IFIP

What IFIP does

IFIP (Institut du Porc) is a French non-profit technical institute (association loi 1901) founded in 1961 and headquartered in Paris, with experimental facilities in Le Rheu and Romillé. The institute is the only national entity exclusively dedicated to the pork sector (filière porcine), providing applied research, technical expertise, training, and market intelligence to pig farmers, meat processors, veterinarians, and sector advisors across France. It operates under the direction of Director General Stéphane Gouault and is a member of the ACTA, ACTIA, and Carnot France Futur Elevage research networks.

IFIP's product portfolio is anchored by digital tools for farm-level monitoring (GEEP for environmental performance, BEEP for animal welfare self-diagnosis, GVET for antibiotic and veterinary treatment tracking), feed formulation (PORFAL, including an organic BIO variant), and the InraPorc® nutrition model co-developed with INRAE and Institut Agro Rennes-Angers. The Place des marchés platform provides real-time pork and feed price quotations covering France and five other European and Asian markets. The institute also operates the CASTRABEA resource center on pig castration (mandated by the French Ministry of Agriculture), the Teach In Pig e-learning platform, and manages the Code des usages de la charcuterie industry standard with FICT and CNCT. Experimental assets include pilot farms, slaughter and processing labs, and a CIRI technology laboratory offering ion chromatography for nitrite/nitrate analysis.

IFIP's revenue is generated through four streams: paid professional training (€400–€1,890 per participant per session, with both scheduled and bespoke programs), publication and documentation sales, on-farm consulting and biosecurity audits, and participation in publicly funded research programs (CASDAR, PEPR). The organization is a beneficiary of state-funded programs, most notably the €2M Pig Connect Biosécurité initiative for African Swine Fever prevention alongside ANSP and SNGTV. It reaches its audience through multi-channel engagement including events (annual Journées de la Recherche Porcine, TechPorc R&D day, Matinales at SPACE), webinaires, podcasts and video (Eco'Porc), newsletters, and a self-paced e-learning platform.

Name

IFIP

Legal name

IFIP - Institut du Porc

Website

https://ifip.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IFIP (Institut du Porc) is a French non-profit technical institute founded in 1961 that provides applied research, training, digital tools, and market intelligence exclusively to the pork industry, serving pig farmers, meat processors, veterinarians, and sector advisors across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Research and Technical Services for Pork Industry

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (11521)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Health Policy, Standards & International Coordination (e.g., WOAH/FAO) (HLAMAJAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory Consulting & Compliance Program Management (FDA/USDA/EFSA) (AFALADAC), Food Safety & Veterinary Public Health (Meat/Milk Inspection) (HLAMAJAJ), Diagnostics & Laboratory Coordination (Sample Collection, Lab Liaison, Interpretation) (AFACALAE), Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS) & Food Safety Regulatory Cooperation (BPADANAF)

Keywords

• Porcine applied research
• Pork industry training
• Livestock consulting services
• Agricultural market intelligence
• Animal welfare auditing

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Training and Professional Development: IFIP offers a catalog of professional training courses (élevage and viandes et charcuteries catalogs) in classroom, virtual, and e-learning formats. Training is offered both as scheduled inter-company sessions and bespoke intra-company programs. Revenue is generated through course fees charged per participant or per program.
2. Publications and Documentation Sales: IFIP publishes and sells technical documentation, guides, annual activity reports, market reports (Le porc par les chiffres), and planning tools. Distribution is via an online store with shipping fees. The Code des usages de la charcuterie is a notable publication.
3. Consulting and Audit Services: IFIP provides on-farm technical consulting, biosecurity audits, and diagnostic services. The 'Prestations' offering includes personalized biosecurity, hygiene, and animal health assessments.
4. Research Project Funding: IFIP participates in publicly funded research programs (PEPR, CASDAR) and collaborative R&D projects with industry and institutional partners, contributing to the R&D output of the French pork sector.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IFIP is a French applied research and technical institute for the pork industry, delivering applied research, professional training (classroom, virtual, and e-learning), on-farm consulting and biosecurity audits, market intelligence via its Place des marchés platform, and specialized digital tools (GEEP, BEEP, GVET, PORFAL, InraPorc) for pig farmers, meat processors, veterinarians, and advisory organizations. The institute also operates the government-mandated CASTRABEA resource center and co-manages the Code des usages de la charcuterie industry standard.

