Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter e.V.
The German Plant Breeders Association (BDP) is a registered association with offices in Bonn and Berlin. It represents the interests of the plant breeding and seed trading companies in Germany. BDP is a non-government, non-profit organization financed by its 130 member companies.
BDP voices the interests of its members, internally and externally. The most important objective is to optimize the breeding and seed trading framework with regards to:
- the organization of plant breeding research,
- the promotion of new breeding technologies,
- the development of variety protection and variety certification,
- appropriate regulations for seed marketing,
- legal conditions of plant breeding,
- protection of intellectual property,
- public communications on all relevant topics.
Decisions on all issues concerning German plant breeders are taken on European and international level. Through its national office at Brussels BDP also actively contributes to numerous committees of European association and sets up internal working groups with the aim of responding to the global responsibilities of German plant breeding. BDP’s objective is to provide quick and competent information to its members on international developments and to bring in German proposals.
Bundesvereinigung der Erzeugerorganisationen Obst und Gemüse e.V.
The German Association (BVEO) is the national confederation of fruit and vegetable producers' organizations or of their federations in accordance with the purpose of the Common Market Organization for Fruit and Vegetable of the European Union. Its office is located in Bonn. The BVEO represents its members' interests nationally and abroad. 9 regional federations are affiliated to the BVEO.
Important tasks:
- Creation of optimum marketing and promoting conditions for producers' organizations through representation of members' interests versus German ministries, institutions, food retailing industry and politics.
- Point of contact for many issues and problems of the fruit and vegetable industry.
- Grouping of members' activities in the fields of advertising, marketing and PR campaigns.
- Organization and implementation of fairs nationally and abroad.
- Diffusion of specialist and members' information.
In 2008, the group of the German producers' organizations generated a turnover amounting to approx. 2.75 billion EURO with the organized fruit, vegetable, flower and plant marketing. www.bveo.de
Federation of German Food and Drink Industries (BVE)
The Federation of German Food and Drink Industries (BVE) is the political top-level association of the German food and drink industry. Its membership comprises the branch associations and major companies. BVE's principle task is the representation of its members' common interests in the national and international context.
German Farmers’ Association
The German Farmers’ Association (DBV) is the agricultural umbrella organisation in Germany. Over 90 % of all German farmers (about 380.000) are members of DBV on a voluntary basis. DBV represents the agricultural, economical, legal, fiscal, environmental, social, educational, and socio-political interests of the agricultural and forestry sector vis-à-vis society at large and the world of politics. Via its offices in Berlin and Brussels, it acts as the contact point for all political issues debated at national and European level. One of the main aspects of its vocational work today is increasingly the effective marketing of agricultural products and the task of assuring quality of foods. Via its membership in COPA (the working group of the farmer’s associations at EU-level), the German Farmers’ Association represents farmers’ interests in dealings with the EU authorities and institutions.
German Agricultural Society
The DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts- Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society) was founded by the engineer and author Max Eyth in the year 1885. It has over 22,000 members and is a leading organisation in the agricultural and food sectors.
German Raiffeisen Association
Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e.V. – DRV (German Raiffeisen Association) is the umbrella association encompassing the agricultural and food management cooperatives in Germany, to which almost all farmers, horticultural businesses and winegrowers belong. The 2,900 members of DRV include cooperatives of all sizes with local as well as international operations and revenues totalling more than € 38 billion.
DRV's work is based on the original cooperative principle of personal responsibility combined with the joining of forces to benefit both business and society. In its capacity as an umbrella association, it represents the interests of its cooperatives, who are actively engaged in the purchasing, processing and marketing of agricultural products. Factors contributing to success
- Rigorous focus on current market requirements and future trends
- Continuous increase in efficiency throughout the process chain
- Horizontal bundling in response to consolidation in the food retail sector
- Application and continuous refinement of quality management systems
- Optimisation of transparency and hygiene along entire process chain.
German Dairy / Export-Union für Milchprodukte
The Association of Dairy Producers represents the interests of some 100 member companies. If we include our co-operation partners in the equation, the figures cover around 95% of all German dairy supplies, or 26 million tons of milk. The sector overall has a turnover of 20 billion euro, making it one of the sectors with the highest turnover in the German food industry.
Animal Breeding in Germany
Breeding animals from Germany enjoy a very good reputation all over the world. Beside the optimization of the achievement potential, the characteristics of health and fitness are also in an important consideration.
The genetically improvement of the agricultural livestock is targeted by the breeding organizations. They have a long tradition about more than 100 years. The breeding federations are competitive companies of breeding and insemination. They aim their breeding programs at the requirements of the market.
German Meat GmbH
German Meat is the joint export promotion organization of the German meat industry. The aim of German Meat is to promote the export of products made by the German meat industry. It helps you to find exactly the right supplier of meat and meat products from Germany.
German Sweets
German Sweets e.V. (German Association for the Promotion of Chocolate, Confectionery, Biscuit, Snack and Ice-cream Exports) is the committed export partner of the German confectionery industry.Founded in 1977, our organisation meanwhile counts round about 100 companies from the manufacturing sectors chocolate products, sugar confectionery, fine bakery wares, ice cream, snacks, and raw pastes among its members.
VDMA Agricultural Machinery
We are lobbyist, spokesman, service provider, consultant and information broker for the manufacturers of agricultural engineering. Approximately 150 companies of the industry are organised in the Agricultural Machinery Association. Specialised departments are the networks for common sounding and pursuing of the particular interests. They are often the source of projects and initiatives of the association.
Verband der Ausfuhrbrauereien Nord-, West- und Südwestdeutschlands e.V.
The Association of the Export Breweries of Northern, Western and Southwestern Germany was established in 1946 and its task is to safeguard and promote the foreign trade interests of its member breweries throughout Germany (outside Bavaria). Central concerns are guidance and advice for members in all issues relating to export, and representation of their interests vis-à-vis government bodies at national and European level, and also vis-à-vis third countries.
Verband Deutscher Weinexporteure e.V.
German wines are marketed all over the world. About 20% of an annual harvest are sold in more than 100 countries worldwide. During the last years German wines have enjoyed an increase in demand not only on the domestic German market but also on export markets.
However, import regulations for wine differ from one country to another and occasionally lead to trade complications or even to trade barriers whose solution is subject to the commitment of the German Wine Exporters' Association in Bonn. German wine exporting companies belonging to this Association profit from their membership in many respects, e.g. information and assistance with regard to trade regulations and international wine trade statistics as well as the collection and evaluation of market data on specific target markets.
Member companies strongly profit from the Association's anchored position within an international network of organisations and institutions relevant to international trading matters not only on the national but also on the European and on the international level. In this way the Association of German Wine Exporters provides a solide basis to its member companies to successfully start and extend their German wine exporting business around the world.
