The International Hop Growers’ Convention has been set up to safeguard the common interests of hop growers. From the activity of the IHGC are excluded all political questions as also all questions not concerning the common interests of hop growers. 

Some important common initiatives are drafted within resolutions (see IHGC resolution 2008). Its most important objectives are included within its  commissions:
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• Economic Commission: to collect and collate figures on hop acreage, crops, alpha acid production, hop varieties produced and a price level of hops in  member countries. Information is used for analysis and estimations of world hop industry supply;

• Scientific Commission: to promote high scientific research results in a field of hop breeding, chemistry and quality of hops and hop diseases and pests;

• Technical Commission: to exchange results in a development of technology in a growing and processing of hops. 

 

Standing orders of the IHGC