Turkish World Agriculture Union

What Turkish World Agriculture Union does

Türk Dünyası Tarım Birliği (Turkish World Agriculture Union, TDTB) is a multilateral agricultural cooperation organization founded in November 2022 and headquartered in Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey. It is structured as a private, for-profit membership-based association with 51–100 employees, and operates under Turkish KVKK data-protection compliance. The union brings together five founding member countries — Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan — and three observer members — Hungary, Turkmenistan and the Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic — to facilitate cross-border agricultural trade, technology transfer and policy coordination across the Turkic-speaking world, a footprint it characterizes as roughly 170 million people, $1.5 trillion of combined national income and $850 billion of total export potential, with current intra-member trade of approximately $42 billion and an agricultural share within that of about $5 billion.

The organization's product surface consists of three offerings. First, Agrico Marketplace is a digital B2B e-commerce platform that connects buyers and sellers of new and used agricultural machinery, equipment, plant nutrition and protection products, seeds and other agricultural goods on a 24/7 year-round basis. Second, the Agro Business Forum is an annual international event convened in member states to convene the international agricultural sector for new partnerships and export-market access. Third, Tarım Ticaret Buluşmaları (Agricultural Trade Meetings) are structured bilateral B2B sessions in which agricultural firms meet potential buyers, government authorities and import/export counterparties in target markets. The organization is led by Chairman Doğan Başaran and General Secretary Prof Dr Bülent Gülçubuk (Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics).

TDTB's revenue model is built on three streams: recurring membership contributions from the 5 full and 3 observer member countries; fees and participation revenue from organizing the Agro Business Forum and Agricultural Trade Meetings; and transaction or service revenue from the Agrico Marketplace platform. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market combines event-driven B2B matchmaking and an API-first digital marketplace, supported by a corporate website, active social-media presence on Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and YouTube, an email newsletter, and earned media coverage in Turkish and Turkic press outlets. Primary customer segments are Turkic-state agricultural ministries and the private-sector agricultural firms operating across member countries; secondary segments are farmers and producers in member states seeking inclusive financial services and modern agricultural technology.

Name

Turkish World Agriculture Union

Legal name

TÜRK DÜNYASI TARIM BİRLİĞİ

Website

https://tdtb.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Turkish World Agriculture Union (TDTB) is a multilateral agricultural cooperation organization founded in 2022 that facilitates cross-border agricultural trade among five founding and three observer Turkic-speaking member countries via the Agrico Marketplace platform, Agro Business Forum, and bilateral Agricultural Trade Meetings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Trade Facilitation

NAICS

Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities (92614)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAFAHAL

Agriculture Inputs & Farm Supply Marketplaces

Consumer Products & Retail/E-commerce & Marketplaces/Wholesale/B2B E-commerce Marketplaces

SECONDARYCRAFAJAC

Cross-border B2B/Wholesale Trade Marketplaces

Consumer Products & Retail/E-commerce & Marketplaces/Cross-border & International E-commerce

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperation
• B2B trade facilitation
• Agricultural marketplace
• Trade forum services
• Member-based association

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Revenue generated from membership subscriptions from the 5 founding member countries (Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan) and 3 observer member countries (Hungary, Turkmenistan, Northern Cyprus)
2. Event Participation: Revenue from organizing Agro Business Forum events and Agricultural Trade Meetings, hosting companies from member countries for bilateral business meetings
3. Agrico Marketplace Platform Services: Digital platform services for agricultural trade facilitation, connecting buyers and sellers of agricultural products, machinery, and equipment across member countries

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Turkish World Agriculture Union is a multilateral agricultural cooperation organization that facilitates trade, technology transfer, and policy coordination among 8 Turkic-speaking countries. It sells access to its Agrico Marketplace digital B2B platform for agricultural machinery, equipment, and product trade, organizes the Agro Business Forum international conference, and runs Agricultural Trade Meetings (Tarım Ticaret Buluşmaları) for bilateral B2B matchmaking.

Product overview

Turkish World Agriculture Union operates as a multilateral agricultural cooperation organization with three main offerings: (1) Agrico Marketplace — a 24/7 online B2B platform connecting agricultural machinery, equipment, and product traders across Turkic States; (2) Agro Business Forum — an annual international conference that convenes agricultural sector stakeholders for networking and export market development; and (3) Agricultural Trade Meetings — structured B2B matchmaking sessions enabling companies to meet with authorities and conduct market research in target countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Agrico Marketplace: A marketplace platform that brings together buyers and sellers in the agricultural sector, facilitating trade of new and second-hand agricultural machinery, equipment, plant nutrition and protection products, seeds, and other agricultural products year-round, 24/7.

