What The Landworkers' Alliance does

The Landworkers' Alliance (LWA) is a UK membership union of farmers, growers, foresters, and land-based workers founded in 2012 and registered as a company limited by guarantee (Companies House number 09386794). Headquartered in Bridport, Dorset with a staff team of 19, the organisation functions as a grassroots advocacy and member-services body rather than a technology or commercial enterprise. Its core activity combines policy advocacy (notably on Defra's agricultural transition, ELMS, and the Sustainable Farming Incentive), training and skills programmes (Agroecological Pathways, webinars, Land Skills Fair), and community organising through four regional branches — LWA Cymru, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland — alongside identity groups for youth (FLAME), BPOC (REAL), LGBTQIA+ (OOTL), and women in forestry.

The LWA's product surface is media-, knowledge-, and event-led rather than software-led. Outputs include the 'In Our Hands' documentary, the 'Soy No More' film (with Hodmedods and Stezzo Films), The Landworkers' Radio podcast, publications and policy reports (Horticulture Across Four Nations, Feeding the Future, Jumping Fences), member forums, and an annual merchandise calendar. Member-facing infrastructure is a standard website plus member login at members.landworkersalliance.org.uk and a separate e-commerce shop. There is no proprietary technology platform; the organisation's 'technology' is essentially its distributed human network and owned media channels.

Revenue mechanics are member-driven and not publicly disclosed. Income streams comprise membership and supporter fees (recurring), donations, merchandise sales (notably the annual calendar), and publications, supplemented by external grant funding listed on an 'Our Funders' page. The LWA is a member of La Via Campesina — the international peasant movement representing over 200 million peasants, farmers and land-based workers through 182 member organisations — providing international solidarity and collective leverage that no single-country union could replicate. Strategic expansion in 2024–2025 has moved into migrant landworker advocacy (Worker Support Centre partnership, October 2024), multi-organisation horticulture coalition-building (UK Fruit and Vegetable Coalition, November 2025), and international solidarity projects such as the Palestine Solidarity Twinning Project.

Name

The Landworkers' Alliance

Legal name

The Landworkers' Alliance

Website

https://landworkersalliance.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Landworkers' Alliance is a UK membership union of farmers, growers, foresters, and land-based workers, providing policy advocacy, agroecological training, and community organising across four regional branches and identity groups for BPOC, youth, and LGBTQIA+ members, and is a member of La Via Campesina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The organization operates with member and supporter memberships, with separate joining pathways for each. The organization also accepts donations.
2. Merchandise sales: The LWA operates a shop selling calendars and merchandise, generating revenue through creative income-generating projects.
3. Publications: The organization produces reports, policy pamphlets, and publications available for download, with some available for sale.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

The Landworkers' Alliance is a UK membership union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers. Its core offering combines policy advocacy on agricultural transition and food sovereignty with training programs, publications, podcasts, films, events and member networking for small-scale agroecological producers across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Product overview

The Landworkers' Alliance is a membership-based agricultural union offering advocacy, training, and community resources for farmers, growers, foresters, and land-based workers. Their offerings include film and media content (In Our Hands documentary, Landworkers' Radio), merchandise (annual calendar), knowledge resources (publications and policy reports), educational programs (Agroecological Pathways training, webinars), and member community platforms (forums). The organization focuses on supporting small-scale agroecological food producers through campaigns, policy advocacy, training support, and networking events rather than a traditional software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Publications and Reports

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully campaigned for removal of 5ha+ eligibility requirement for Sustainable Farming Incentive, opening support to small farms under 5 hectares
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UK Fruit and Vegetable Coalition (UKFVC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025A newly formed alliance between organizations representing organic, agroecological growers across the four nations of the UK. Member organizations include CSA Network, The Food Foundation, Organic Growers Alliance, Soil Association, Sustain, Lantra, Growing Communities, Organic North, Regather Sheffield, Better Food Shed, Food Sense Wales, Bridging the Gap, Wildlife Trusts, Propagate, and Permaculture Association.
• Worker Support CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2024Partnership to fight against farm worker exploitation, specifically supporting seasonal agricultural workers recruited via the UK's Seasonal Worker Scheme. The partnership engages with Migrant Worker Champions and collaborates with FLAME (youth branch) to develop campaigns for worker rights and dignity.
• La Via CampesinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Landworkers' Alliance is a member of La Via Campesina, the International Peasant's Movement. This membership provides international solidarity and connects UK landworkers to a global movement representing over 200 million peasants, farmers and land-based workers through 182 member organisations across the world.
• LION (Land In Our Names)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLION is working towards land reparations in the UK and addressing inequalities in access to land and food for BPOC people. LWA collaborated with LION on the Jumping Fences report exploring experiences of BPOC landworkers in Britain.
• Ecological Land CooperativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the Jumping Fences report researching BPOC landworkers' experiences and barriers in Britain.
• Lekeh Development Foundation (LDF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLDF organized a climate justice gathering in the Niger Delta. LWA's Jyoti Fernandes attended to build solidarity with farmers and fishermen fighting against fossil fuel companies destroying their lands.
• Health of the Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOMEF has been working on transition strategies for Ogoni communities affected by oil pollution. LWA is collaborating on creating a Just Transition Plan for agroecological farming.
• La Via Campesina PalestinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWA's Internationalism Working Group met with La Via Campesina Palestine to discuss the situation of farmers in West Bank and Gaza. LWA launched a new Palestine Solidarity Twinning Project to foster grassroots links between LWA members and Palestinian farmers.
• HodmedodsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Soy No More campaign and film exploring agroecological alternatives to soy-based animal feed. Hodmedods provides co-products and by-products from pulse processing for use in animal feed.
• Stezzo FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on producing the Soy No More film exploring agroecological alternatives to soy-based pig and poultry feed.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-landworkers-alliance

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Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries9 records

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