Landesamt für Ländliche Entwicklung, Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung Brandenburg (LELF)

Name

Landesamt für Ländliche Entwicklung, Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung Brandenburg (LELF)

Legal name

Landesamt für Ländliche Entwicklung, Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung Brandenburg (LELF)

Website

https://lelf.brandenburg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt (Oder)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Budget Funding: LELF operates as a state government agency funded through the Brandenburg state budget. The agency collects fees for certain services such as fishing licenses, agricultural certifications, and examination fees. No commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LELF is a state government agency providing agricultural administration, rural development funding, and land consolidation services for the State of Brandenburg. The agency processes EU and state agricultural subsidies, conducts plant protection and phytopathological diagnostics, certifies seeds, manages vocational training for agricultural occupations, administers LEADER rural development programs, and handles land reorganization procedures. Services are delivered through regional offices across Brandenburg and a digital service portal.

Product overview

LELF (Landesamt für Ländliche Entwicklung, Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung Brandenburg) is a government agency operating as a unified service organization rather than a commercial product company. The agency offers integrated services across three core areas: Agriculture (Landwirtschaft), Rural Development (Ländliche Entwicklung), and Land Consolidation (Flurneuordnung). Within Agriculture, services include Crop and Plant Production, Agricultural Markets, Agricultural Economics, Vocational Training, Fisheries, Plant Protection, and Animal Breeding and Husbandry. The Rural Development division manages funding programs including LEADER, school milk/fruit programs, frost aid, and support for producer organizations. All services are provided directly by the agency through regional offices in Brandenburg, with no commercial product or SaaS offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agriculture Services (Landwirtschaft) Comprehensive agricultural services including crop production, agricultural markets, farm economics, professional education, fisheries, plant health, plant protection, animal breeding and husbandry, and organic farming support for professional farmers and agricultural enterprises in Brandenburg.
• Rural Development Services (Ländliche Entwicklung) Rural development funding and support services including LEADER programs, integrated rural development projects, and support for rural organizations and municipalities in Brandenburg.
• Land Consolidation Services (Flurneuordnung) Land consolidation services helping to reorganize agricultural land parcels for improved efficiency and rural development, including procedure types and procedural steps.
• Crop and Plant Production Services (Acker- und Pflanzenbau) Services covering soil protection and fertilization, grassland management, state variety management, organic farming, phytopathological diagnostics, and seed certification for agricultural producers.
• Fisheries Services (Fischerei) Fisheries services including angler examinations, fishing logbooks, and aquaculture and inland fisheries funding for fish farmers and commercial fishing operations.
• Plant Protection Services (Pflanzenschutz) Plant protection services including pest identification (Ambrosia, Japanese beetle), personal health protection, and pesticide information for agricultural professionals.
• Vocational Training Services (Berufliche Bildung) Professional education services including apprenticeship programs, entry qualifications, continuing education, and validation procedures for agricultural occupations.
• Animal Breeding and Husbandry Services (Tierzucht und Tierhaltung) Animal breeding services covering beekeeping, horses, cattle, sheep and goats, pigs, breeding stations, and the 'Fokus Tierwohl' animal welfare network.
• Funding Programs (Förderung) Various funding programs including aquaculture, producer organizations, LEADER, beekeeping, school milk, school fruit, frost aid, damage compensation, and association funding for Brandenburg applicants.
• School Milk Program (Schulmilchprogramm) EU school milk program for Brandenburg and Berlin providing subsidized milk and lactose-free milk to educational institutions at €0.80 per liter for school year 2025/26.
• State School Fruit Program (Landesschulobstprogramm) State school fruit program providing apples to educational institutions. In 2024, 213 institutions received approval for 33,755 kg of apples for 29,013 children.
• LEADER Funding Program EU LEADER funding for rural development measures strengthening performance of rural areas and supporting sustainable regional development across Brandenburg's LEADER regions.
• Frost Aid Program (Frosthilfen) Emergency aid programs for frost damage in horticulture and agriculture, including EU crisis aid for fruit and wine growing in 2024.
• Agricultural Markets Services (Agrarmärkte) Services for protected geographical indications, trade class control, and agricultural market statistics and facts for Brandenburg producers.
• Agricultural Economics Services (Agrarökonomie) Economic analysis services including crop damage assessment, farm subsidy calculator, data collection, economic results, and financial benchmarking for agricultural operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 213 educational institutions served through school fruit program with 33,755 kg of apples distributed to 29,013 children

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Brandenburgischer IT-Dienstleister (ZIT-BB)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe Brandenburg IT Service Provider (ZIT-BB) handles the technical operation of LELF's website and IT infrastructure. As a state-owned enterprise of Brandenburg, ZIT-BB provides web hosting, firewall services, and IT security monitoring including CERT operations for the state's IT systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen (LLH): Hesse's state agricultural agency providing advisory, training, and subsidy administration services to farmers — another Landes-level peer with a near-identical service mix.
• Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und Ländlichen Raum (TLLLR): Thuringia's state agricultural and rural development office with responsibility for EU fund administration, plant protection, vocational training, and land consolidation — a direct functional analogue to LELF.
• Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LALLF M-V): State-level agricultural, food safety, and fisheries authority for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with an analogous mandate covering subsidies, plant protection, fisheries, and rural development — the closest structural parallel to LELF in a neighboring state.
• Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft (LfL): Bavaria's state agricultural institute handling applied research, vocational training, and producer support — a larger but structurally identical state-level agricultural agency.
• Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen: Self-governing agricultural chamber in NRW providing advisory, training, and subsidy services to farmers — comparable in mandate though organized as a chamber rather than a state office.
• Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Gartenbau Sachsen-Anhalt (LLG): Saxony-Anhalt's state agricultural authority administering EU funds, crop production support, and rural development — directly comparable in scope and structure to LELF.
• Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie (LfULG) Sachsen: Saxony's combined environmental, agricultural, and geology Landesamt, offering crop production, plant protection, fisheries, and rural development services that closely mirror LELF's portfolio.
• Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen: Lower Saxony's agricultural chamber with a comparable mix of farmer advisory, vocational training, and EU program administration.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL): Federal ministry that defines national agricultural policy and co-funds the EU/state programs LELF administers; not a direct competitor but the supervisory incumbent that sets LELF's mandate and budget envelope.
• Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Klimaschutz Brandenburg (MLEUV): LELF's direct parent ministry at the Brandenburg state level — supervises policy direction and budget allocation, making it the closest incumbent above LELF in the Brandenburg agricultural governance hierarchy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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