Deutscher Kartoffelhandelsverband e.V. (DKHV)

Name

Deutscher Kartoffelhandelsverband e.V. (DKHV)

Legal name

Deutscher Kartoffelhandelsverband e.V.

Website

https://kartoffelhandel-politik.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: DKHV operates as a membership-funded trade association. The organization generates revenue through annual membership dues from approximately 160 member companies operating in the potato trade, processing, packing, and seed potato sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DKHV is a membership-based trade association that represents approximately 160 companies across the German potato value chain. Its core offerings include political advocacy at national and EU levels, standardized trade rules (Berliner Vereinbarungen and RUCIP), arbitration and dispute resolution, professional training and continuing education (Fachkraft Kartoffel, Nachhaltigkeitsmanager), public outreach (Kids an die Knolle), and annual potato market statistics.

Product overview

Deutscher Kartoffelhandelsverband e.V. (DKHV) is an independent trade association representing approximately 160 member companies across the entire potato value chain. The association offers member services including professional training programs (Fachkraft Kartoffel, Nachhaltigkeitsmanager), educational outreach (Kids an die Knolle school project), trade standards (Berliner Vereinbarungen, RUCIP European trading rules), arbitration services, and annual potato statistics publications. The organization also runs the 'Junger DKHV' program for young professionals and facilitates networking among potato trading, packing, and processing companies operating in table potatoes, early potatoes, industrial potatoes, seed potatoes, and organic potatoes.

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Products and services

• Weiterbildung zur Fachkraft Kartoffel (Potato Specialist Training) Continuing education and certification program for potato industry professionals, designed for career changers and newcomers to the sector.
• Kids an die Knolle Nationwide school garden project that engages children and teenagers with potato cultivation, providing hands-on knowledge about nutrition, agriculture, and the environment.
• DKHV Nachhaltigkeitsmanager (Sustainability Manager) Sustainability management training program offered by the association to support members in implementing sustainable practices.
• Junger DKHV (Young DKHV) Membership program for young professionals in the potato industry, fostering next-generation engagement within the association.
• Berliner Vereinbarungen (Berlin Agreements) National trading rules and agreements governing potato trade within Germany, providing standardized conditions for domestic potato commerce.
• RUCIP – Europäische Handelsregeln (European Trading Rules) European trading rules for potato commerce that provide standardized procedures for cross-border potato trade.
• Benennungs- & Schiedsgerichtsgeschäftsstelle (Arbitration Secretariat) Designation and arbitration court office providing dispute resolution services for the potato trade industry.
• DKHV Kartoffelstatistik (Potato Statistics) Annual statistical publication providing comprehensive data on the German potato market, production, and trade figures.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• LC Packaging GmbHminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. LC Packaging is a packaging solutions company that supports the potato industry.
• Restrain Company LimitedminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. Restrain provides ethylene-based storage solutions for potatoes.
• Solana Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. Solana is a potato breeding company specializing in seed potato varieties.
• Danespo GmbH & Co. KGminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. Danespo is a seed potato company operating in the German market.
• M.H. Verpackungs- und Anlagentechnik GmbHminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. M.H. provides packaging and plant technology solutions.
• HELMA Kartoffelvertriebs-GmbHminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. HELMA is a potato sales and distribution company.
• Gaugele GmbHminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. Gaugele is a company serving the potato industry.
• Dewulf NVminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. Dewulf manufactures potato harvesting and handling equipment.
• Wilhelm Weuthen GmbH & Co. KGminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. Wilhelm Weuthen is a potato trading and processing company.
• S & B Verpackungsmaschinen GmbHminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. S & B provides packaging machine technology.
• Schneider Fördertechnik GmbHminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. Schneider provides conveyor and materials handling technology.
• Lünekartoffel-Vertrieb GmbH & Co.minorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. Lünekartoffel is a potato distribution company.
• ANCI SASminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. ANCI is a company serving the potato industry.
• Heilmann GmbHminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. Heilmann is a company in the potato sector.
• EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbHminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. EUROPLANT is a potato breeding and seed potato company.
• Bavaria-Saat Vertriebs GmbHminorOthersListed as a partner/supporter on the DKHV website. Bavaria-Saat is a seed potato sales and distribution company.
• UNIKA (Union der Deutschen Kartoffelwirtschaft e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDKHV and UNIKA share a joint management structure. Dr. Illya Kolba was appointed as the new joint Managing Director of both organizations as of July 2026, representing a deep organizational integration between the two German potato industry associations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Copa-Cogeca: Combined voice of European farmers and agricultural cooperatives at the EU level. Copa-Cogeca is a broad incumbent peer in agricultural policy advocacy, with which DKHV regularly allies on issues such as NGT.
• AHDB (Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board): UK statutory levy body for agriculture and horticulture, including potatoes. AHDB is a broad incumbent peer operating a comparable model of member-funded sector representation, training, and statistical publications for the UK potato sector.
• Deutscher Bauernverband (DBV): Main German farmers' association representing the broader agricultural sector. DBV is a broad incumbent peer covering the same national policy advocacy space as DKHV but at much larger scale and across all crops.
• BVE (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Ernährungsindustrie): Federation of the German food industry, representing food manufacturers across categories. BVE is a broad incumbent peer that engages in similar food policy advocacy at the German and EU level as DKHV, but with a portfolio-wide scope.

Direct peers

• European Potato Processors' Association (EUPPA): Brussels-based association representing European potato processors (fries, flakes, etc.). EUPPA is a direct peer in the same potato value chain advocacy space, serving an adjacent membership segment.
• Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter (BDP): German plant breeders' association covering seed potatoes among other crops. BDP is a direct peer in adjacent seed potato advocacy, with overlapping EU policy interests (NGT, plant protection) that often align with DKHV's coalition work.
• Europatat: European Potato Trade Association based in Brussels, representing the potato trade at the EU level. Europatat is the direct supranational counterpart to DKHV's national trade mandate, including shared stewardship of RUCIP.
• NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers): Group representing potato growers in five north-western European countries (DE, FR, BE, NL, UK). NEPG is a direct peer at the grower end of the same value chain that DKHV represents at the trade end.
• UNIKA (Union der Deutschen Kartoffelwirtschaft e.V.): Sister German potato industry association focused on potato growing, breeding, and trade. UNIKA is a direct peer and now operational partner of DKHV, sharing a joint Managing Director since July 2026.

Regional players

• Potatoes USA: US national potato promotion and research organization funded by grower assessments. Potatoes USA is a regional peer performing similar sector promotion, statistics, and advocacy for the US potato industry rather than the German market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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