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Germany
Rural Development in Germany is managed on a decentralised basis by the main administrative regions of the country through 13 Rural Development Programmes (RDPs). The RDPs are funded under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and national contributions. The RDPs set out priority approaches and actions to meet the needs of the specific geographical area they cover.
Find relevant information on the 13 RDPs below;
Explore EAFRD-supported projects in Germany;
Browse through the Local Action Groups (LAGs) in Germany.
Rural development funding through the EAFRD is part of a broader framework of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds), including also Regional Development, Social, Cohesion, and Fisheries Funds. These are managed nationally, by each EU Member State, on the basis of Partnership Agreements, strategic plans outlining the country’s goals and investment priorities.
Country Information
Rural Development Programme 'National Framework'
DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
RDP press summary (EN) Source: European Commission
Rural Development Programme 'National Rural Network'
Full text (DE)
DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
RDP press summary (EN) Source: European Commission
See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
- Partnership Agreement in full (DE)
- ENRD Partnership Agreement summary with a focus on EAFRD (EN)
- See the full texts of all Partnership Agreements in the national language and summaries in English here.
- See ENRD summaries of all 28 Partnership Agreements.
NRNs operate in each EU Member State to support and enhance rural development objectives, enable and facilitate exchange and learning between all the partners involved in policy implementation.
- German NRN website
- German NRN profile: main NRN objectives, membership, governance, budget and more.
- See the profiles of all NRNs.
The operation of each NRN is supported by a Network Support Unit (NSU) tasked with coordinating thematic and analytic work, facilitating networking and exchange, and communicating the work and voices of the network.
Contact the German NSU
Deutsche Vernetzungsstelle Ländliche Räume - DVS (National Rural Network Germany)
DVS Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (Federal Office for Agriculture and Food)
Deichmanns Aue 29
53179 Bonn
Germany
Telephone: 0049 228 6845 3956
Email: dvs@ble.de
Contact persons:
Jan Swoboda (Head of Unit):
Stefan Kämper (CLLD):
Anke Wehmeyer (LEADER, CLLD):
Stephanie Mueller (LEADER, CLLD):
Isabella Mahler LEADER, CLLD):
Isabell Friess (LEADER, CLLD):
Moritz Kirchesch (LEADER, village development):
Bettina Rocha (Agriculture/EIP):
Susanne Schniete (AES, nature conservation):
Camilla Bentkamp (nature consveration):
Anja Rath (magazin):
Andrea Birrenbach (magazin):
Dagmar Nitsch (web):
Irene Lange (web, social media):
Tim Schneider (newsletter):
Felix Kupfernagel (social media):
Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection)
Rochusstraße 1
53123 Bonn
Germany
Telephone: 0049 228 529 3641
Email: frank.bartelt@bmel.bund.de
Website: www.bmel.de
Unit 211, Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (Federal Office for Agriculture and Food)
Deichmanns Aue 29
53179 Bonn
Germany
Telephone: 0049 228 6845 3378
Email: 211@ble.de
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (DE, EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Ministerium für Ernährung und ländlichen Raum Baden-Württemberg (Ministry for Food and rural areas, Baden-Württemberg)
Kernerplatz 10
70182 Stuttgart
Germany
Telephone: 0049 711 126 2265
Email: hans-peter.riedlberger@mlr.bwl.de
Website: www.landwirtschaft-bw.info
Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum, Ernährung und Verbraucherschutz - Stabsstelle EU-Maßnahmen (Ministry of Rural areas, Food and Consumer protection – Department for EU Affairs)
Postfach 10 34 44
70029 Stuttgart
Germany
Email: posteingang.SEU@mlr.bwl.de
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (DE, EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Landwirtschaft und Forsten (Bavarian Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry)
Postfach 22 00 12
80535 München
Germany
Telephone: 0049 892 182 2222
Email: maximilian.wohlgschaft@stmlf.bayern.de
Website: www.stmelf.bayern.de
Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten (Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry)
Herrn Reimann
Postfach 22 00 12
80535 München
Germany
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (DE, EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Ministerium für Ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Landwirtschaft (Ministry for Rural Development, Environment and Agriculture)
Henning-von-Tresckow-Straße, 2 - 13
14467 Potsdam
Germany
Telephone: 0049 331 866 7701
Email: silvia.rabold@mlul.brandenburg.de
Website: www.eler.brandenburg.de
