Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft (AbL)

A German farmers' association that represents family and peasant-scale farms, both conventional and organic. It was founded in 1980 and today has nine regional associations and a youth branch (junge AbL). Its main topics are fair producer prices, access to land, GMO-free farming, livestock keeping and support for young farmers. It works with the international farmers' movement La Via Campesina; its monthly paper is the “Unabhängige Bauernstimme”.

Voluntary. Farmers, gardeners, beekeepers, farm employees, students and other people who support peasant farming can join; membership is applied for with the form on the website. Membership runs for 12 months and renews automatically.

• at least 147.50 EUR — individual

Annual fee (2026): individual membership from €147.50, reduced (e.g. students, pensioners, low incomes) from €71, solidarity from €200, farm (family) membership with 2 votes from €213.50. The fee rises by €1–3.50 each year. A subscription to the “Bauernstimme” is not included.

Fee basis: flat annual fee

• Agricultural policy representation (federal and EU level)
• Position papers and information on farm and trade policy
• Campaigns: GMO-free farming, farm-saved seed rights, young farmers
• “Unabhängige Bauernstimme” monthly and “Der kritische Agrarbericht” yearbook
• Regional associations and local contacts

• abl-ev.de — Über uns
• abl-ev.de — Mitglied werden
• abl-ev.de — Geschichte
• abl-ev.de — Bündnispartner
• abl-ev.de — Impressum