Product overview

IFIP (Institut du Porc) is a French research and technical institute serving the pork industry. Its product portfolio is organized around a core market information platform (Place des marchés) supplemented by specialized digital tools: GEEP for environmental farm management, BEEP for animal welfare self-diagnosis, GVET for veterinary treatment monitoring, and PORFAL for feed formulation. The institute also operates the CASTRABEA resource center on pig castration practices, the InraPorc® nutritional modeling tool (partnered with INRAE and Institut Agro), and the Teach In Pig e-learning platform. IFIP's offerings include training catalogues for pig farming and meat/charcuterie processing, video/podcast content series (Eco'Porc), and published documentation (annual reports, industry guides, standards such as the Code des usages de la charcuterie).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Place des marchés by IFIP Market information platform providing real-time and weekly pork price quotations across France and Europe (MPF), feed prices, and market analysis covering France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, and China for industry stakeholders.
• GEEP (Gestion Environnementale des Elevages Porcins) Environmental management tool for pig farms enabling monitoring and evaluation of environmental performance indicators, backed by 534 validated farm diagnostics used to establish collective sector benchmarks.
• BEEP (Bien-être Elevage Porcin) Animal welfare self-diagnosis tool for pig farms, enabling assessment and monitoring of animal well-being indicators.
• GVET (Gestion des Traitements Vétérinaires) Veterinary treatment management tool for monitoring antibiotic use and other medication in pig farming operations, supporting quality démarches and RSE commitments.
• PORFAL Feed formulation software for pig nutrition, including nutritional values for raw materials and BIO (organic) variants, used for least-cost feed formulation at the farm level.
• CASTRABEA Resource Center Resource center created by the French Ministry of Agriculture hosting information on three modalities for raising male pigs (entire males, immunocastrated males, castrated males with pain management), including e-learning modules co-developed with SNGTV.
• InraPorc Nutritional simulation model for pig nutritional needs, feeding strategies, and performance, developed in partnership with INRAE and Institut Agro Rennes-Angers.
• Teach In Pig E-learning platform offering self-paced online training modules (2-2.5 hours each) on pig farming, meat and charcuterie topics.
• IFIP Training Catalogue (Elevage and Viandes et Charcuteries) Scheduled inter-company and bespoke intra-company training covering pig farming fundamentals, animal welfare, biosecurity, feed formulation, meat technology, and regulatory certifications (CCPA, CCTROV/CAPTAV, CFC vétérinaires) delivered in classroom, virtual, and e-learning formats.
• Eco'Porc Video and Podcast Series Video (YouTube) and audio (SoundCloud) series providing monthly market updates, pig price analysis, and feed raw material market intelligence.
• IFIP Publications and Documentation Published reports including annual activity reports, pig industry statistics (Le porc par les chiffres), environmental performance guides, hygiene best-practice guides, and the Code des usages de la charcuterie, sold via the IFIP online store.
• IFIP Consulting and Audit Services (Prestations) On-farm technical consulting, personalized biosecurity audits, hygiene and animal health assessments, and diagnostic services delivered directly by IFIP expert engineers.
• Ion Chromatography Laboratory Services One of the first laboratories in France to offer nitrite and nitrate analysis using ion chromatography for meat product safety.

