Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei M-V

What Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei M-V does

Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LALLF M-V) is the official state agency of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, charged with integrated regulatory oversight, official monitoring, and program administration across agriculture, food safety, veterinary diagnostics, plant protection, fisheries, and vocational training. It operates under the supervisory authority of the Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft, ländliche Räume und Umwelt M-V, serving farmers, beekeepers, food producers, veterinarians, fishery operators, vocational trainees, and consumers across the state. Its core service portfolio comprises veterinary diagnostics and epidemiology (African swine fever, BVD, TSE/BSE, bluetongue, rabies, brucellosis), official food and feed testing across dairy, meat, fish, oils, cereals, fruit, and beverages (including foodborne-illness investigations for Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter, and E. coli), plant protection (seed certification, genetic engineering surveillance, cannabis regulation), fisheries and aquaculture management (drone-based surveillance, vessel documentation, quotas, license examinations), and recognized vocational training administration for over 14 agricultural professions.

The agency's digital service infrastructure is anchored by the Internetantragstellung Projektförderung (IAP) online application portal, which enables electronic submission and processing of subsidy applications for advisory services, knowledge transfer, beekeeping support, and breeding subsidies. Strategic advisory partnerships with LMS Agrarberatung GmbH, Bioland e.V. Beratung Ost, BIOPARK Markt GmbH, ÖKORING ökologischer Landbau GmbH, BilSE-Institut, UFAT Bildungswerk, KTL GmbH, and VHS Vorpommern-Greifswald create a distributed delivery network for consulting and training services under ELER co-financing.

LALLF M-V's revenue mechanics are government-funded rather than commercially driven. The agency administers multiple EU and state co-financed subsidy programs (ELER, EGFL), including subsidies for agricultural advisory services (up to 90% for first consultations), animal breeding support (up to 95% for sheep holders), beekeeping equipment (up to 60% for new beekeepers), and knowledge transfer measures (70–100% of eligible costs). It also collects fees for laboratory testing, veterinary diagnostics, and certification services. The agency operates from its headquarters at Thierfelderstraße 18, 18059 Rostock and a microbiology laboratory in Neubrandenburg, and is GDPR-compliant under a designated Data Protection Officer.

Name

Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei M-V

Legal name

Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Website

https://lallf.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LALLF M-V is the official state agency of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, providing integrated regulatory oversight, laboratory diagnostics, food-safety testing, plant protection, fisheries management, and vocational training administration for the state's agricultural, food, and fisheries sectors.

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Product category

Government Agricultural and Food Safety Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511), Veterinary Services (54194), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Support Activities for Animal Production (1152)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Agricultural Services (700), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAMAJAH

Veterinary Public Health Laboratories (Reference & Confirmatory)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Animal Health Public Health, Regulators & Disease Control

SECONDARYAFALADAH

Supplier Approval, Verification & Food Safety Risk Management (GFSI-aligned)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Regulatory Compliance Testing & Consulting (FDA/USDA/EFSA, HACCP)

SECONDARYAFACADAF

Diagnostics & Laboratory Services (Sampling, Necropsy, Disease Investigation)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Veterinary Services (Farm Animal & Herd Health)

SECONDARYHLAJAIAA

National Public Health Reference Laboratories

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Laboratories & Reference Testing Networks

SECONDARYHLAMAJAO

Animal Health Policy, Standards & International Coordination (e.g., WOAH/FAO)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Animal Health Public Health, Regulators & Disease Control

Keywords

• Agricultural regulatory services
• Food safety oversight
• Veterinary diagnostics
• Fisheries management
• Agricultural subsidy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Rostock

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Government Funding: Funded by the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and federal/EU funds for agricultural, food safety, and fisheries oversight activities

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LALLF M-V is a state government agency that provides integrated regulatory oversight, laboratory diagnostics, subsidy administration, vocational training, and advisory services across agriculture, food safety, fisheries, plant protection, and animal health in the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It administers EU and state-funded agricultural subsidy programs (advisory services, knowledge transfer, beekeeping support, animal breeding) through the IAP online portal, and operates diagnostic laboratories for veterinary, food, and feed testing.

