Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e.V.

About the DRV

The Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e.V. (DRV) is a registered association headquartered at Pariser Platz 3 in Berlin and represents the interests of the cooperative-oriented companies of the German agricultural and food industry. Its 1,599 member companies generate, in the production, trade and processing of plant and animal products, a turnover of 77.8 billion euros with around 104,000 employees. The DRV offers advisory and services on agricultural, economic and environmental policy as well as legal and tax matters, prepares market and competition analyses and provides information on current legislative initiatives. As a trade association, it represents its members' interests at national, European and international level vis-à-vis policymakers, public authorities, business partners and the public. The association maintains a liaison office in Brussels. It is not a manufacturing company; no information on manufacturing processes or materials is available.

Site

Berlin

Processes

Advocacy at national, European and international level, Market and competition analyses, Public relations and information services

Founded

1948

Industries

Agricultural and food industry, Cooperative sector, Agriculture

1. 01

   Advocacy

2. 02

   Consulting

3. 03

   Market and competition analyses

4. 04

   Public relations

Locations

Inside the production

History

1. 1818

   Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen in Hamm/Sieg

2. 1846/47

   Raiffeisen develops the idea of communal self-help and founds the association for the self-procurement of bread and fruit

3. 1848

   Raiffeisen becomes mayor in Flammersfeld

4. 1889

   Cooperatives Act based on the preparatory work of Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch

5. 1948

   Founding of the Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e.V. in Wiesbaden as the umbrella association of rural cooperatives

6. 2016

   The cooperative idea is declared a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage

7. 2018

   200th birthday of F.W. Raiffeisen; 70th anniversary of the DRV