Hessischer Bauernverband e.V.

What Hessischer Bauernverband e.V. does

Hessischer Bauernverband e.V. (HBV) is a registered nonprofit professional association (eingetragener Verein) representing farmers and agricultural businesses across the German federal state of Hesse. Founded as the state-level berufsständische Organisation for Hessian agriculture, HBV functions as the collective voice of its members before politics, authorities, and the public, while also providing advisory services, professional development programs, and economic business operations that connect producers, processors, and trading partners. The organization operates from its headquarters at Taunusstraße 151, Friedrichsdorf/Ts., and maintains 23 Kreisbauernverbände and Regionalbauernverbände that provide local coverage across all major administrative districts of Hesse, including Kassel, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Fulda, Gießen, Frankfurt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, and Odenwaldkreis. Current leadership is headed by President Karsten Schmal (who also serves as Vice President of the national Deutscher Bauernverband), supported by Vice Presidents Andrea Rahn-Farr, Volker Lein, and Stefan Schneider, with Sebastian Schneider serving as General Secretary. The Generalsekretär role transitioned in April 2021 from Peter Voss-Fels (retired after 38 years, 18 as Generalsekretär) to Hans-Georg Paulus.

Name

Hessischer Bauernverband e.V.

Legal name

Hessischer Bauernverband e.V.

Website

https://hessischerbauernverband.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hessischer Bauernverband e.V. is a registered nonprofit professional association representing farmers and agricultural businesses across Hesse, Germany, delivering political advocacy, advisory services, training seminars, and member benefits through 23 regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Friedrichsdorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

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: Revenue generated from membership fees of farmers and agricultural businesses in Hesse. Membership provides access to advisory services, political representation, member benefits, and exclusive information.
2. Seminar and Training Fees: Revenue from educational seminars and training programs including Jagdrechtsseminare, Wildschadensseminare, and Fit For Farming programs. Fee-based professional development for members and non-members.
3. Economic Business Operations: The association operates economic business units that network agricultural producers, processors, and trading partners and support product marketing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

HBV is a professional agricultural association that provides political representation for Hessian farmers before state and federal authorities, advisory services on agricultural policy, subsidies, law and taxes, professional development seminars (Fit For Farming, Jagdrechtsseminar, Wildschadensseminar), and operates economic business units that connect agricultural producers with processors and trading partners. Members receive exclusive information via the myHBV-App, weekly newsletters, member benefits/discounts, and access to public events such as Hessentag, Landeserntedankfest, and Grillen auf hessisch.

