This network allows them to multiply contacts with policy makers and top managers, meetings between company departments and research laboratories, opportunities towards setting up new partnerships, possibilities of “cross-fertilisation” between the food activity and the other sectors.

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Members

Inter-governmental body, CIIA gathers together the states that have approved its statutes and whose memberships have been accepted by a two-thirds majority of the member Governments present and voting at a General Assembly. Associate Members

All national or international bodies or establishments (Universities, Education and Research Centers, professional bodies, companies…) interested in the development of agricultural or food industries are eligible for associated membership. Among them, the Privileged Associate Members are those who have subscribed to a Special Found.

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Types of actions :

Through its permanent structure and its vast network of experts, the CIIA sets up:

- training seminars intended for the executives and high-level technicians of these industries in the scientific, technical and economic fields.

- articles published in its review « IAA Industries Alimentaires et Agricoles - AgroFood Industries » 

- national and international symposiums either directly or by sponsorship to another organisation.

- thematic meetings and working groups set up either at its initiative, or at the request of its Members

- adapted services requested by one or more Members

The CIIA also gives opinions and proposals near other international organizations, for example those transmitted in 2007 to UNESCO to support the inscription of the Mediterranean diet to the immaterial patrimony of Humanity and, in 2008, to the World Health Organization to evaluate the overall costs of the epidemic food diseases.

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Main actions realised recently or planned by the Executive Committee :

1- Organisation of seminars in Madrid and Cordoba (Spain) for Spanish food company managers;

2- Opening a page for the “CIIA news” in the review « IAA Industries Alimentaires et Agricoles - AgroFood Industries » and invitation of the advisers of the Member State embassies to send articles to be published ;

3- Setting-up a study on Sustainable Development Food Industries’ implications. Its result will be presented at the SIAL 2008

4- Census of the specific actions requested by the members in order to identify the means to

mobilise and setting-up a working group for an e-learning project ; creation of a center of technology transfer with training open remotely in partnership with the IAV of the University Hassan II (Morocco). Agreement signed on January 18th, 2010

5- Setting up « Top Manager Working Breakfasts »

6- Launching of an initiative aiming forward increasing of the food security of African agglomerations by supporting the development projects, since agricultural products collection, conditioning, storage, processing, transport until distribution to consumers

7- Support for compliance of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) horticultural products with regulatory and market requirements (Pesticides Initiative European Programme)

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8- Follow up of the 2015 World Fair in Milan on its topic “Feed the planet”

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8-Members’ website   :

Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Pesca y Alimentacion - Argentinahttp://www.sagpya.mecon.gov.ar/ Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento - Brazilhttp://www.agricultura.gov.br/Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Bulgariahttp://www.mzgar.government.bg/ Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural - Colombiahttp://www.minagricultura.gov.co/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic - Cypruswww.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa.nsf/mfa?OpenForm Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation -Egypthttp://www.agri.gov.eg/Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación - Españahttp://www.mapa.es/Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Finlandhttp://www.mmm.fi/ Ministère de l'Agriculture - Francewww.agriculture.gouv.fr/ Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food -Grecehttp://www.minagric.gr/ Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación – Guatemalahttp://www.maga.gob.gt Hungarian Scientific Society for Food Industry - Hungariahttp://www.mete.mtesz.hu/indexang.html Ministerio delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali - Italiahttp://www.politicheagricole.it/SettoriAgroalimentari/default Ministere de l'Agriculture, de l'élevage et de la pêche - Madagascarhttp://www.maep.gov.mg/ Ministère de l'Agriculture, du Développement rural et des Pêches maritimes - Marochttp://www.madrpm.gov.ma/ Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Forêts et du Développement rural - Roumaniehttp://mapam.ro/ Ministry of Agriculture - Czech Republichttp://www.mze.cz/en/ Department of Agriculture - United States http://www.usda.gov/Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca - Uruguayhttp://www.mgap.gub.uy/

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Associate Members’ website   :

Air Liquide : www.france.airliquide.com/fr/index.asp Aoste Management : http://www.aoste.fr CCAE-Confederación de Cooperativas Agrarias de España : http://www.ccae.es CNPA-Centre pour la Promotion des Produits AgroalimentairesCIRAD : www.cirad.fr Ciriha : www.ciriha.org ESSEC-MIA : http://www.essec-food-chains.com FESIA(Fédération des Ecoles Supérieures d'Ingénieurs Agroalimentaires) : http://www.fesia.org/Haute Ecole Lucia de Brouckère à Bruxelles : http://www.heldb.be Institut de Biotechnologie des Industries Agroalimentaires de Pologne : www.ibprs.pl Institut Hassan II de Rabat - Maroc : www.iav.ac.ma ISAA-Institut Supérieur de l'AgroAlimentaire : www.isaa.fr Lamothe Abiet : http://www.lamothe-abiet.com/la_home.php MéTE-Société Scientifique Hongroise des Industries Alimentaires : www.mete.mtesz.hu Multivac : http://www.multivac.fr Sealed Air-Cryovac : http://www.sealedair.com et http://www.cryovac.fr Serim : http://www.serim-mali.com University "Dunarea de Jos" de Galati - Romania : http://www.ugal.ro/

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