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At Bayer, we believe in the power of human ingenuity to shape one of humankind’s first inventions: agriculture. For more than 150 years, we’ve used science and imagination to help better people’s lives by advancing health and nutrition. As a leader in agriculture, we understand the importance of living up to our responsibilities to farmers, consumers and the environment. That’s why we are raising the bar in transparency, sustainability and engagement – and strive to deliver the best solutions for agriculture.

BASF is committed to creating innovative solutions for growers, supporting them with the task of nurturing a hungry planet. Farming today is more complex than ever before. The unpredictability of the weather, control of pest and weeds, market price development, scarcity of natural resources, all this in a world heading toward 9 billion people.

BMO Financial group, understands agriculture—the cyclical nature of its industries, its volatile commodity prices, the impact of varying weather conditions and especially the diverse and unexpected industry shocks that can affect agricultural businesses. They have over 75 years of industry experience, and a team of dedicated agribusiness and protein banking specialists.

CHS is a farmer-owned cooperative working to help America’s farmers be more successful. Through belief in shared success and farmer-first values, they’ve grown into a Fortune 100 company returning nearly $2 billion in cash to their farmer and member cooperative owners in the last 5 years.  CHS  has a long-term commitment to helping grow future leaders through funding university students, cooperative education and rural youth leadership programs. The CHS Foundation has sponsored student participation in IFAMA' conferences since 2010 and is the premier sponsor of IFAMA's global Student Case Competition  2014 - 2019.

Conservis helps growers and producers meet growing, global demand for agricultural products with software solutions designed to help make better decisions, run more effective operations, share information with stakeholders, improve traceability, and implement sustainable practices

Dupont works to get more good food to more people in every corner of the world. As the population increases, food security becomes vitally important . One in seven people on earth go to bed hungry each night. Dupont commits 60% of their research and development dollars to ensuring that the world’s growing population has enough to eat through advancing the nutritional content of crops, helping farmers and growers around the world increase food productivity, and finding better ways to ensure food security and safety.

In its mission to prepare leaders with ethical values to contribute to sustainable development and to construct a prosperous and just society, EARTH University offers a world-class scientific and technological four-year undergraduate degree in Agricultural Sciences, emphasizing ethical entrepreneurship and strong socio-environmental commitment.

FoodHQ is a world-class food science and innovation collaboration, with Partner organisations that are New Zealand’s leaders in food-related science, education, and business. Its mission is to grow food and beverage innovation by connecting the science and business of food, bringing together the top food minds to find innovative solutions to local and global food challenges. It supports both New Zealand and international food companies to more easily access the New Zealand based science and innovation capability they need to accelerate their growth and development.

Global G.A.P. emphasizes on consumer’s products and their product safety, environmental impact and the health, safety and welfare of workers and animals.  Implementing their concept by patenting their independent certification system for Good Agricultural Practice (G.A.P.), this reendowed concept has set the standard for consumers’ requirements in the Agriculture world.

Considered the best business school in Latin America, INCAE has promoted the progress of Latin American society, through the training of talent from regional leaders through Master's degrees and Executive Programs. For more than five decades, they have worked alongside companies, international organizations, and professionals of the highest caliber to solve problems, develop capabilities, and prepare them to respond to the demands of the future.

Grupo Los Grobo creates competitive, enterprising and sustainable business ecosystems in rural Argentina and   Brazil through the following businesses: agricultural production, exports, crop protection, flour milling, financing and consultancy.

Novus International, creates animal nutrition solutions for livestock, poultry and aquaculture. Novus operations include corporate offices, research and development laboratories and manufacturing facilities in more than 35 countries, as well as smaller offices with field staff in an additional 60 countries.

Rotterdam, the most innovative food hub in the Netherlands, is hosting IFAMA 2020! The Netherlands provides the perfect backdrop as it is also the world’s second largest exporter of agricultural products and its dynamic agrifood and horticultural sector excels in the field of innovative and efficient production. The Rotterdam Food Cluster is a City of Rotterdam initiative.

Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business offers a unique curriculum emphasizing ethical development and preparation for the fast-paced world of innovation, entrepreneurship and global enterprises (marketplaces). Rich partnerships with local employers create the ideal environment of a cutting-edge, networked, dynamic learning experience.

YPT Directo has more than 100 distribution centers across Argentina providing clients an integrated product line of diesel fuel, lubricants, agrochemicals, fertilizers and grain storage bags.

The Agribusiness Master Program  in the Universidad Austral’s School of Business Sciences ranks   among  Latin America’s best Agribusiness MBA programs.

Agricultural Business Chamber strives to promote the vitality of Agribusiness in South Africa enveloping their focus on the legislative and consumer polices surrounding a country’s economic growth.  Facilitating an agribusiness environment by integrating a commercial and sustainable agribusiness environment through liaison and co-operation with influential groupings within the business environment, both locally and internationally is one of their main objectives.  

Agricultural & Applied Economics Association focuses on serving the professional interests of members working in agricultural and broadly related fields of applied economics.  By addressing a broad range of topics such as the economics of agriculture, international and rural development, resources and the environment, food and consumer issues, and agribusiness, their goal is to enhance all knowledge, skills, and tools relating to it.

