What Fedagrim does

Fedagrim is a Belgian non-profit trade federation (Fedagrim VZW / Fedagrim asbl), headquartered in Brussels at Jules Bordetlaan 164. Founded in 1958 and operating with a small staff (1-10 employees), it represents 152 member companies that supply machines, buildings, equipment, and related services for agriculture and green spaces in Belgium. Its members collectively employ 1,000-10,000 people and generate approximately €7 billion in combined turnover. Membership spans manufacturers and importers of tractors, agricultural and garden/forest machinery, stable builders and equipment providers, dealers, and agricultural service firms, organized into five sector working groups (Tractors and Agricultural Machinery, Livestock, Garden and Green Spaces, Distribution, Agricultural Services).

The federation's core offerings are sector services rather than products. It organizes Belgium's flagship agricultural exhibition Agribex (biennial at BrusselsExpo since 1909, 100,000+ m²), plus Demo Vert, PotatoEurope (quadrennial, 35 hectares near Tournai), and the annual Dealer Day. It collects and publishes monthly tractor statistics and quarterly agricultural and garden-machinery statistics via the VDMA-hosted VISTA platform, produces economic dossiers and tractor market infographics, and runs the DSI (Dealer Satisfaction Index) survey in cooperation with CLIMMAR. It also operates the Agrojobs-Gardenjobs recruitment portal for sector employers and provides legal and social advisory, policy advocacy on federal and regional issues, and assists members with regulatory take-back compliance through partnerships with Recupel, Bebat, Recytyre, and Valorlub.

The business model is membership-driven: recurring annual membership dues (specific pricing not publicly disclosed) form the base, supplemented by transaction fees for non-members attending events (€50 per person at Dealer Day) and posting jobs on Agrojobs (€100 per posting). Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with new member applications approved by the Board of Directors. The federation has official representation on Belgian advisory bodies (Social Advisory Council for Agriculture, MilControl, Recupel) and holds memberships in European federations (EGMF, CLIMMAR, Eurasco, Febelux), giving it formal channels into both national and European policy-making.

Name

Fedagrim

Legal name

Fedagrim VZW

Website

https://fedagrim.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fedagrim is a Belgian non-profit trade federation representing 152 member companies that supply tractors, agricultural and garden machinery, stable equipment, and related services. It organizes flagship exhibitions (Agribex, Demo Vert, PotatoEurope), publishes sector statistics and economic dossiers, lobbies on regulations, and runs the Agrojobs-Gardenjobs recruitment portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Members pay annual dues to participate in Fedagrim. The federation provides lobbying, sector information, working groups, legal/social advice, and preferential access to events such as Agribex.
2. Event participation fees: Non-members pay a fee (e.g., €50 per person) to attend events such as Dealer Day, while members receive free or discounted access.
3. Agrojobs - Gardenjobs job posting service: Non-members pay €100 per job posting on the Agrojobs/Gardenjobs portal; members post job vacancies free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fedagrim is a Belgian non-profit trade federation representing approximately 152 member companies that supply machines, buildings, equipment, and related services for agriculture and green spaces in Belgium. It provides sector-wide services to manufacturers, national and regional importers, dealers, and agricultural service providers, including lobbying and policy representation, sector statistics, economic publications, trade fair organization (Agribex, Demo Vert, PotatoEurope), and member support services such as legal/social advice and recruitment.

Product overview

Fedagrim is a Belgian trade federation (Fedagrim VZW / asbl) representing manufacturers, national importers, and regional importers of tractors, agricultural machinery, and garden/forest equipment, as well as stable builders and stable equipment providers in Belgium. The organization functions as a federation offering services rather than a product company. Its portfolio consists primarily of: event organization (Agribex, Demo Vert, PotatoEurope, Dealerday), economic publications and sector reports, statistics collection via the VISTA platform, the DSI dealer satisfaction survey, employment services (Agrojobs-Gardenjobs), policy advocacy, and legal/social advisory services. The organization has 152 member companies generating approximately 7 billion euros in turnover and employing around 10,000 people.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fedagrim Event Organization (Agribex, Demo Vert/Clean, PotatoEurope) Organization of major trade events for the Belgian agricultural and garden mechanization sector, including the Agribex international agricultural and horticultural fair (biennial at BrusselsExpo since 1909), Demo Vert/Clean outdoor demonstration events for green space equipment (biennial), and PotatoEurope international potato event (quadrennial, 35 hectares near Tournai). Members receive preferential exhibition rates.
• Economic Publications and Sector Reports

