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Founded in 1988, IGFA is the united voice of the compound feed manufacturers, feed material importers, grain intake and premix companies in Ireland. Collectively our members produce approximately 4.3 million tonnes of animal feed, provide employment for thousands of people throughout the country and are an essential partner in the Irish rural economy.
Our full members include feed manufacturers, feed importers and grain collectors. Our ancillary members are mostly additive and premix manufacturers. Our members are from both independent and cooperative businesses and many are family run companies that have been at the heart of Irish rural life for generations. All of our members adhere to international, mutually recognised quality assurance programmes that ensure the highest feed safety standards.
All sectors of our membership are represented on the IGFA Feed Committee. This committee is our decision-making body and drives the political and technical direction of the organisation. It convenes quarterly.
IGFA’s mission is to support our members by creating a political and economic environment that enables them to produce safe and nutritious feed profitably and sustainably. We do this through
Maeve Whyte
IGFA Director General
Deirdre Webb
IGFA Regulatory Specialist
Cornelia O’Connell
IGFA Regulatory Specialist
IGFA is member of the influential European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC). Founded in 1959 by five national compound feed associations from France, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, its membership is now made up of national associations from 22 EU Member States. It also has a number of observer/associated members from non-EU countries.
Based in Brussels, FEFAC is the eyes, ears and voice of the European compound feed industry and represents and promotes the views of our industry to the European institutions, international bodies and all other policy stakeholders. IGFA staff and members contribute constantly to the political and technical work of FEFAC through their involvement in the Council and specialist committees.
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