Founded by Zhejiang University, the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development aims toward superiority of research in agricultural and rural modernization, and using research to improve regional economies. It is actively involved in China's agricultural and rural modernization.

The Center for Food and Agriculture Business at Purdue University offers of a variety of professional development programs that are customized to individual needs and schedules through seminars, MS-MBA in Agribusiness Management and research.

The College of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph is committed to developing leaders with a social conscience, an environmental sensibility and commitment to their communities. They offer a wide range of specialized programs in business and economics across undergraduate, graduate and professional education.

The Corporate Council on Africa established in 1993, is at the forefront of strengthening and facilitating the commercial relationship between the United States and the African continent. CCA works closely with governments, multilateral groups and business to improve the African continent's trade and investment climate, and to raise the profile of Africa in the US business community.

Denmark’s food and agriculture cluster is the third biggest in the world, exporting to more than 130 countries and accounting for almost a quarter of the nation’s total product exports. Our capabilities within research, innovation and production cover the entire food value chain and offer major potential for further global growth.

Declaration of Abu Dhabi  is a global collaboration seeking efficient and cost effective criteria that enlists the principles of good agricultural practices among the world.   Establishing awareness on the magnitude of our growing population, it seeks to establish a security with our natural resources to overcome hunger and malnutrition. 

Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)  surrounds three vital goals, eliminating  hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition by upholding a sustainable management and the utilization on natural resources.  Food security will allow agriculture, forestry and fisheries to unite and become more sustainable.

Global Food Safety Forum became an interrelated industry membership endorsed by government regulators such as China’s Ministries of Commerce, Health, Agriculture, and AQSIQ promoting a Global Food Safety Forum. The forum is a not-for-profit international organization focused on China and other Asian markets promoting food safety discussion among multinational companies.

Greenport West-Holland is the world’s most innovative region in the field of greenhouse horticulture, with the world’s best growers of vegetables and flowers, suppliers, trading companies, breeders, consultancies, personnel services, etc. They work closely together: with each other, with local and regional authorities, with top education institutions and with international research institutes.

I4nature's Mission: Moving the world starting from the youth perspective pollinating with opinion leader towards future-proof solutions. We believe that the potential of youngsters in domain of science an agrifood business can contribute significantly to the challenges of food security and agtractivity during the IFAMA conference!

The Food in the Metropolis research line of the Agri, Food & Life Sciences (RIC AFL) Research and Innovation Center, education, the professional field and government are conducting research to re-organize production chains to better distribute food--regionally, nationally, globally. They also use the knowledge of molecular techniques to improve crops. 'Feeding the city' plays an important role here.

The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Sustainability is an interdisciplinary research centre in which three universities join forces: Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam. We work together to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy.

New Mexico State University developed an education program the New Mexico Agricultural Mediation Program (NMAMP) mediates agricultural disputes between farmers and ranchers and USDA throughout the State of New Mexico. The program is administered by the Cooperative Extension Service at New Mexico State University and has been certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

NGIN is the NextGen Ag Impact Network, the new, global, inclusive and intergenerational network of networks for, with, and by young people in agriculture and related fields. NGIN creates a community, programs, and opportunities to contribute to an impactful transformation of agricultural ecosystems towards sustainability, in line with the UN SDGs. Please watch our short video to find out more from the Coalition of Intent.

Produce Marketing Association is a trade organization enhancing business opportunities and consumption and sales by connecting companies that focus on global fresh produce and floral supply chain.

Rotterdam Food Cluster stimulates employment opportunities, entrepreneurship, innovation and collaboration in the regional food sector. The focus is on three programs: World Food Park, Food for the Future and Feeding the City.

SAI Platform is a global food industry initiative for sustainable agriculture connecting and spreading their philosophy,  "the  efficient production of safe, high quality agricultural products, in a way that protects and improves the natural   environment, the social and economic conditions of farmers, their employees and local communities, and safeguards the  health and welfare of all farmed species".

The Texas A&M University’s Master of Agribusiness (MAB) is uniquely focused on the food and agribusiness sector with an emphasis on combining economic and business analysis, and incorporating quantitative methods as the basis for decision-making. Case-based research and team performance, highlighting cultural and learning style diversity, are the cornerstones of the MAB integrated capstone courses in strategic management and financial analysis. 

University of Stellenbosch is held in high esteem at national and international levels for the quality of its training and research and also as consultant in the agricultural and forestry industry. 

The US Department of Agriculture provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management.

‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’–that is the mission of Wageningen University & Research. Employees and students from more than 100 countries, work throughout the world to enhance the quality of food and living environments. The strength of WUR lies in its ability to join forces with specialised research institutes, the university, and through collaboration within the fields of natural and social sciences. This union of expertise leads to scientific breakthroughs that can quickly be put into practice and incorporated into education. This is the Wageningen approach.

WICaNeM is well-known for conferences surrounding the management, economics, and organization of chains and networks in a Life Sciences context. It owes its success to the integration of a scientific and business programs.