Miller Magazine Issue: 134 February 2021

62 TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM MILLER / february 2021 Mr. Rebgui, what is CDAAI-Agrodiv? CDAAI is at the service of professionals in the agricultural and food industry. CDAAI AGRODIV develops professional expertise and, at the request of the customer, to support operators in the dynamics of competitiveness and growth of cereal subsidiaries in the current market context. The mission of the CDAAI is to provide technical assis- tance to the grain subsidiaries of the Agrodiv Group and to the operators of the agro-food industry. Our six de- partments and our management offer analytical services in various fields: Certification of cereals, physicochemis- try, biochemistry, technological rheology, microbiological toxicology and manufacturing tests. We support the operators with advice, action and as- sistance. The CDAAI is committed to the growth and de- velopment of the sector by providing technical assistance and advice, analyses, laboratory tests, training, research and development, information and communication to operators in the agri-food sector. The joint efforts of CDAAI staff to meet expectations and provide customers with services are adapted to the Djamel Rebgui Expert Assessor for Cereals and Derivatives Agro-Industrial Analysis Development Centre In the scope of the accreditation of the current version 2017 of ISO 17025 in its laboratory, the Agro-Industrial Analysis Development Centre (CDAAI-Agrodiv, Algeria) has validated the Brabender Moisture Tester MT-C for compliance with the ISO 712 method (Grain and Cereal Products - Determination of Moisture Content). Djamel Rebgui, expert assessor for cereals and derivatives at CDAAI-Agrodiv, explains the benefits of the MT-C for him and his colleagues. Importance of water content in the grain industry Interview: Markus Löns