Quantifiable outcome

• 534 GEEP environmental performance diagnostics established as sector benchmarks
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ANSP (Association Nationale Sanitaire Porcine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe French Ministry of Agriculture entrusted ANSP to lead the Pig Connect Biosécurité program for African Swine Fever prevention. IFIP partners with ANSP (and SNGTV) to train 600 auditors and conduct 3,000 farm biosecurity audits, a 2 M€ state-funded initiative.
• SNGTV (Société Nationale des Groupements Techniques Vétérinaires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNGTV co-developed the mandatory e-learning module for piglet castration under anesthesia and analgesia (CASTRABEA center), mandated by the French Ministry of Agriculture. SNGTV also partners with IFIP on the Pig Connect biosecurity auditor training program.
• INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFIP partners with INRAE and Institut Agro Rennes-Angers on the InraPorc® nutrition modeling tool for pig and sow feeding recommendations, training, and formulation applications.
• ITAB (Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFIP co-organized the 2025 Technical Pig Bio Day (Journée Technique Porc Bio 2025) with ITAB, held at Le Mans.
• ACTA (Réseau des Instituts Agricoles)coreOthersIFIP is a member of the ACTA network of agricultural institutes, which supports agricultural research and knowledge transfer to farmers across France.
• ACTIA (Association des Centres Techniques de l'Industrie Agroalimentaire)coreOthersIFIP is a member of the ACTIA network of agri-food technical institutes, representing the pork sector within the broader French agri-food research ecosystem.
• France Futur Elevage (Carnot Institute)majorOthersIFIP is a member of the Carnot France Futur Elevage network, which groups research institutes focused on livestock farming and provides a framework for collaborative R&D with industry.
• FICT (Fédérations des Entreprises Françaises de Charcuterie, Traiteur)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFIP co-manages the Code des usages de la charcuterie, de la salaison et des conserves de viandes with FICT, the definitive industry standard for charcuterie practices first published in 1968.
• CNCT (Charcutiers de France / Artisans Charcutiers)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFIP co-manages the Code des usages de la charcuterie with CNCT alongside FICT, establishing shared technical and regulatory standards for artisanal and industrial charcuterie.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Idele (Institut de l'Élevage): French agricultural technical institute for ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats), organised under the same ACTA umbrella as IFIP. Closest structural peer: comparable funding model, training catalogue, applied R&D stations, digital farm tools, and regulatory mandated roles for the livestock sector.
• Arvalis: France's leading arable-crop technical institute (cereals, maize, potatoes, linseed). Same non-profit association structure, ACTA membership, training/expert/R&D mix, and farm-decision-tool portfolio model as IFIP but for crops rather than pork.
• CTIFL (Centre Technique Interprofessionnel des Fruits et Légumes): French agricultural technical institute for fruits and vegetables. Sister ACTIA/ACTA member of IFIP with an analogous training-applied-research-extension model and experimental stations, illustrating the broader technical-institute template IFIP operates within.
• ITAVI (Institut Technique des Filières Avicole, Cunicole et Piscicole): French agricultural technical institute serving the poultry, rabbit, and aquaculture sectors. Sister institute to IFIP in the ACTIA/ACTA network, with a similar mix of training, applied research, market data, and farm-decision-support tools.

Broad incumbents

• INRAE: France's national public agricultural and environmental research institute. Larger, broader, primarily upstream research; IFIP is a formal partner (InraPorc, France Futur Elevage Carnot network). Comparable on scientific output but not on commercial training or consulting business.

Regional players

• AHDB Pork (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, UK): Statutory levy-funded UK organisation covering pig sector R&D, knowledge exchange, market intelligence, and training. Operates a comparable mix of services for British pig producers, funded by statutory levy rather than French state mechanisms.
• Teagasc: Ireland's Agriculture and Food Development Authority. Comparable in operating model: applied livestock research, training, advisory services, and farm-decision tools, including for the Irish pig sector under national funding.
• Landbrug & Fødevarer (Danish Agriculture & Food Council): Denmark's trade and industry body covering pork, dairy, and other sectors. Comparable to IFIP in providing R&D-backed services, market analysis, and policy representation for a nationally important pork sector.
• Wageningen Livestock Research (Wageningen University & Research): Dutch applied livestock research body within Wageningen UR. Performs comparable functions in applied pig research, feed, welfare, and environmental assessment for the Dutch pork sector — IFIP's structural counterpart in the Netherlands.

Others

• ACTA (Réseau des Instituts Techniques Agricoles): Umbrella network of French agricultural technical institutes of which IFIP is a member. Functions as a coordinator, funder-channel, and shared-services body for IFIP and other institute peers (Idele, Arvalis, ITAVI, etc.).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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