Familienbetriebe Land und Forst

What Familienbetriebe Land und Forst does

Familienbetriebe Land und Forst e.V. is a German registered association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1949 and headquartered in Berlin at Claire-Waldoff-Straße 7, with a secondary representation office in Brussels. The organization functions as a Dachorganisation (umbrella) for 11 state-level member associations (Landesverbände) that collectively represent family-owned agricultural and forestry businesses across Germany. Its core activities are political advocacy and interest representation: it engages directly with German federal ministries (notably the BMLEH) and EU institutions, campaigns against EU regulatory measures such as the EUDR, the EU Restoration Regulation (W-VO), the Nature Information Act (NatInfG), and the Forest Monitoring Law, and lobbies for plant protection authorization reform. Member services include a NextGen program for generational succession, publication of the 'Magazin land' magazine, and operation of an EU-Repräsentanz in Brussels. The organization is led by Chairman Max Freiherr von Elverfeldt and Managing Director Leo-Charles von Stockhausen, with a staff of 21.

The association's business model is non-commercial: it is funded through recurring membership dues from its 11 state associations and supplementary institutional support from Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, which is acknowledged as a Fördermitglied (supporting member). It maintains close strategic coordination with AGDW – Die Waldeigentümer (The Forest Owners Association), issuing joint press releases on policy matters. The organization has no proprietary technology products, no commercial software or AI capabilities, and no app presence; its digital footprint is limited to a WordPress-based website hosted on Hetzner infrastructure, standard web analytics, and outreach channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, WhatsApp, CleverReach newsletter). Its go-to-market is community-led and advocacy-driven, targeting policymakers rather than commercial customers.

Name

Familienbetriebe Land und Forst

Legal name

Familienbetriebe Land und Forst e.V.

Website

https://fablf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Familienbetriebe Land und Forst is a German non-profit umbrella association, founded in 1949 and headquartered in Berlin, representing 11 state-level member associations for family-owned agricultural and forestry businesses. It conducts political advocacy and lobbying at the German federal and EU level on EUDR, W-VO, NatInfG, and plant protection regulations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural and Forestry Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (81391), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Agricultural advocacy
• Forestry representation
• Family farm association
• Rural policy lobbying
• CAP reform advocacy

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: As a registered association (e.V.), the organization is funded through membership dues from its 11 state-level member associations, which in turn represent family agricultural and forestry businesses across Germany. Additional support comes from institutional backers such as Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Familienbetriebe Land und Forst is a German non-profit association (eingetragener Verein, e.V.) that acts as the national umbrella body for family-owned agricultural and forestry businesses in Germany, federating 11 state-level member associations. The organization fundamentally provides political advocacy, policy representation, and member services for family farms and forest estates, with particular focus on federal and EU agricultural and forestry policy, including CAP reform and generational farm succession.

Product overview

Familienbetriebe Land und Forst e.V. is a German advocacy association (Dachorganisation) representing family-owned agricultural and forestry businesses across eleven state-level member organizations. The organization does not offer commercial products or services; instead, its activities center on political lobbying, advocacy for family farm and forest owner interests, public relations, and publishing (including the 'Magazin Land' publication). Their work focuses on influencing agricultural policy, forest management regulations, EU directives, and protecting property rights for their members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Magazin Land

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and key stakeholder.

• AGDW – Die WaldeigentümercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe association maintains a close strategic partnership with AGDW – Die Waldeigentümer (The Forest Owners Association). Both organizations regularly issue joint press releases on forestry policy issues including the EU Restoration Regulation, EUDR, and other regulations affecting forest owners. They coordinate advocacy positions and share expertise on forest-related policy matters.
• Bundeslandwirtschaftsministerium (BMLEH)key stakeholderOthersThe association maintains regular dialogue with the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMLEH) and other government ministries. They submit policy proposals and recommendations for bureaucratic simplification and agricultural policy reform.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bund Deutscher Forstleute (BDF): The professional association of German foresters and forestry employees; comparable as a forestry-sector advocacy body engaging with federal ministries and EU institutions on forest policy, though representing forest workers rather than owners.
• AGDW – Die Waldeigentümer: The German Forest Owners Association is the closest functional peer: a federal-level advocacy body representing private forest owners, issuing joint press releases with Familienbetriebe Land und Forst and addressing the same EUDR, W-VO, and FML files.

Regional players

• Zentralverband Gartenbau (ZVG): The German horticultural trade association; a sector-specific German advocacy body that, like FaBLF, represents family-owned primary producers on EU regulation, plant protection, and rural policy — though focused on horticulture.

Broad incumbents

• Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU): Germany's largest environmental and nature conservation association; frequently on opposing sides of FaBLF in policy debates (forest law, EUDR, NRL) and a structural counterpart on environmental/forestry files.
• Deutscher Raiffeisenverband (DRV): The German cooperative and agribusiness association; engages on CAP reform, EUDR supply-chain rules, and rural economics with overlapping agricultural advocacy mandates, though representing cooperatives rather than family-owned farms specifically.
• Deutscher Bauernverband (DBV): Germany's largest and most established farmers' association, operating at federal and EU level on CAP reform, environmental regulation, and rural policy — overlapping mandate with FaBLF's agricultural segment but covering all farm types, not only family-owned operations.
• Verband der Deutschen Landwirtschaftskammern: The umbrella of Germany's regional chambers of agriculture, addressing CAP, EUDR, plant protection and rural development topics; structurally similar to FaBLF as a federated agriculture body engaging policymakers, though institutionally part of the public administration system.
• BUND – Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland: A major German environmental advocacy federation engaged in the same EUDR, Forest Monitoring Law, and NatInfG debates; comparable as an organized NGO voice in the same regulatory arena, though pursuing opposing policy outcomes.
• WWF Deutschland: A large international conservation organization with a strong Germany office active in EUDR, deforestation, and forest policy; comparable as a high-profile NGO counterpart contesting the same regulatory landscape.

Emerging players

• Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft (AbL): An independent German farmers' association focused on family and small-scale agriculture; addresses overlapping topics (CAP reform, plant protection, rural economics) but from a more smallholder-oriented stance than FaBLF.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOIc4Ph1W79wJKE6GDiniSg
• Facebookfacebook.com/FamilienbetriebeLandundForst
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/familienbetriebe-land-und-forst
• Instagraminstagram.com/fablf_official

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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