Industry Associations in the Americas

The National Confectioners Association is the trade organization representing the USD 35 billion U.S. confections industry.

National Federation of Potato Producers (FENAPP)

The Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA) of Chile is the state agency for agricultural research and development. It is the main agricultural research institution in Chile, with more than 50 years of experience.

The National Potato Council is looking after the interest of the potato growers in the United States. The NPC website provides information on potato history, potato cultivation, potato statistics and US state potato organisations

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) is the leading business association for the restaurant industry in the United States.

Senasa is responsible for planning, organizing and executing specific programs and plans that regulate production, orienting it towards obtaining safe food for human and animal consumption.

The North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission Inc. (NCSPC) is a nonprofit corporation made up of over 400 sweet potato growers along with the packers, processors and business associates that support them.

The mission of the Northland Potato Growers Association (formerly known as The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association or NPPGA) is to promote profitability and unity of the potato growers of the adjoining states of Minnesota and North Dakota.

The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a partnership between the University of Guelph and OMAFRA, supports research, education, and innovation in agriculture. It connects science with practice to benefit Ontario’s agri-food and rural sectors.

The Ontario Potato Board represents potato growers of Ontario, Canada. Potatoes are Ontario's largest vegetable crop. 

The Oregon Potato Commission represents the potato Industry in Oregon.

The P.E.I. Potato Quality Institute is owned by the potato producers of Prince Edward Island. This not-for-profit organization functions under the guidance of a Board of Directors, consisting primarily of potato producers.

The Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association represents vegetable growers from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

PAPAS (Potatoes & Pests – Actionable Science Against Nematodes) is a collaborative, multi-state research consortium comprising nematologists, plant pathologists, breeders, economists, computer scientists, and extension personnel across major U.S. potato-producing states.

PMMI - The Association for Packaging and Processing Technology - is a trade association made up of more than 650 member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and packaging-related converting machinery, containers, materials, etc. in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The Potato Certification Association of Nebraska (PCAN) is a non-profit, non-stock corporation which conducts inspection and certification of potatoes. The agency was designed to encourage the production of potatoes and other crops for seed purposes in the states of Nebraska and Wyoming.

The Potato Growers of Alberta is a non-profit potato grower association in the Province of Alberta.

The Potato Growers of Washington provides its customers with the highest quality, most competitively priced pre-season contracted processing potatoes in the United States.