APIFP Asia Pacific Institute of Food Professionals
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Melbourne, Australia · Christchurch, New Zealand info-apifp@asia.com
About APIFP

Securing food for the future in a changing world.

A non-profit professional organisation giving Asia-Pacific food professionals a platform to address regional food challenges together.

Dr Malik Altaf Hussain, Executive Director of APIFP
Welcome

APIFP is a non-profit professional organisation that has been developed to provide Asia-Pacific food professionals with a platform to address regional food challenges.

The Asia-Pacific faces a diversity of food-related challenges, including food security, food safety, poor quality in health foods, and an overall shortage in its food supply. There is a strong need to develop more and better regional collaborations and cooperative arrangements.

APIFP has been established to connect regional food professionals for the benefit of the public and the local food sector through education, research, training and regular engagement.

We warmly welcome the participation of food professionals around the globe, and specifically from the Asia-Pacific region.

Dr Malik Altaf Hussain
Executive Director · apifp2015@asia.com

Our philosophy

Future food supply challenges need collaboration, engagement, communication and continuous effort to address them effectively.

Our history

Established in January 2015 to consolidate efforts for the development of the food sector in the Asia-Pacific.

Our key events
  • Annual conference
  • Regional workshops
  • Student competitions and awards
  • Professional meetings
Our mission

Lead, involve, coordinate and promote activities that build a powerful food professionals’ network in the Asia-Pacific.

Executive management

The people who lead APIFP.

The Executive Management directs the association to meet its objectives. Executive Committee 2020–2022.

Dr Malik Altaf Hussain

Dr Malik Altaf Hussain

Executive Director

Australia
Professor William Riley

Prof William Riley

Associate Executive Director (Professional activities)

Canada
Professor Ida Idayu Muhamad

Prof Ida Idayu Muhamad

Executive Committee Member

Malaysia

Assoc. Prof Alaa El-Din Bekhit

Associate Executive Director (Academic engagement)

New Zealand

Assoc. Prof Marzieh Hosseininezhad

Associate Executive Director (Scientific and technical programs)

Iran

Prof Ravi Gooneratne

Executive Committee Member

New Zealand

Assoc. Prof Chaleeda Borompichaichartkul

Executive Committee Member

Thailand

Dr Abdur Sattar Shah

Executive Committee Member

Pakistan

Dr Shahid Raza

Executive Committee Member

Pakistan
Regional committees

Leading locally across the region.

Regional committees lead, involve, coordinate and promote APIFP activities in their countries.

Dr Kitipong Assatarakul in a laboratory
Dr Kitipong Assatarakul
APIFP Champion, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Malaysia

  • Dr Dayang Norulfairuz Abang Zaidel (UTM) · Chair
  • Ms Nurul Asyikin Md Zaki (UiTM)
  • Dr Gokul Shankar (AIMST)

Thailand

  • Dr Kitipong Assatarakul

China

  • Professor Lijun Sun

Vietnam

  • Dr Gia-Buu Tran · Chair

Pakistan

  • Dr Abdul Sattar Shah · Chair
  • Rana Awais Khan

India

  • Assoc. Prof Dr Sachin Gupta · Chair

Middle East

  • Prof Shafiur Rahman (SQU) · Chair
Partners & hosts

Working with institutions across the region.

Our workshops and symposia are delivered in partnership with universities and research institutes.

PartnerResearch Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST)Mashhad, Iranen.rifst.ac.ir ↗
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Chulalongkorn UniversityBangkok, Thailand
Jinan UniversityGuangzhou, China
Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam
National University of SingaporeSingapore
AIMST UniversityKedah, Malaysia
Institute of Animal Sciences for Southern VietnamVietnam

Partner or sponsor APIFP. Interested in hosting a workshop or supporting our work? Email info-apifp@asia.com.

HistoryExecutive Committee 2015–2019

Dr Malik Altaf Hussain

Executive Director

New Zealand / Australia

Prof William Riley

Executive Member

Canada

Prof Wu Xi-Yang

Executive Member

China

Prof Shuze Tang

Executive Member

China

Prof Ravi Gooneratne

Executive Member

New Zealand

Assoc. Prof Alaa El-Din Bekhit

Executive Member

New Zealand

Assoc. Prof Marzieh Hosseininezhad

Executive Member

Iran

Prof Ida Idayu Muhamad

Executive Member

Malaysia

Assoc. Prof Dam Sao Mai

Executive Member

Vietnam

Assoc. Prof Chaleeda Borompichaichartkul

Executive Member

Thailand

Prof Quang D. Nguyen

Executive Member

Hungary