The Deutscher Bauernverband) (DBV - German Farmers' Association) is the largest agricultural and forestry

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in the

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. It is the

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of the 18 regional farmers' associations. More than 90% of all German agricultural operations (about 270.000, 380.000 farmers) are members of DBV on a voluntary basis. Besides its headquarters in Berlin, the DBV also runs an office in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

.The DBV is the major German

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and

of farmers in Germany. The German Farmers' Association (DBV) represents conventional and ecological farmers. However, the political focus is on conventional agriculture. Organic farmers are organized in the Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft (BÖLW).

Precursors and related historical associations

Association of the German Farmers Associations The Association of the German Farmers Associations (VdB) existed from 1900 to 1934 and was an amalgamation of Christian farmers’ organizations. From 1900 to 1916 it was called "Association of Christian German Farmers Associations" and from 1931 ...

(1900-1934) *

German Farmers' Party The German Farmers' Party (german: Deutsche Bauernpartei, or DBP) or German Peasants' Party was a German agrarian political party during the Weimar Republic, existing from 1928-33. It has been characterised as part of a wider attempt by the middl ...

(1928-1933) *

Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party The Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party (german: Christlich-Nationale Bauern- und Landvolkpartei, or CNBL) was an agrarian political party of Weimar Germany. It developed from the German National People's Party (DNVP) in 1928. The ...

(1928-1932) *

Agricultural League The Imperial Agricultural League (german: Reichs-Landbund) or National Rural League was a German agrarian association during the Weimar Republic which was led by landowners with property east of the Elbe. It was allied with the German National Pe ...

(Reichslandbund) (1921-1933) *

Landbund :''"Landbund" may also refer to the Agricultural League, a former political party of Germany.'' The Landbund ( en, Rural Federation) was an Austrian political party during the period of the First Republic (1918–1934). History The Landbund was f ...

, Austrian political party during the period of the First Republic (1918–1934). *

Reichsnährstand The ''Reichsnährstand'' or 'State Food Society', was a government body set up in Nazi Germany to regulate food production. Foundation The Reichsnährstand was founded by the Reichsnährstandsgesetz (decree) of 13 September 1933; it was led by R ...

, Nazi organisation (1933-1945) *

Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany The Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (german: Demokratische Bauernpartei Deutschlands, DBD) was an East German political party. The DBD was founded in 1948. It had 52 representatives in the Volkskammer, as part of the National Front. The DBD ...

, East German (GDR) political party (1948-1990) From 1967 to 1979

Constantin Heereman von Zuydtwyck Constantin Heereman von Zuydtwyck (17 December 1931 in Münster – 26 July 2017 in Riesenbeck-Hörstel) was a German farmer and politician. Life He went to school at Aloisiuskolleg in Bonn. Heereman von Zuydtwyck was member of Christian Demo ...

was president of Deutscher Bauernverband.

Memberships

* GEFA (German Export Association for Food and Agriproducts) *

COPA-COGECA COPA-COGECA ( / Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations-General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives), is the union of the two big agricultural umbrella organisations COPA and COGECA and the strongest interest group for Europea ...

* WFO

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{{Authority control Agricultural organisations based in Germany Lobbying organizations in Europe 1948 establishments in Germany

Precursors and related historical associations

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See also

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