Become A Member

Why you should join IPIFF

Members have the opportunity to influence EU legislation impacting the insect sector by playing active role in advocacy activities, working groups, and communications initiatives. IPIFF members remain regularly updated on relevant EU policy and regulatory developments.

“Why did we join forces to create the IPIFF? To speak to the EU institutions and partners from the food and feed chain with one voice. As a pivotal actor in this process, we strive to make insect protein available to EU farmers, companies and consumers.”

Heinrich Katz – IPIFF Treasurer

Which membership category is best for you?

IPIFF has four main types of memberships

Ordinary membership

Eligible actors: Insect-producing companies.

Benefits: Ordinary members decide on the overall strategy, policy positions, and advocacy activities of the association. Furthermore, they have direct access to EU policymakers and may participate in all IPIFF internal activities (e.g. Working Group on ‘food safety and consumers’ information’ and Working Group on ‘feed hygiene and animal nutrition’).

Ordinary Members are kept informed about relevant EU policy developments and all association’s activities via Telcos (every two months), monthly internal newsletters and the website login area.

The membership fees (2025) are as follows:

Category A Ordinary Membership

This membership fee depends on the size of the company, as measured by the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees.

At the last IPIFF General Assembly meeting, members agreed on the following contributions:

For undertakings composed of 5 FTE employees or less: 3.967 Euro;
From 6 to 10 FTE employees: 5.684 Euro;
From 11 to 15 FTE employees: 7.400 Euro
From 16 to 20 FTE employees: 9.118 Euro;
From 21 to 30 FTE employees: 11.978 Euro;
From 31 to 50 FTE employees: 16.270 Euro;
From 51 to 75 FTE employees: 20.560 Euro;
From 76 to 100 FTE employees: 24.852 Euro;
From 101 to 150 FTE: 29.144 Euro;
From 151 to 200 FTE: 34.866 Euro;
From 201 to 250 FTE: 40.587 Euro;
Above 250 FTE employees: 49.170 Euro

Category B Ordinary Membership

At the IPIFF General Assembly meeting organised on 27 June 2024, the IPFF members decided to activate the ordinary membership of category B for non-insect producing companies, including all undertakings, being legal persons or natural persons, that support the objectives/statutes of the association. The IPIFF members who are currently registered as IPIFF observer associated members may therefore ‘upgrade’ to ordinary membership as of January 2025.

Ordinary members decided that a ‘special fee’ system will apply to this category of members, irrespective of the headcount/turnover of the concerned company.

Ordinary Membership Category B (open for undertakings, being legal persons or natural persons, that support the objectives/statutes of the association): 13.500 EUR

Observer associated membership

Eligible actors: Non-insect producing undertakings companies that support the association in order to realize its objectives.

Benefits: Observer members are informed about the main highlights of the IPIFF activities as well as on relevant policy developments for the insect producing sector.

Observer members are kept informed, via monthly internal newsletters and have restricted access to the IPIFF website login area.

Membership fee (2025)

The membership fee depends on the size of the company, as measured by the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees.

Below 10 FTE employees: 2.680 EUR;
From 10 to 50 FTE employees: 3.967 EUR;
From 51 to 250 FTE employees: 9.118 EUR;
Above 250 FTE employees: 13.408 EUR.

Common associated membership

Eligible actors: Insect-producing companies.

Benefits: Associated members are regularly informed about relevant policy developments for the insect producing sector. They may also participate in certain activities of the association (e.g. Knowledge Platfom ‘on new feeding substrates’ and ‘on Life Cycle Assessment’).

Associated Members are kept informed about the majority of the IPIFF association’s activities, via monthly internal newsletters and the website login area.

Membership fee (2024): 2.674 EUR

Knowledge sharing associated membership

Eligible actors: Universities, public or private research institutes.

Benefits: Academic members are regularly informed about relevant policy developments for the insect producing sector. They may also participate in certain activities of the association (e.g. Knowledge Platform ‘on new feeding substrates’ and ‘on Life Cycle Assessment’).

Associated Members are kept informed about the majority of the IPIFF association’s activities, via monthly internal newsletters and the website login area.

Become A Member

Why you should join IPIFF

Members have the opportunity to influence EU legislation impacting the insect sector by playing active role in advocacy activities, working groups, and communications initiatives. IPIFF members remain regularly updated on relevant EU policy and regulatory developments.

“Why did we join forces to create the IPIFF? To speak to the EU institutions and partners from the food and feed chain with one voice. As a pivotal actor in this process, we strive to make insect protein available to EU farmers, companies and consumers.”

Which membership category is best for you?

IPIFF has four main types of memberships

Ordinary membership

Observer associated membership

Common associated membership

Knowledge sharing associated membership

How to apply for membership?

Contact the IPIFF Secretariat to receive the membership package.

Fill in the application form and return it to us.

The IPIFF General Assembly formally approves your application for membership.

Upon payment of the fee, your membership becomes effective.

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