International Commission of Agricultural Engineering

International Commission of Agricultural Engineering - CIGR (Commission Internationale du Genie Rural) founded in 1930 in Liège, Belgium, is the highest non-governmental world

World

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organisation in the field. Its membership includes American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers , was founded in 1907 and is based in St. Joseph, Michigan. It is an international engineering society with about 9000 members in over 100 countries...

(ASABE), Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering (AAAE), European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng), Latin American and Caribbean Association of Agricultural Engineering (ALIA), South and East African Society of Agricultural Engineering (SEASAE), Euro Asian Association of Agricultural Engineers (EAAAE), Association of Agricultural Engineers of South-Eastern Europe (AAESEE), and many national societies.

Aims of CIGR

The main missions of CIGR are to

stimulate the development of science and technology in the field of Agricultural Engineering,
encourage education, training and mobility of young professionals,
encourage interregional mobility,
facilitate the exchange of research results and technology,
represent the profession at a worldwide level,
work towards the establishment of new associations, both at national and regional level, and to the strengthening of existing ones, and to
perform any other activity that will help to develop Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural engineering
Agricultural engineering is the engineering discipline that applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and processing...

and allied sciences.

CIGR Structure

The structure of CIGR is divided by seven technical Sections and various working groups. Each technical Section is charged with promoting and developing its respective field of science and technology as it relates to agricultural engineering. The CIGR Working Groups are appointed by the Executive Board to carry out studies on specific subjects of international importance and interest.

CIGR Technical Sections:
- Section I: Land and Water
  Water
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  Engineering
- Section II: Farm
  Farm
  A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...
  
  Buildings, Equipment, Structures and Environment
- Section III: Equipment Engineering for Plant
  Plant
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  Production
- Section IV: Rural Electricity
  Electricity
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  and other Energy
  Energy
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  Sources
- Section V: Management
  Management
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  , Ergonomics and Systems Engineering
- Section VI: Postharvest Technology and process Engineering
- Section VII: Information Systems
  Information systems
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CIGR Working Groups:
- Earth Observation for Land and Water Engineering Working Group
- Animal Housing in Hot Climate Working Group
- Rural Development and the Preservation of Cultural Heritages Working Group
- Cattle Housing Working Group
- Agricultural Engineering University Curricula Harmonization Working Group
- Rural Landscape Protection and Valorisation Working Group
- Image Analysis for Agricultural Processes and Products Working Group

CIGR Presidents

1930-1950 Prof. Georges Bouckaert
1950-1962 Prof. Armand Blanc
1963-1967 Prof. Eladio Aranda Heredia
1967-1969 Honorary Doctor Pierre Regamey
1969-1974 Prof. Karel Petit
1974-1979 Mr. Fiepko Coolman
1979-1980 Mr. Talcott W. Edminster
1985-1989 Prof. László Lehoczky
1989-1991 Prof. Paul McNulty
Paul McNulty
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1991-1994 Prof. Giuseppe Pellizzi
1995-1996 Prof. Egil Berge
1997-1998 Prof. Osamu Kitani
1999-2000 Prof. Bill Stout
Bill Stout
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2001-2002 Prof. El Houssine Bartali
2003-2004 Prof. Axel Munack
2005-2006 Prof. Luis Santos Pereira
2007-2008 Prof. Irenilza de Alencar Naas
2009-2010 Prof. Søren Pedersen
2011-2012 Prof. Fedro Zazueta

Aims of CIGR

CIGR Structure

CIGR Presidents

See also