Deutscher Bauernverband
| Abbreviation | DBV |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1948 |
| Legal status | Eingetragener Verein |
| Purpose | Agriculture |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
Official language | German |
Key people | Joachim Rukwied (Präsident), Bernhard Krüsken (Generalsekretär) |
| Website | https://www.bauernverband.de/ |
The Deutscher Bauernverband (DBV - German Farmers' Association) is the largest agricultural and forestry professional association in the Federal Republic of Germany. The DBV is the most significant interest group, lobbying and professional association of farmers in Germany.
It is the umbrella organization of 18 regional farmers' associations. More than 90% of all German agricultural operations (about 270.000, 380.000 farmers) are members of DBV. Besides its headquarters in Berlin, the DBV also runs an office in Brussels. The DBV represents conventional and ecological farming. However, the political focus is on conventional agriculture. Organic farmers are organized in the Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft (BÖLW) and small and medium-size farmers in the more progressive Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft (German Working Group for Peasant Agriculture).