The SpecializedCommittee for Nuts and Dried Fruits of China National Food IndustryAssociation (hereinafter referred to as CNA) was registered at Ministry of Civil Affairs upon approval of the State-owned Assets Supervisionand Administration Commission of the State Council in 2005. It is a nationalindustrial association endowed with functions of national nuts and dried fruits industry management and services by the government, and now is a branch ofChina Food Industry Association.
The members of CNA contain local nuts and dried fruits associations (chambers of commerce) as well as enterprises regarding scientificresearch, plantation, raw materials, processing, marketing as well as relatedequipment, packaging, additive and ingredients providers in the entireindustrial chain.