Product overview

LALLF M-V is a state agency providing integrated regulatory, advisory, diagnostic, and administrative services across agriculture, food safety, fisheries, and vocational training in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Its digital service portfolio is anchored by the Internetantragstellung Projektförderung (IAP) online portal, through which it administers subsidies for landwirtschaftliche Beratungsleistungen (agricultural advisory), Wissenstransfer & Informationsmaßnahmen (knowledge transfer), Förderung von Maßnahmen zur Unterstützung der Bienenzucht und Bienenhaltung (beekeeping support), and Herdbuchführung und Leistungsprüfungen in der Tierzucht (breed book & performance testing). Core operational services include Veterinärdiagnostik u. Epidemiologie (veterinary diagnostics), Lebensmittel- u. Futtermitteluntersuchung (food/feed testing), Pflanzenschutzdienst (plant protection), Fischerei und Fischwirtschaft (fisheries management), Berufsbildung Land- und Hauswirtschaft (vocational training), and Honigvermarktung (honey marketing guidance). The agency functions as a one-stop government portal rather than a commercial product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Landwirtschaftliche Beratungsleistungen (Agricultural Advisory Services) ELER-funded advisory services supporting agricultural enterprises in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern across nine focus areas including eco-farming, biodiversity, water and soil protection, and animal husbandry, delivered by accredited consulting providers.
• Förderung von Maßnahmen zur Unterstützung der Bienenzucht und Bienenhaltung (Beekeeping and Bee Breeding Support) EU and state-funded subsidies for registered beekeepers and the Landesverband der Imker M-V, covering honey extractors, wax presses, modern hive systems, and bee health programs.
• Wissenstransfer & Informationsmaßnahmen (Knowledge Transfer & Information Measures) ELER-funded vocational training, demonstration projects, workshops, coaching, and farm visit programs for the agri-forestry sector delivered through recognized educational institutions.
• Förderung von Herdbuchführung und Leistungsprüfungen in der Tierzucht (Breed Book & Performance Testing Support in Animal Breeding) State subsidies co-financing herd book entries and performance/progeny testing for horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats registered with recognized breeding associations, with funding rates up to 95% for sheep holders.
• Honigvermarktung (Honey Marketing & Labeling Guidance) Regulatory guidance and mandatory labeling requirements for packaged honey sold by beekeepers, covering designation, origin, best-before date, net weight, and prohibited marketing claims.
• Veterinärdiagnostik und Epidemiologie (Veterinary Diagnostics & Epidemiology) Laboratory diagnostic services for animal diseases including African swine fever, BVD, TSE/BSE, bluetongue disease, rabies, and brucellosis, with sample submission procedures for bees, wild boar, and non-official necropsies.
• Lebensmittel- und Futtermitteluntersuchung (Food & Feed Testing) Official food, cosmetics, and feed testing services covering dairy, meat, fish, oils, cereals, fruit, beverages, and specialized foods, including foodborne illness investigations for salmonella, listeria, campylobacter, E. coli, and other pathogens.
• Pflanzenschutzdienst (Plant Protection Service) Plant health monitoring, seed certification, plant potato health documentation, genetic engineering surveillance, and cannabis regulation services.
• Fischerei und Fischwirtschaft (Fisheries & Aquaculture) Coastal and inland fisheries management, aquaculture registration, fishing vessel documentation, quotas, marketing support, drone-based fisheries surveillance, and fishing license examinations.
• Berufsbildung Land- und Hauswirtschaft (Vocational Training in Agriculture & Home Economics) Recognized body administering vocational training examinations and approvals for over 14 agricultural professions including farmer, gardener, animal caretaker, fish farmer, and dairy technologist.
• Internetantragstellung Projektförderung (IAP) Online Application Portal Online application portal enabling electronic submission of applications for agricultural subsidies, advisory services, knowledge transfer, beekeeping support, and breeding subsidies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LMS Agrarberatung GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural consulting company based in Rostock providing advisory services to agricultural enterprises under the state subsidy program RL-Beratung M-V, co-financed by ELER
• Bioland e.V. – Beratung OstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic farming advisory organization serving agricultural businesses, authorized as a consulting provider under the state agricultural advisory subsidy program
• BIOPARK Markt GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural marketing and consulting firm in Malchin providing advisory services under the state agricultural advisory subsidy program
• ÖKORING ökologischer Landbau GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic farming consulting company in Rendsburg providing advisory services under the agricultural advisory subsidy program
• Unternehmensberatung Uwe SchmidtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent agricultural consultant in Gera providing advisory services under the state subsidy program
• BilSE-Institut GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution in Güstrow providing vocational training and information measures in agriculture, active in Wissenstransfer und Informationsmaßnahmen program
• UFAT Bildungswerk e.V. WöbbelincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational training institution (DEULA Wöbbelin) providing agricultural and forestry education under the knowledge transfer program
• KTL GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining institution in Ribnitz-Damgarten providing vocational education in agriculture, participant in knowledge transfer and information measures program
• VHS Vorpommern-GreifswaldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdult education center providing agricultural training programs in the Vorpommern-Greifswald region under the knowledge transfer subsidy program
• Landesverband der Imker Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState beekeeping association as key partner for honey promotion, bee health programs, and apiary management support; primary recipient for training and honey analysis subsidies
• Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft, ländliche Räume und Umwelt M-VcoreOthersState ministry responsible for agricultural policy, environmental protection, and rural development that oversees LALLF operations and approves subsidy programs

