AIPP Associazione Italiana Protezione delle Piante

What AIPP Associazione Italiana Protezione delle Piante does

AIPP — Associazione Italiana per la Protezione delle Piante (Italian Association for Plant Protection) is a non-profit scientific society founded on May 13, 1992 in Milan, through the merger of two predecessor bodies: the Società Italiana di Fitoiatria (SIF, founded 1951 in Pavia) and the Associazione Fitopatologica Italiana (AFI, founded 1973 in Bari). It is the primary Italian scientific society bridging plant protection research and applied practice, with a membership of approximately 850 professionals spanning phytosanitary consultants, regional public plant protection service technicians, agricultural input company representatives, university researchers, and students. The legal registered office is hosted at the Department of Biotechnology of the University of Verona.

The association's core deliverables are membership-based scientific services rather than technology products. These include the annual 'Giornate Fitopatologiche' conference, the biennial 'Bilanci fitosanitari' national crop-by-crop phytosanitary reporting series (10 sessions), the 'Notiziario sulla Protezione delle Piante' newsletter, hybrid webinars, training courses (statistics, scientific communication, biostimulants/biocontrol, Winter School on phytosanitary experimentation), and three award programs (AIPP-GF PhD Award, Premio Annamaria Vercesi, and the AIPP-IAAS Italia short-video competition). Distribution is domestic Italian only, via direct website enrollment, hybrid in-person and online events, and free digital content on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Instagram, and a member-only WhatsApp group.

The business model is a traditional non-profit subscription model with two principal revenue streams: annual membership dues (€15 student, €30 ordinary, €150 company, €500 sponsor) and corporate sponsorship tied to visibility at events and on the website. The 20+ disclosed sponsors include the major global and Italian agrochemical and biocontrol companies (BASF, Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, FMC, Gowan, Koppert, Biogard, Sipcam, Staphyt, Ascenza, UPL, Diachem, and others). Operations are run by a 2-person Technical Secretariat, with governance by an 11-member Consiglio Direttivo elected every three years; Nicola Mori was elected President for the 2026-2028 term in February 2026.

Name

AIPP Associazione Italiana Protezione delle Piante

Legal name

Associazione Italiana per la Protezione delle Piante

Website

https://aipp.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AIPP is an Italian non-profit scientific association that unites roughly 850 phytosanitary consultants, public service technicians, agrochemical industry representatives, academics, and students around plant protection research, training, and policy. It operates events, the 'Bilanci fitosanitari' national crop reporting series, training courses, and award programs, funded by membership dues and corporate sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Verona

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: AIPP generates revenue primarily through annual membership fees paid by individual members (€30/year for ordinary members, €15/year for students), company members (€150/year for legal entities), and sponsor members (€500/year). These fees constitute the core operating revenue of the non-profit association.
2. Sponsorship: Sponsors pay €500/year to support the association. In return, sponsors receive visibility on the AIPP website and at association events. The sponsor portfolio includes major agrochemical and agricultural technology companies (BASF, Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, FMC, Gowan, Koppert, Biogard, Sipcam, Staphyt, Anadiag, Agreea, GEA, Agrin, Ascenza, UPL, Diachem, Vivai Rauscedo, Serbios).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

AIPP is a non-profit Italian scientific society that provides continuing education, professional networking, scientific publications, and industry events for the plant protection community. It sells annual memberships (ordinary, student, company, sponsor), organizes the annual Giornate Fitopatologiche conference, the Bilanci Fitosanitari webinar series, training courses, awards, and a newsletter (Notiziario sulla Protezione delle Piante) for phytosanitary consultants, public service technicians, agricultural input companies, researchers and students.

