Created in 1965, Tunisian canned food industries group (French acronym GICA) is a public institution federating professionals in fruit, vegetable and fish processing sectors under the authority of theMinistry of Industry andSMEs.
GICA is administered by a board of directors, which is chaired by M. Samir Majoul (UTICA).

The GICA’s Board of directors is composed of the following twelve members: 

  • A representative of the ministry of Industry
  • A representative of the ministry of Finance
  • A representative of the ministry of Trade
  • A representative of the ministry of Agriculture
  • Four representatives of the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA)
  • Four representatives of the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries (UTAP)