Ministerium für Infrastruktur und Landwirtschaft (Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture)
Herrn Falk
Postfach 60 11 61
14411 Potsdam
Germany
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (DE, EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, ländlichen Raum und Verbraucher (Ministry of Hesse for Environment, rural areas and consumer)
Mainzer Straße 80
65189 Wiesbaden
Germany
Email: joachim.dippel@hmuelv.hessen.de
Website: https://umwelt.hessen.de//
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (DE, EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz (Ministry for Agriculture, Environment and Consumer Protection)
Paulshöher Weg 1
19061 Schwerin
Germany
Telephone: 0049 385 588 6350
Email: w.wienkemeier@lu.mv-regierung.de
Website: www.regierung-mv.de
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz (Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Consumer protection)
Frau Westenberger
Postfach 544
19048 Schwerin
Germany
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (DE, EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Niedersächsische Staatskanzlei (State Chancellery of Lower Saxony)
Planckstr. 2
30169 Hannover
Germany
Email: eler@ml.niedersachsen.de
Website: www.ml.niedersachsen.de
Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Verbraucherschutz (Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer protection)
Herrn Kix
Postfach 2, 43
30002 Hannover
Germany
Email: EU-zahlstelle@ml.niedersachsen.de
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (DE, EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt (Ministry of climate protection and Environment)
Postfach 30 06 52
40190 Düsseldorf
Germany
Telephone: 0049 221 4566 285
Email: marion.schlue@mkulnv.nrw.de
Website: www.umwelt.nrw.de
Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Landwirtschaft, Natur- und Verbraucherschutz (Ministry of Climate protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature- and Consumer protection)
Herrn Dr. Dietzel
Postfach 30 06 52
40190 Düsseldorf
Germany
Email: ZS-koordinierung@mkulnv.nrw.de
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (DE, EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau Rheinland-Pfalz (Ministry of economy, traffic, agriculture and viticulture of Rhineland-Palatinate)
Mr. Strauss
Stiftsstraße 9
55116 Mainz
Germany
Telephone: 0049 6131 16-2674
Email: EULLE@mwvlw.rlp.de
Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau Rheinland-Pfalz (Ministry of economy, traffic, agriculture and viticulture of Rhineland-Palatinate)
Mrs. Rapp
Stiftsstraße 9
55116 Mainz
Germany
Email: zahlstelle-rlp@mwvlw.rlp.de
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (DE, EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft (Ministry of economy and science)
Keplerstr. 18
66117 Saarbrücken
Germany
Telephone: 0049 681 501 4348
Email: t.gross@wirtschaft.saarland.de
Website: www.umwelt.saarland.de
Ministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz (Ministry of Environment and Consumer protection)
Frau Voigt
Postfach 10 24 61
66024 Saarbrücken
Germany
Email: zsagrar@umwelt.saarland.de
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft (Ministry of Saxony for Environment and Agriculture)
Postfach 10 05 10
01076 Dresden
Germany
Telephone: 0049 51 564 2235
Email: martina.kersten@smul.sachsen.de
Website: www.eler.sachsen.de/
Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft (Saxon State Ministry of Environment and Agriculture)
Herrn Dr. Hohmann
Postfach 10 05 10
01075 Dresden
Germany
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Ministerium der Finanzen (Ministry of Finance)
Editharing 40
39108 Magdeburg
Germany
Telephone: 0049 391 567 2045
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt (Ministry of Agriculture an Environment)
Herrn Hähnlein
Leipziger Str. 58
39112 Magdeburg
Germany
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (DE, EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Ministerium für Energiewende, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume (Ministry of energy transition, agriculture, environment and rural areas)
Mercatorstraße 3
24106 Kiel
Germany
Email: harald.bach@melur.landsh.de
Website: www.schleswig-holstein.de
Ministerium für Energiewende, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume (Ministry of Energy revolution, Agriculture, Environment and Rural areas)
Herrn Adam
Postfach 7151
24171 Kiel
Germany
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (DE)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (DE, EN) Source: European Commission
- See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
Thüringer Ministerium für Infrastruktur und Landwirtschaft (Ministry of infrastructure and agriculture Thuringia)
Beethovenstr. 3
99096 Erfurt
Germany
Telephone: 0049 361 3799-361
Thüringer Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Forsten, Umwelt und Naturschutz (Thuringian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Nature conservation)
Herrn Lettau
Postfach 90 03 65
99106 Erfurt
