CIA, Italy
Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori
The Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori, CIA, is a professional farmers' organisation, independent from political parties and from government. CIA represents farmers' interests in Italy, in Europe and at the international level. The Confederation is represented in institutes and organisations that work in the field of food security, environmental issues, and all social, technical and economic aspects of farming in Italy. CIA organizes advisory services to farmers, and deals with innovation, biological farming, agro-tourism. CIA has special programs aimed at senior or young farmers, and at women farmers. CIA has representatives in the major international, national, regional and provincial organisms. The Confederation has been founded in the December of 1977. CIA is one of the largest European agricultural professional organisations. CIA counts more than 900.000 members, of which approximately 300.000 are agricultural entrepreneurs. CIA - Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori Via Mariano Fortuny Mariano, 20, 00196 Rome, Italy Phone: 0039 (0)6 32687306, Fax: 0039 (0)6 32687308 Email: ufficiointernazionale@cia.it CIA - Brussels office: Rue Philippe Le Bon 46, 1000 Brussels Phone: 0032 (0)2 230 2030, Fax: 0032 (0)2 280 0333, Email: cia.bxl@skynet.be