Jaime Piçarra elected Honorary Member at XXVII FEFAC Congress 2016 in Antalya

At the occasion of the XXVII FEFAC Congress in Antalya Jaime Piçarra was elected Honorary Member. Jaime Piçarra (IACA) was commended for his personal contribution to the establishment of the “technical solution” approach for feed grain imports in the EU GM policy.

His outstanding leadership at the highest EU decision-maker level was considered as a crucial element in the regulatory process. Piçarra’s profound knowledge of agricultural markets and EU regulatory systems, combined with exceptional diplomatic skills and human qualities, allowed him to excel in defending FEFAC’s positions at numerous EU and international stakeholder meeting, such as the DG AGRI Advisory Groups on Agricultural Markets & CAP reform and the GMCC conferences on biotechnology.

Since FEFAC was founded as a federation in 1959, the title Honorary Member has been awarded to the following persons: Mr Hubert Marek, Prof. Marcel van Belle, Mr Carl Brenninkmeyer, Mr André Namur, Mr Franz-Josef Juchem, Mr Giordano Veronesi, Mrs Helen Raine and Mr Marek Kumprecht.