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI): Federal Research Institute for Animal Health; provides national reference laboratory functions for the same animal diseases (ASF, BVD, TSE/BSE, bluetongue, rabies, brucellosis) that LALLF M-V tests at the state level, operating as a higher-tier federal counterpart.
• Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI): Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants; provides the national plant protection, seed certification, and genetic engineering reference functions that LALLF M-V delivers at the state level for M-V.
• BVL (Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit): Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety; serves as the national-level umbrella over state food safety agencies like LALLF M-V, coordinating federal monitoring, reporting, and crisis response across Germany's federal structure.

Others

• LUNG Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Sister state agency in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for environment, nature conservation, and geology; adjacent public-sector entity under the same supervising ministry with overlapping water and soil protection scope relevant to LALLF M-V's regulatory work.

Direct peers

• TLLLR Thüringen: Thuringian State Office for Agriculture, Rural Areas and Environment; performs the same state-level combination of agricultural advisory, veterinary diagnostics, food safety, and fisheries oversight as LALLF M-V in another eastern German state.
• LfL Bayern: Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture; a state-level authority providing agricultural research, advisory, and testing services across crop production, animal husbandry, and food safety — directly comparable in scope to LALLF M-V's agricultural portfolio.
• LLG Sachsen-Anhalt: Saxony-Anhalt State Office for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry; a neighboring eastern German state agency with an equivalent mix of agricultural advisory, food safety, and veterinary regulatory responsibilities — directly comparable in size and scope to LALLF M-V.
• LAVES Niedersachsen: Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety; operates the same combination of food safety testing, veterinary diagnostics, and agricultural oversight at the state-Landesamt level, making it the most structurally comparable peer to LALLF M-V.
• LTZ Augustenberg: State Institute for Agriculture, Horticulture and Viticulture Baden-Württemberg; performs plant protection, seed testing, and agricultural advisory services analogous to the Pflanzenschutzdienst and subsidy administration functions at LALLF M-V.

Regional players

• Landeslabor Berlin-Brandenburg (LLBB): State laboratory for Berlin and Brandenburg; provides integrated food, feed, veterinary, and consumer protection laboratory services across two states — a comparable operating model to LALLF M-V's Neubrandenburg lab though serving a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles2 records

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