Product overview

Hessischer Bauernverband e.V. is a professional agricultural association offering a portfolio of services including a mobile application (myHBV-App), member benefits programs, training seminars (Fit For Farming, Wildschadensseminar, Jagdrechtsseminar), advisory services, and public outreach initiatives. The organization operates economic business operations connecting agricultural producers with processors and trading partners, while also maintaining digital publications and hosting events like Landeserntedankfest and Landwirtschaftliche Woche Südhessen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• myHBV-App Mobile application for HBV members providing access to press releases, expert articles, membership account, exclusive member information, and member benefits/discounts.
• Mitgliedervorteile (Member Benefits Program) Exclusive benefits and discounts available to HBV members, including preferential rates on Primagas energy products and other partner offerings (e.g., MS Agrarversicherungen).
• Beratung und Fachreferate (Advisory Services) Advisory and consulting services for members covering agricultural policy, funding, law, taxes, and professional development matters, delivered through the Landesgeschäftsstelle and 23 regional Kreisbauernverbände.
• Fit For Farming (Training Seminars) Training and continuing education seminars for farmers organized through Hessische Landvolk-Hochschule, covering agricultural topics such as fire protection in pig farming, African Swine Fever, and other professional development areas.
• Jagdrechtsseminar (Hunting Law Seminar) Educational seminar covering hunting law topics including history of hunting rights, legal foundations, hunting cooperative structures, and hunting lease contracts. Standard rate 175.00 Euro per person (115.00 Euro for VJEH-affiliated Jagdgenossenschaften members), inclusive of catering and seminar materials.
• Wildschadensseminar (Wild Game Damage Seminar) Educational seminar covering wild game damage, damage assessment (theory and practical field application). Standard rate 185.00 Euro per person (125.00 Euro for VJEH-affiliated Jagdgenossenschaften members), inclusive of catering and seminar materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful advocacy leading to suspension of additional requirements in nitrate-polluted 'Red Areas'
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Maschinenringe in HessencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural machinery ring association providing shared equipment services to Hessian farmers, operating as a key partner in agricultural operations support.
• LBH (Lohnunternehmer Hessen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHessian agricultural contracting association representing custom farming operations and service providers.
• L & F Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal services provider specializing in agricultural law, offering consulting services to HBV and its members.
• SVLFG (Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forst und Gartenbau)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial insurance provider for agriculture, forestry and horticulture, offering mandatory insurance services to agricultural businesses.
• Landfrauen HessencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHessian farm women's organization representing and supporting women in agriculture across the state.
• Hessische Landjugend e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHessian rural youth organization, co-organizing events like the Landwirtschaftliches Hauptfest and joint initiatives for next-generation farmers.
• Hessische Landvolk-HochschulecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural education institution operated by Verein für Landvolkbildung e.V., providing seminar programs including Fit For Farming and professional development courses.
• Hessens Agrarmarketing GmbHcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAgricultural marketing company promoting Hessian agricultural products and regional food, co-organizing events like 'Grillen auf hessisch'.
• HIT RADIO FFHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional radio station in Hessen that partnered with HBV for the 'Grillen auf hessisch' event promotion.
• Deutscher Bauernverband e.V. (DBV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational German farmers' association to which HBV is affiliated as the Hessian state member organization, providing representation at federal level.
• Verband der Jagdgenossenschaften und Eigenjagdbesitzer in Hessen e.V. (VJEH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHunting association co-organizing seminars on game damage (Wildschadensseminare) and hunting law (Jagdrechtsseminare) with HBV.
• MilchhessenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional dairy marketing initiative promoting Hessian milk and dairy products.
• Landesjagdverband HessenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHessian hunting association partnering on wildlife protection initiatives including Kitzrettung programs.
• MGH Gutes aus HessenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional food brand promoting products from Hesse, partnering with HBV for the 'Grillen auf hessisch' event.
• PrimagasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEnergy provider offering favorable conditions for HBV members for agricultural propane/propane gas supply.
• MS AgrarversicherungenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgricultural insurance provider offering specialized insurance products to HBV members.
• Aktionsbündnis Ländlicher Raum HessencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of 28 organizations working together on rural development issues in Hesse, with HBV as a founding and active member.
• Nachhaltigkeitsallianz HessenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHessian sustainability alliance bringing together politics, civil society, science and business under the Forum Nachhaltige Entwicklung.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Thüringer Bauernverband: Thuringian state farmers' association, peer in another eastern German state, providing the same professional representation, advisory and member-benefit services as HBV.
• Bauernverband Schleswig-Holstein: State-level farmers' association in Schleswig-Holstein with the same professional-association structure as HBV: political representation, member advisory services, regional chapters and fee-based seminars. It is the most structurally comparable peer in another German federal state.
• Landvolk Niedersachsen: State farmers' association in Lower Saxony with an identical mandate of representing farmers politically, providing advisory services and operating member-benefit programs. Direct peer in another major agricultural state.
• Bayerischer Bauernverband: Largest state-level farmers' association in Germany (Bavaria), offering the same core services as HBV — political representation, member advisory, training seminars, regional chapters and public events — but at greater scale. Direct competitor for best-practice in member services.
• Bauern- und Winzerverband Rheinland-Pfalz: State farmers' and winegrowers' association in Rhineland-Palatinate. Operates the same professional-association model with political representation, member advisory and regional sub-associations, and is geographically adjacent to Hesse.
• Sächsischer Landesbauernverband: State farmers' association in Saxony, offering member representation, advisory services and regional chapters. Structurally identical to HBV with regional eastern-German market context.

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Bauernverband: National umbrella federation of which HBV is the Hessian member. Sets federal policy positions, publishes the digital dbk member magazine, and coordinates state associations. Operates at a broader (federal) level rather than competing with HBV at the state level.

Others

• Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen: Hesse's state agricultural agency delivering neutral advisory, training and subsidy services. Not a membership organization but a complementary public-sector actor operating in the same Hessian agricultural ecosystem as HBV.
• Landfrauen Hessen: State organization for women in Hessian agriculture and core HBV coalition partner. Adjacent constituency (women in agriculture) within the same membership ecosystem.
• Hessische Landjugend e.V. Hessian rural youth organization and core HBV partner co-organizing events such as the Landwirtschaftliches Hauptfest. Adjacent rather than competing, focused on next-generation farmers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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