CPIA Argentina

What CPIA Argentina does

CPIA Argentina (Consejo Profesional de Ingeniería Agronómica) is a self-governing professional regulatory council established in 1944 that licenses and oversees agronomic engineers nationwide. Headquartered in Buenos Aires with a headcount of 77, it maintains the public registry of habilitated agronomic professionals (40,000+ registered members) required to legally practice the profession in Argentina, and operates a federally-deployed delegate network (CPIA Federal) covering all Argentine provinces. Beyond its core regulatory mandate, CPIA runs a suite of member services: CPIA Capacitaciones, a WordPress-based e-learning platform offering 40+ on-demand courses and 20+ webinars priced at USD 40-354 (ARS 5,000-354,000); a public Búsqueda de Profesionales Habilitados registry search; the Comunidad CPIA professional community; a Búsquedas Laborales job board with roles in the ARS 1,000,000-1,800,000 monthly band and ARS 8,500 postings; and the MI CPIA member portal and mobile app.

The organization's principal commercial extensions outside the core registry are the Sello Elaboración Segura (SES) food-safety certification for gastronomic establishments and a published Honorarios Orientativos reference fee guide. Technology architecture is conventional — WordPress with an LMS plugin layer, WooCommerce for transactional checkout, and a member portal/mobile-app layer for credentialing access — with no disclosed proprietary data assets or AI components. Strategic institutional partnerships span universities (FAUBA, UADE, UCA, UNLZ, and others) and major agronomy sector bodies (INTA, SENASA, SRA, CREA, AAPRESID, IRAM, CASAFE).

CPIA is not publicly traded, has no parent company or PE backing, and operates under a regulatory council charter rather than a commercial equity structure. Revenue mechanics consist of recurring professional registration/matriculación dues paid by the 40,000+ member base, transactional e-learning course sales, SES certification service fees, job-board posting fees, and Congress-related revenue. The combination of statutory monopoly plus member-funded service monetization supports durable cash generation but does not fit a conventional equity-investment valuation framework.

Name

CPIA Argentina

Legal name

Consejo Profesional de Ingeniería Agronómica

Website

https://cpia.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CPIA Argentina (Consejo Profesional de Ingeniería Agronómica) is a self-governing professional regulatory council, established 1944, that licenses agronomic engineers and operates e-learning, certification, and member services for 40,000+ registered agronomy professionals nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Registration Fees (Matriculación): Annual membership fees for agricultural engineers required to legally practice in Argentina. Fees are regulated and published as 'Arancel Profesional Mínimos y Orientativos' with coefficients updated periodically.
2. E-Learning Courses and Certifications: Revenue from paid online courses (e.g., Biofilms course at USD 90, Control Microbiológico at USD 40, BPM implementation courses at USD 82) and professional webinars. Both self-managed and instructor-led formats available.
3. Professional Services and Commissions: Commissions from professional services including the Sello Elaboración Segura certification and other professional commissions (encomiendas profesionales) issued through the council.
4. Professional Introduction Talks: Free introductory professional exercise talks delivered to university students in their final years, aimed at recruiting future members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CPIA Argentina is the national professional regulatory council for agronomic engineers, providing professional registration (matriculación) that legally authorizes practice. It delivers continuing education through CPIA Capacitaciones (an e-learning platform), professional networking via Comunidad CPIA, the Agropost Digital publication, and the Sello Elaboración Segura (SES) food safety certification program serving the gastronomic industry.

Product overview

CPIA Argentina (Consejo Profesional de Ingeniería Agronómica) is a nationally-jurisdicted professional association governing agronomic engineering and related bio-agroindustrial disciplines in Argentina. Its digital portfolio consists of a member portal (MI CPIA), an online e-learning platform (CPIA Capacitaciones) offering self-paced courses and professional seminars, a professional networking community (Comunidad CPIA), the Agropost Digital publication, a public registry search (Búsqueda de Profesionales Habilitados), a job board (Búsquedas Laborales), a reference professional fee guide (Honorarios Orientativos), the Sello Elaboración Segura (SES) food safety certification service, and the Charla de Ejercicio Profesional orientation program. The e-learning platform operates at elearning.cpia.org.ar with both ARS and USD pricing and is built on a WordPress-based campus with WooCommerce payment infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sello Elaboración Segura (SES): Certification service for food safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (BPM) for gastronomic establishments
• Agropost Digital
• Comunidad CPIA
• CPIA Capacitaciones