Product overview

AIPP is a scientific association (not a technology company) focused on plant protection in Italy. It does not offer software products but provides educational and informational services including publications (Notiziario newsletter), annual conferences (Giornate Fitopatologiche), webinar series (Bilanci Fitosanitari), and award programs (PhD Award, Premio Annamaria Vercesi). The association also maintains communication channels including WhatsApp for member engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Notiziario sulla Protezione delle Piante (Newsletter) Official newsletter used to communicate news, event announcements, and scientific updates about plant protection topics to members and subscribers.
• Giornate Fitopatologiche (Phytopathology Days) Annual scientific conference series held in Italy covering plant pathology and plant protection topics, featuring presentations, workshops, and award ceremonies for researchers and practitioners.
• Bilanci Fitosanitari (Phytosanitary Balance Reports) Biennial series of webinars and national reports covering the phytosanitary status and pest/disease situation of various Italian crops organized by region.
• AIPP-GF PhD Award Annual award competition co-organized with Giornate Fitopatologiche offering three €1,000 prizes for best doctoral theses in sustainable crop protection, open to graduates under age 35.
• Premio Annamaria Vercesi (Master's Thesis Prize) Annual master's thesis award dedicated to Prof. Annamaria Vercesi recognizing outstanding contributions to plant protection knowledge.
• Video Award AIPP-IAAS Italia 'La protezione delle piante in un minuto' Annual video competition co-organized with IAAS Italia inviting young people to create one-minute videos on plant protection topics for awareness and outreach.
• Training Courses (Statistics, Scientific Communication, Biostimulants) Professional training courses for members covering experimental statistics, scientific communication, biostimulants and biocontrol, and a Winter School on phytosanitary experimentation methodology.
• Annual Membership (Ordinary / Student / Company / Sponsor) Annual membership program offering four tiers — ordinary individual (€30/year), student (€15/year), company (€150/year), and sponsor (€500/year) — providing access to events, publications, training, networking, and visibility.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,200 participants in the 2024-2025 activity cycle combining the AIPP Conference in Ancona and the 'Bilanci fitosanitari' series in hybrid (in-person and online) format.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CONAF (Consiglio Nazionale Ordine Nazionale dei Dottori Agronomi e dei Dottori Forestali)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026A cooperation agreement between AIPP and CONAF was signed on June 11, 2026, in Udine during the CONAF National Assembly of Presidents, by AIPP President Nicola Mori and CONAF President. The agreement was approved by the AIPP Board of Directors on November 21. The partnership aims to strengthen collaboration between the two professional organizations, including joint events such as the December 16, 2025 conference on phytosanitary consulting in Rome at MASAF-Parlamentino, and to support policy dialogue on sustainable plant protection.
• ANVE (Associazione Nazionale Vivaisti Esportatori)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPP collaborates with ANVE on the 'Growing in ANVE' webinar series, now in its III edition in 2026. The four-episode cycle covers plant protection topics relevant to the nursery and ornamental plant sector, including Popillia japonica, Xylella fastidiosa, ornamental plant defense, and royalties/plant variety rights. AIPP and ANVE co-organize and co-brand these events.
• CREA (Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREA is a key institutional partner for AIPP. CREA researchers participate in AIPP events (e.g., Valerio Battaglia of CREA as AIPP Secretary-Treasurer). AIPP co-organized the May 12, 2026 conference on the National Phytosanitary Laboratories Network with CREA, the SFN, and the Università Politecnica delle Marche in Ancona. CREA contributes to the 'Bilanci fitosanitari' series.
• Università Politecnica delle MarchecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPP co-organized the May 12, 2026 International Plant Health Day conference with CREA, SFN, and the Università Politecnica delle Marche in Ancona. The university hosted the AIPP 2025 Conference ('La salute delle piante, tra sostenibilità e nuove sfide') on May 12-14, 2025 at the Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali.
• Giornate Fitopatologiche (GF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPP and Giornate Fitopatologiche co-organize the annual PhD Award (AIPP-GF PhD Award) offering three €1,000 prizes for the best doctoral theses in sustainable plant protection. The award ceremony takes place at the Giornate Fitopatologiche annual conference.
• ARPTRA (Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca e la Divulgazione Antiparassitari)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPP collaborated with ARPTRA on the second edition of the statistics course 'Dal quesito sperimentale alla raccolta ed analisi dei dati' (October-November 2025), held with FISSSA and IAAS Italia and under the patronage of the DiSAA, University of Milan.
• FISSSA (Federazione Italiana Società Scientifiche Agrarie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPP collaborated with FISSSA on the Winter School AIPP-FISSSA on phytosanitary experimentation and on the second edition of the statistics course (2025). FISSSA is an umbrella federation of Italian agricultural scientific societies.
• IAAS Italia (International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPP co-organizes with IAAS Italia the video award 'La protezione delle piante in un minuto', now in its V edition (2025). The award is targeted at young people and students and promotes plant protection awareness through short video content.
• SEI-Ea and SIPaVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPP maintains ongoing collaborative relationships with SEI-Ea (Società Entomologica Italiana - Sezione Entomologia Applicata) and SIPaV (Società Italiana di Patologia Vegetale), participating in joint events and contributing to the 'Libro bianco per una difesa fitosanitaria sostenibile' presented at the Agritech Naples conference.
• AssosementiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPP co-organized a webinar with Assosementi (Italian Seed Association) on 'Criticità legate ai patogeni trasmissibili per seme' (December 19, 2024), addressing seed-transmitted pathogen challenges.
• IOBC-WPRS (International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Plants and Animals, West Palearctic Regional Section)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPP participated in the IOBC-WPRS Conference in Turin (June 11-14, 2025) and organized a roundtable on biopesticide registration ('A winding road to biopesticides registration: bottlenecks and opportunities') on June 12, 2025, as part of the conference program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO): EPPO is the intergovernmental plant protection organization covering 52 European and Mediterranean countries. Like AIPP, it produces phytosanitary standards, alerts, and scientific content, but operates at an international governmental level rather than as a national scientific society.
• IOBC-WPRS (International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control): IOBC-WPRS is the West Palearctic section of the international biocontrol organization and is an explicit AIPP partner. It operates at a supranational level on biological control of pests, partially overlapping AIPP's applied plant protection focus.