Quantifiable outcome

• Fedagrim organizes Agribex, one of Belgium's largest agricultural fairs, first held in 1909, occupying over 100,000 m² at BrusselsExpo.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EGMF (European Garden Machinery Federation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFedagrim is a member of EGMF, the European Garden Machinery Federation, representing Belgian interests in European policy discussions related to garden and outdoor machinery. EGMF provides European market context and data that Fedagrim incorporates into its sector analyses.
• CLIMMAR (Centre de Liaison International des Marchands de Machines Agricoles et des Réparateurs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLIMMAR is the European association of agricultural machinery dealers. Fedagrim participates in CLIMMAR activities and publishes the CLIMMAR Index and DSI (Dealer Satisfaction Index) results for Belgium, enabling cross-border comparison of dealer satisfaction and business conditions.
• FebeluxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFedagrim is affiliated with Febelux, the Belgian federation for Luxembourg-related professional organizations, for broader industry representation.
• EurascominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFedagrim participates in Eurasco, a European agricultural cooperation organization, for cross-border sector coordination.
• AgoriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerManufacturer members of Fedagrim are also affiliated with Agoria, the Belgian technology industry federation, for cross-sector representation.
• BoerenbondminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFedagrim collaborates with Boerenbond (Belgian Farmers' Union) on joint brochures such as the agricultural vehicle signaling guide, co-developed with ABS, Agoria, FWA, and Agro-Service.
• RecupelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFedagrim holds a formal seat on Recupel's governance. Recupel manages the collection and treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment. Fedagrim assists members in fulfilling their take-back obligations by facilitating affiliation with Recupel.
• BebatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBebat manages the collection and recycling of batteries and accumulators in Belgium. Fedagrim informs and assists members in complying with their legal take-back obligations for batteries, including registration, reporting, and recycling verification.
• RecytyrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecytyre coordinates the collection and treatment of used tires in Belgium, funded by environmental contributions on new tires. Fedagrim guides members through Recytyre affiliation to fulfill their legal tire take-back obligations.
• ValorlubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerValorlub manages the collection and recycling of used lubricating oils. Fedagrim informs members about their legal obligations regarding used oil collection and recycling, and connects them with registered collectors.
• Prevent AgriminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFedagrim and Prevent Agri jointly published a safety brochure on safe handling of manure gases ('Veilig omgaan met mestgassen'), targeting farmers and agricultural workers on the risks of toxic gases during slurry handling.
• Thomas More university collegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFedagrim collaborates with Thomas More (Geel campus) on the annual Dealer Day, where agricultural mechanization students present their CVs and connect with member companies for recruitment. The collaboration includes joint event organization and student-industry networking.
• VDABminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Flemish Employment Agency (VDAB) is referenced in Fedagrim's economic dossier for the garden machinery sector as a resource addressing labor shortages in the landscaping industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CEMA: European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association; pan-European peak body in which Fedagrim's interests are represented indirectly via EGMF/CLIMMAR, and the natural higher-tier counterpart to national federations like Fedagrim.
• AXEMA: French agricultural and agri-food machinery industry association; structurally a national federation representing machinery manufacturers, importers, and dealers — the same role Fedagrim plays for Belgium.
• CLIMMAR: Centre de Liaison International des Marchands de Machines Agricoles et des Réparateurs is the European federation of agricultural machinery dealers, sharing Fedagrim's dealer-representation model and directly publishing the DSI index that Fedagrim surfaces for Belgium.
• Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA): UK trade association for agricultural engineers, manufacturers, and dealers; structurally comparable national federation serving the same agricultural machinery constituency in the British market.
• FEDERUNACOMA: Italian agricultural machinery manufacturers federation; represents machinery constructors and importers nationally and organizes EIMA, Italy's largest agricultural machinery exhibition — directly comparable to Fedagrim's national federation + exhibition model.
• VDMA Landtechnik: The agricultural machinery division of Germany's VDMA mechanical engineering federation; comparable sector representation for machinery manufacturers and dealers, with a much larger underlying market than Belgium.
• EGMF: The European Garden Machinery Federation represents the same garden and outdoor machinery segment Fedagrim serves nationally, and Fedagrim is an EGMF member — making it a near-identical counterpart at EU level.

Others

• Febelux: Belgian federation for Luxembourg-related professional organizations; Fedagrim is affiliated via Febelux for cross-border industry representation, making it an adjacent federation partner rather than a competing body.
• Boerenbond: Belgian farmers' union representing the demand side (farmers) of Fedagrim's membership base; Fedagrim co-publishes brochures with Boerenbond, positioning it as an adjacent (customer-side) federation rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Agoria: Belgian technology industry federation; Fedagrim's manufacturer members are dual-affiliated with Agoria, which offers broader (cross-industry) representation overlapping with Fedagrim's constructor members.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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