Deutscher Bauernverband
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| Abbreviation | DBV |
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| Formation | 1948[1] |
| Legal status | eingetragener Verein |
| Purpose | agriculture |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
Official language | German |
Key people | Joachim Rukwied (Präsident), Bernhard Krüsken (Generalsekretär) |
| Website | https://www.bauernverband.de/ |
The Deutscher Bauernverband) (DBV - German Farmers' Association) is the largest agricultural and forestry professional association in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is the umbrella organization of the 18 regional farmers' associations.[2] More than 90% of all German agricultural operations (about 270.000, 380.000 farmers) are members of DBV on a voluntary basis.[3][4][5][6] Besides its headquarters in Berlin, the DBV also runs an office in Brussels.The DBV is the major German interest group, lobbying and professional association of farmers in Germany.[7][8] 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).
- Association of the German Farmers Associations (1900-1934)
- German Farmers' Party (1928-1933)
- Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party (1928-1932)
- Agricultural League (Reichslandbund) (1921-1933)
- Landbund, Austrian political party during the period of the First Republic (1918–1934).
- Reichsnährstand, Nazi organisation (1933-1945)
- Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany, East German (GDR) political party (1948-1990)
From 1967 to 1979 Constantin Heereman von Zuydtwyck was president of Deutscher Bauernverband.
Memberships
- GEFA (German Export Association for Food and Agriproducts) [5]
- COPA-COGECA
- WFO[9]
See also
- German Agricultural Society (DLG)
- Andreas Hermes, first president of the DBV
- Common Agricultural Policy
References
- ^ "Deutscher Bauernverband e.V. - Historie". www.bauernverband.de.
- ^ "Deutscher Bauernverband e.V. - Mitglieder". www.bauernverband.de.
- ^ "DBV - German Farmers' Association". Clean Energy Wire. October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Andreas Hermes Akademie & DBV". AgriCord. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ a b Association, German Export; e.V., Agriproducts GEFA (2020-01-06). "Members". GEFA. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Der Verband". www.bauernverband.de.
- ^ "Deutscher Bauernverband (DBV) – aktuelle News und Informationen". agrarheute (in German). 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ Andrlik, Erich (1981). "The farmers and the state: Agricultural interests in West German Politics". West European Politics. 4 (1). Informa UK Limited: 104–119. doi:10.1080/01402388108424308. ISSN 0140-2382.
- ^ "Deutscher Bauernverband e.V. (DBV) | Netzwerk EBD".
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