Products and services

• Agrico Marketplace Online B2B agricultural trade platform that connects buyers and sellers for both new and used agricultural machinery, equipment, plant nutrition and protection products, seeds, and other agricultural products across Turkic states, available 24/7 year-round. Targeted at agricultural sector companies in member and observer countries.
• Agro Business Forum An annual international agricultural business forum organized under the auspices of Turkish World Agriculture Union that brings together the international agricultural sector for new partnerships and export markets across Turkic States and partner countries. Provides participants access to leading companies in the sector and exposure to current status and innovations in agricultural trade.
• Agricultural Trade Meetings (Tarım Ticaret Buluşmaları) B2B meeting platform that hosts agricultural sector companies for bilateral business meetings with potential buyers in target markets, providing opportunities to meet with authorities, conduct import/export product analysis, and perform market research. Targeted at agricultural trading companies expanding into new geographies.

Quantifiable outcome

• $5 billion agricultural exports within Turkic member countries from total $42 billion intra-member trade
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AzerbaijancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Azerbaijan is a founding member country of the Turkish World Agriculture Union. The country hosted Agro Business Forum events in 2022 and 2023, serving as the primary venue for agricultural business cooperation and trade meetings among member states. The Azerbaijan model is being followed by other projects in Central Asia.
• KazakhstancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Kazakhstan is a founding member country of the union. TDTB Chairman Doğan Başaran met with Uzbekistan Agriculture Minister Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov and Azerbaijan Agriculture Minister Majnun Mammadov in Kazakhstan to discuss agricultural cooperation.
• KyrgyzstancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Kyrgyzstan is a founding member country. The Bishkek Summit was featured in Turkey's official 'Ayın Tarihi' (Historical Event of the Month) magazine published by the Presidency Communications Directorate.
• TurkeycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Turkey is the founding member and headquarters host country. Turkey plays an active role in the agricultural development and trade of Central Asia, with Ankara University faculty member Prof. Dr. Bülent Gülçubuk serving as Secretary General.
• UzbekistancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Uzbekistan is a founding member country. The Samarkand Summit in November 2022 was where Northern Cyprus joined as an observer member.
• Northern Cyprus Turkish RepublicminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Joined as observer member during the Samarkand Summit in November 2022. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean with significant agricultural activity.
• HungaryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2021Hungary joined as an observer member during the TDT Summit held in Turkey in November 2021. Hungary is a European Union member country expanding the union's geographic reach.
• TurkmenistanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2021Turkmenistan joined as an observer member during the Turkey TDT Summit in November 2021, representing a Central Asian country with significant agricultural potential.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Agrozernotorg: Russian/CIS agricultural commodity exchange operating across former-Soviet grain markets. Comparable as a regional B2B grain trading platform serving CIS geographies that overlap with TDTB's Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan territory.
• Grain Trade (XTrade): Black Sea / Eastern European grain and agricultural commodity trading platform. Comparable as a regional agricultural commodity marketplace operating in geographies adjacent to TDTB's Central Asian and Turkish footprint.

Emerging players

• EC21: South Korea-origin global B2B marketplace with significant agricultural product listings. Comparable as an alternative online destination for agricultural machinery and commodity trade, particularly relevant in Asia-Pacific corridors.

Broad incumbents

• Indiamart: India's largest B2B marketplace with deep agricultural inputs and machinery categories. Comparable as a publicly-listed, scaled B2B platform model demonstrating the addressable opportunity and execution playbook for verticalized B2B marketplaces in agriculture.
• Alibaba.com: The dominant global B2B marketplace with a substantial agricultural and machinery category. Comparable as a digital marketplace connecting agricultural product buyers and sellers globally; serves as the obvious alternative platform for TDTB's target users.
• TradeKey: Global B2B marketplace with strong presence in agricultural machinery, commodities, and equipment categories across emerging markets. Comparable as a multi-category trade platform targeting SMEs in developing economies similar to TDTB's user base.
• Eurasian Economic Commission: Supranational regulatory body for the EAEU customs union, several of whose members overlap with TDTB's territory (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan). Comparable as a multilateral trade-facilitation architecture coordinating agricultural and commodity flows across member states.

Others

• Turkic Investment Fund: A Turkic-state-backed investment vehicle under the OTS umbrella focused on financing projects across member countries. Comparable as a complementary Turkic-state-sponsored institution — potential partner or funding source for TDTB expansion.

Direct peers

• Organization of Turkic States (OTS): The parent intergovernmental body under which TDTB operates. Both convene the same 5+3 Turkic member states around economic cooperation agendas, with OTS focused broadly while TDTB specializes in agriculture. Highly comparable as both provide government-level coordination platforms for Turkic nations.
• Agro.uz: Uzbekistan's national agricultural information and trading platform operated under the Ministry of Agriculture. Directly comparable as a state-backed agricultural B2B marketplace serving a key TDTB member country — represents both a partner and a potential competitive overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tdtb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@tdtb
• Facebookfacebook.com/tdtb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tdtb
• Instagraminstagram.com/tdtb

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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