Products and services

• Matriculación Profesional (Professional Registration)

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• Universidad de Buenos Aires - FAUBAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAUBA (Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires) is listed among partner universities for professional collaboration and student outreach.
• INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Agricultural Technology Institute, a key partner in the agricultural professional ecosystem.
• SENASA (Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health and agricultural food quality service, a key regulatory partner in food safety and agricultural production.
• Sociedad Rural Argentina (SRA)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentina's major agricultural association representing rural producers.
• CREAmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural research consortium supporting sustainable agricultural development.
• AAPRESIDmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of no-till producers promoting sustainable agriculture.
• Universidad AustralmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversidad Austral has a framework agreement with CPIA for exclusive discounts on postgraduate courses for registered professionals.
• IRAM (Instituto Argentino de Normalización)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentine standardization institute for quality management and certification.
• CASAFEmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of Agricultural Safety Formulators and Companies for crop protection products.
• FertilizarmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for proper fertilizer use in Argentine agriculture.
• Campo LimpiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram for proper disposal of agricultural chemical containers.
• CIAFA, CIAFBAmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentine and Buenos Aires province chemistry professional associations.
• UADE, UCA, UCU, UM, UNLZ, UNNOBAmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner universities including UADE, Universidad Católica Argentina, Universidad de la Universidad de Concepción del Uruguay, Universidad de Palermo, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora, and Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de Buenos Aires.
• AACS, AAEA, AATA, CAI, CIAM, CIN, CPCAmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious agricultural and food industry professional associations including Argentine Agronomy College Confederation, Argentine Agricultural Economics Association, Argentine Association of Agribusiness, Argentine Food Industry Association, National Agricultural Council, and Argentine Chambers.
• BPA, RTRS, RNminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBest Practices Agriculture, Round Table on Responsible Soy, and other sustainability certification organizations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• CREA: Argentine agricultural research and producer consortium and CPIA partner. Comparable as a member-driven agricultural organization offering training, networking, and knowledge exchange across Argentine regions.
• AAPRESID: Argentine association of no-till producers and a CPIA partner. Comparable as a membership-based Argentine agricultural organization providing professional development, certifications (BPA), and content to its constituency.
• Sociedad Rural Argentina (SRA): Largest Argentine rural producers' association and a listed CPIA partner. Comparable in serving an agricultural community in Argentina through membership services, training events, and advocacy — though oriented to producers rather than professionals.

Direct peers

• Colegio de Ingenieros Agrónomos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires: Argentine provincial agronomic engineers' professional council. A peer in the same professional regulatory niche at the sub-national level, providing matriculación and continuing education to agronomic engineers within Buenos Aires province.
• Consejo Profesional de Ingeniería Civil (CPIC): Argentine professional council for civil engineers, offering nearly identical functions to CPIA: mandatory matriculación, fee schedules, e-learning, certification, and provincial federal coordination. Most directly comparable peer given shared regulatory model and national jurisdiction.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE): Historic UK-based membership body serving the agricultural community with professional standards, certifications, events, and education — broadly analogous institutional model to CPIA on a different continent.
• American Society of Agronomy (ASA): US-based scientific society for agronomists with analogous mission of professional development, certification (CCA program), publications, and continuing education. Comparable at the function level for the agronomy professional community globally.

Others

• INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria): Argentina's national agricultural technology institute and CPIA's core institutional partner. Comparable as an ecosystem participant delivering agricultural extension, training, and research to Argentine professionals and producers.
• IRAM (Instituto Argentino de Normalización): Argentine standards and certification body and CPIA partner. Comparable as a national quality certification issuer, with analogous relationships to food safety (SES counterpart), professional standards, and fee-based services.
• CASAFE (Cámara de Sanidad Agropecuaria y Fertilizantes): Argentine chamber for crop protection formulators and a CPIA partner. Comparable as an industry chamber serving the agricultural ecosystem through certifications, professional training, and regulatory advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cpiaoficial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvawBBbH6WjB4VyMTDwHRaA
• Facebookfacebook.com/CPIAArgentina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/el-consejo-de-los-profesionales-bio-agro-industriales-de-argentina
• Instagraminstagram.com/cpiaoficial/?hl=es-la

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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