Pest Management Association

What Pest Management Association does

The Pest Management Association (PMA) is a Pune, India-based non-profit industry association that delivers training and certification programs for the structural pest control industry, with its commercial focus concentrated on India's food manufacturing sector. Its core offering is a Basic Manufacturing Training and certificate course on pest control practices, structured around FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) guidelines and delivered through partnerships with FOSTAC (Food Safety Training and Certification) certified training institutes. A documented August 2025 training session held in Pune drew 100 participants from across India and was co-organized with Imperial Epicure LLP and RIR Certification.

PMA's revenue model is professional-services based: the association generates income by organizing and delivering pest management training and certificate courses to food industry participants rather than selling technology products or software. Its go-to-market is event-driven, relying on in-person training sessions at designated venues with direct engagement of food industry professionals. The customer segment is a single vertical — food manufacturing — where FSSAI compliance creates structural demand for certified pest control practitioners. No technology platform, digital product, or proprietary software is evidenced; the association's website was accessible only as a loading state at the time of research.

Operationally, PMA partners with FOSTAC-certified bodies such as RIR Certification for curriculum delivery and with food manufacturers such as Imperial Epicure LLP for sponsorship and venue support. The association has publicly signaled intent to scale training delivery nationwide beyond its current Maharashtra base. With 11–50 employees and a non-profit structure, PMA operates as a small, mission-driven industry body whose competitive position rests on regulatory alignment and partnership networks rather than technology or scale economies.

Name

Pest Management Association

Website

https://pestmanagementassoc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pest Management Association is a Pune-based non-profit industry association that delivers FOSTAC-certified pest management training and certification courses to India's food manufacturing sector under FSSAI guidelines, in partnership with certified training institutes and food industry sponsors.

Ownership category

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Product category

Professional Training and Certification

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFALALAF

Food Safety Culture Programs & QA Training

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Food Quality Assurance Systems

SECONDARYAFACAGAI

Sanitation, Exclusion & Pest-Proofing Consulting (HACCP/FSMA Support)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Pest Management Services (IPM, Fumigation, Rodent/Bird Control)

Keywords

• Pest control training
• Food safety certification
• FSSAI compliance training
• Structural pest management
• Manufacturing training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Pune

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Training and Certification Services: The Pest Management Association generates revenue through organizing and delivering pest control training programs and certificate courses for the food industry. Training sessions provide certifications upon completion to participants from across India.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

PMA is a non-profit extermination business members association that delivers training and education to the community structural pest control industry. It organizes and delivers Basic Manufacturing Training and certificate courses on pest control practices for the food industry in partnership with FOSTAC certified training institutes, with content aligned to FSSAI guidelines for food safety compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Basic Manufacturing Training and Certificate Course on Pest Control Practices
• FOSTAC-Aligned Pest Management Certification

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Imperial Epicure LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 August 2025Imperial Epicure LLP partnered with the Pest Management Association and RIR Certification to organize a Basic Manufacturing Training and certificate course on pest control practices for the food industry. The training drew 100 participants from across India and was conducted under FSSAI guidelines. Imperial Epicure LLP announced plans to expand similar collaborative training initiatives nationwide.
• RIR Certification (FOSTAC Certified Training Institute)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 23 August 2025RIR Certification, a FOSTAC Certified Training Institute, partnered with the Pest Management Association and Imperial Epicure LLP to deliver the Basic Manufacturing Training and certificate course on pest control practices. The training was conducted under FSSAI guidelines for food safety compliance and best practices for pest management.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• National Pest Management Association (NPMA): The largest US pest management association, providing training, certification, and advocacy to the structural pest control industry. Directly comparable as a pest-management trade association, but operates at a much larger scale and outside India.
• Indian Pest Control Association (IPCA): India's national pest management industry association. Directly comparable to PMA as a domestic trade body serving the pest control community, though IPCA's scope is broader and not food-industry specific.

Broad incumbents

• Pest Control India (PCI): One of India's largest commercial pest control service providers, serving food and beverage manufacturers with IPM and FSSAI-aligned services. Comparable buyer audience and pest-in-food-industry context, but commercial services rather than training/association.
• Rentokil Initial (India): Global pest control and hygiene services major with a substantial India operation serving food manufacturers. Comparable in pest-management-for-food-industry focus, but commercial services rather than training.

Others

• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII): Large Indian industry chamber running food-safety and food-processing training programs. Adjacent — operates in the same buyer audience and regulatory environment but as a broad industry body rather than a pest-management specialist.
• Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS): India's national standards body that publishes food-industry and pest-management-related standards. Adjacent ecosystem participant that shapes the regulatory framework PMA's training is built around, but not a direct training or association competitor.

Regional players

• Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA): European federation of national pest management associations. Structurally analogous to PMA as an industry association, but operates across Europe rather than India and serves pest management professionals broadly rather than food-industry specific.
• Federation of Asian and Oceania Pest Managers Association (FAOPMA): Regional federation of national pest management associations across Asia and Oceania. Structurally analogous to PMA as an industry body, but operating at a multi-country regional level.

Emerging players

• FOSTAC (Food Safety and Standards Training and Certification): FSSAI's official food safety training and certification program that sets the framework PMA's courses are aligned to. Overlaps with PMA as a food-safety training provider and is the underlying regulatory training body for the same buyer audience.
• NSF International (India): Global food safety certification and training organization with India presence. Comparable in food-safety training and FSSAI-adjacent certifications, with overlap in target buyer (food manufacturers needing compliance training).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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