AEICA members are agricultural advisory organizations operating in one or more European countries, including EU member states, or cross-border by specialty.

AEICA’s agricultural advisory services encompass agronomy, prophylaxis, soil fertility, animal nutrition, agroforestry, annual and perennial crop protection (IPM) in accordance with EC Directive 2009/128, fodder production, agroforestry, maintenance of wooded and/or uncultivated areas, fish farming, ICT, mechanization, as well as assistance with all training, declaration, registration, certification, and management tasks, all of which are necessary and even essential to economic sustainability, but time-consuming for those passionate about production who are the managers of agricultural production companies and/or those involved in the maintenance of wooded and/or uncultivated areas. 

Soil protection through conservation or « conservation biocontrol, » as well as ensuring the quality of food products from agricultural and wine production, as well as promoting their short-circuit marketing, are also specialties of some AEICA members.

All of these agricultural advisory activities within AEICA are carried out with the preservation of human health as a fundamental objective, ensuring practices that respect air, water, soil, and biodiversity. They also take into account all factors that can increase production resilience in the face of climatic hazards in order to maintain high levels of agricultural resources and sustainable prosperity for these specialist professional businesses, both food producers and managers of natural areas.

Thus, these agricultural advisory activities within AEICA perfectly integrate all the forms and contents of 360° and/or global advisory services, both internally and/or through networks.

Membership in the AEICA is possible only with the approval of the Board of Directors and a formal commitment to strict compliance with its Code of Ethics© and its internal regulations, confirmed by valid or initial IndepAgriEthic® certification.

According to its statutes, the AEICA is structured to make all decisions necessary for its proper functioning and in the interest of the members it represents; its governance is ensured by the General Assembly of members, its Board of Directors, and its elected representatives.

General Assembly

The General Assembly is the association's governing body. It guides its actions and provides general directives to the Board of Directors. It is open to all members.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the decision-making body of the AEICA, along with the General Assembly. Composed of directors chosen from among the statutory and associate members, it implements the annual strategy in the form of a roadmap and ensures its monitoring.

Commissions

The Commissions are working bodies of the A.EICA. Composed of working groups, their role is to deploy and implement the actions validated by the General Assembly and the Board of Directors. As forums for exchange, they also serve as an important means of communication.

Objectives of the AEICA

The association's objectives are to support agricultural consultancy structures at EU level, to establish a dialogue with dedicated EU services for recognition of the values of independent agricultural consultancy by the EU and the establishment of a Certification of Agricultural Advisers at EU level.

The association's commissions :

Technical and Quality of productions

AGRONOMY & BIODIVERSITY: cross-cutting across all plant productions: VITICULTURE - ARBORICULTURE - MARKET GARDENING - HORTICULTURE - Special Cultivation - LARGE CROPS & INDUSTRIAL CROPS - FOREST & NON-CULTIVATED AREAS - LIVESTOCK FARMING: nutrition and well-being - MACHINERY & ROBOTICS - Processing & Marketing: Product Enhancement - ENERGY & CARBON - Soil Conservation Agriculture

Scientific and Development

ALTERNATIVE METHODS (products and practices) to actions and inputs with negative ENIs (dangers to humans and/or the environment and/or biodiversity): RESEARCH - EXPERIMENTATION - DEVELOPMENT - BIOCONTROL THROUGH CONSERVATION AND INTRODUCTION

Economic and Societal

PROFITABILITY per UTH/FTE - Financial, social, tax, and legal management - ASSETS & transfer - HUMAN WELL-BEING within the company and its stakeholders

Global Farmer Council

Positive integration of interactions between agricultural business issues and uncultivated areas - Coordination of Advisors and their missions

PROFESSION & CONTINUING EDUCATION - REGULATIONS-CERTIFICATION

1) STATUTORY: General Meeting; convening, organization & minutes - National collective structures representing the profession; links and follow-up - proposals for revisions to the statutes. 2) DISCIPLINARY: Ethics - Internal Regulations - Commitments - Litigation - Sanctions; prosecution & removal from membership - proposals for revisions to the code of ethics and internal regulations, etc. 3) ACTIVITIES: Continuing Education - EU & National Regulations - Registrations - Enrollments; Memberships & Contributions - IndepAgriEthic® Certification - Approvals - proposals for revisions to the membership form and contribution amounts, etc.

 

Respecting human health in agriculture means adopting practices that protect farmers, consumers, and the environment. By promoting sustainable methods, reducing chemical use, and protecting natural resources, we can ensure healthy, sustainable, and respectful agriculture for all. Respecting human health concerns men, women, infants, and unborn children.

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