Emerging players

• FISSSA (Federazione Italiana Società Scientifiche Agrarie): FISSSA is the umbrella federation of Italian agricultural scientific societies and is an AIPP partner on the Winter School and statistics courses. It is a complementary body rather than a competitor, but its coordinating role overlaps AIPP's convening function.
• Consiglio Nazionale Ordine dei Dottori Agronomi e dei Dottori Forestali (CONAF): CONAF is the Italian national order of agronomists and forestry doctors, representing ~20,000+ registered professionals. AIPP signed a strategic cooperation agreement with CONAF in June 2026, making it a closely linked complementary professional organization rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Società Italiana di Patologia Vegetale (SIPaV): SIPaV is the Italian scientific society specifically for plant pathology and is explicitly listed as a partner of AIPP. It is the most directly comparable Italian sister society, with overlapping membership in academic and applied plant pathology.
• American Phytopathological Society (APS): APS is the largest US-based scientific society for plant pathology, publishing journals, hosting the annual meeting, and serving academic, industry, and government members. It is the closest international structural analogue to AIPP and operates on a similar member-driven model for plant protection science.
• British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP): BSPP is the UK's national scientific society for plant pathology, running conferences, publications, and outreach for plant pathology professionals. It mirrors AIPP's structure of individual members, academic leadership, and an annual scientific meeting.
• Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft (DPG): DPG is the German scientific society for plant protection, organizing conferences, working groups, and publications in phytomedicine. It is the most direct German counterpart to AIPP and the closest structural peer for cross-border benchmarking.
• Società Entomologica Italiana - Sezione Entomologia Applicata (SEI-Ea): SEI-Ea is the Italian applied entomology section and is identified as an AIPP collaborator on joint events and the 'Libro bianco' on sustainable plant protection. It is a sister Italian scientific society with overlapping applied-pest-management membership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/AippProtezionePiante
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aipp-associazione-italiana-protezione-delle-piante
• Instagraminstagram.com/aipp_protezione_piante

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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