The Agriculture and Food Industry in Lower Saxony the Agriculture and Food Industry in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

The Agriculture and Food Industry in Lower Saxony The Agriculture and Food Industry in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony – true taste comes naturally

Lower Saxony is one of the most impor- panies with knowledge transfer, marketing run craft enterprises and large, inter­ tant locations for agriculture in Europe. and internationalisation. LI Food – the nationally renowned brands. More than Agriculture and the food industry are Agrifood State Initiative, DIL – Deutsches half of the companies are still craft-based important economic sectors. The pro- Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik­ e. V., the outfits. At the same time, there are 20 duction of delicious food has shaped the Marketinggesellschaft der niedersäch­ food manufacturers in the state’s top 100 state’s people and districts for centuries. sischen Land- und Ernährungs­wirtschaft companies in terms of turnover. Some of Fish from the North Sea, apples from the e. V., Food – Made in Germany e. V., Enter­ the nationally – and also internatio­nally – “Old Country”, asparagus from ­Nienburg, prise Europe Network and numerous other renowned brands include Berentzen, ham from Ammerland, potatoes from the organisations operate as service providers Bahlsen, Jägermeister, Rügenwalder Mühle Lünenburg heath, spirits from Haselünne and network partners. Agrifood in Lower and Wiesenhof. (the “City of Korn” [grain ­brandy]) and Saxony – this includes both small owner-­ beer from Einbeck – the products are as diverse as the landscape itself. The people of Lower Saxony enjoy Table 1: Lower Saxony at a glance Lower Saxony food and drink – and like to share them Lower as a proportion with the rest of the world. Around 22 Economic measure Unit Germany Saxony of Germany percent of the food produced in Lower Area in km2 357,582 47,710 13.34 % Saxony is exported, with non-­domestic Population mil. 82.792 7.963 9.52 % turnover at around 11 billion euros. Population density inh./km2 232 167 x 82 per cent of exports remain in Europe, Agricultural holdings 000s 275.4 37.8 13.73 % Manufacturing operations although China, South Korea and the absolute value 24,426 685 2.08 % for food purposes United States are also trading partners. Area used for agriculture 000s of hectares 16,658.90 2,598.20 15.60 % With a turnover of more than 35 billion ha/operation Ha 60.5 68.7 x euros (2018) the food industry is the Employed in agriculture 000s 940.1 130.3 13.86 % second most important processing sector, Employed in production of food absolute value 823,085 74,668 9.70 % ahead even of machine construction, the Cattle mil. 12.093 2.572 21.27 % chemical industry and the electrical sector. Pigs mil. 26.898 8.5 31.60 % And it is not just good, natural location Laying hens mil. 51.936 19.502 37.55 % factors, expertise, innovation and entre- Broiler chickens mil. 93.791 61.352 65.41 % preneurial spirit which make Lower Saxony Milk production mil. T 32.598 7.05 21.63 % competitive. Cereals mil. T 34.604 4.769 13.78 % A dense network of scientific insti- Sugar beet mil. T 26.191 7.203 27.50 % tutions, consultancy organisations and Potatoes mil. T 8.921 4.162 46.65 % foreign representations support the com- Federal Statistical Office: Figures for 2018

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Figure 1: Focal points of the food industry at a glance

Who does what, and where: Focal points of the food industry in Lower Saxony. Companies with turnover of over €100 mil./year

Areas with a focus on Slaughterhouses Potato processors animal husbandry

Areas with a focus on Meat processors Drinks grassland management

Producers of poultry products Mills Areas with a focus on including eggs grinding over 100,000 t per year potato cultivation

Areas with a focus on Fish processors Processors of fats and oils wheat cultivation

Other, in food sector Source: Marketinggesellschaft der niedersächsischen Milk processors (e. g. spice manufacturers, deli products) Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft e. V., 2010

Processors of cereal products

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A place for business with the best of conditions

Lower Saxony combines many favour­ demand, is within easy reach. The “5-hour both for the meat-processing segment in able location factors, resulting in a market potential” by lorry, corresponding the southern Weser-Ems region, as well successful agriculture and food industry. to approximately 100 million consumers, as for the mill industry in the region of In this respect,­ it is not only the natural represents significantly more than a quar- Hannover/­Braunschweig. Solutions are also conditions, such as climatic factors and ter of the EU’s population. Lower Saxony worked on here to those environmental soil quality that play a role, but also the is thus a good starting point for supplying and ­human challenges linked to intensive geographical location, the qualification the European market. farming – challenges which are much and motivation of the people, as well as discussed in today’s society. In addition, a the framework conditions, policies and Agrifood cluster – wide range of organisations, associations, management. networking knowledge research institutes and universities support the food industry, in the shape of up-to- Geographical location – Lower Saxony is also at the forefront in date knowledge and practice-oriented far from ordinary, near to terms of recognising industry trends at an research projects. Europe early stage and setting the pace. In various Would-be exporters have a wide range regions of the state, agrifood clusters of establishments to approach for help Lower Saxony is at the heart of Europe. Its have formed, linked across all manufac­ and advice: for example, with obtaining geographic location, along with efficient turing and market levels. This is true information on the target markets; with transport routes and logistical have made the state a major transport hub for the entire continent. This also benefits the food industry. The distances between the Figure 2: Food sector as a proportion of total exports producing regions and key sales areas are of manufacturing industry small. In addition to markets to the east and intensive trade with the Benelux coun- tries, Lower Saxony companies also have 14.00 % Production of food and feedstuffs, affluent consumers right on their door- 47.50 % beverages, tobacco processing step: The metropolitan region comprising Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts; Hannover, Braunschweig, Göttingen and other vehicle construction Wolfsburg covers the south-east of the Machine construction state, whilst the metropolitan regions Other of Hamburg and Bremen are ­expanding 27.10 % towards Lower Saxony. In addition, North Rhine-Westphalia, Europe’s largest 11.40 % conurbation, with the associated level of Federal Statistical Office: Figures for 2018

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arranging contact with the administration Figure 3: Production value as proportion of the target country; or in searching for of total Lower Saxony agriculture suitable business partners. Lower Saxony has representatives in 5.10 % China, the USA and Russia amongst other 20.30 % places, as well as partner offices operating 18.60 % in Cuba, Scandinavia, South Africa and Turkey. 14.30 %

Agribusiness – global leader- 13.30 % ship 8.00 % Lower Saxony’s Agribusiness encompasses 7.10 % a variety agricultural trading companies 5.40 % 1.80 % and more than 700 companies involved 6.10 % in food production. In terms of suppliers, the state’s manufacturers of agricultural machinery and animal-housing systems Milk Cattle, including calves are particularly world-renowned. Some Other vegetable products Poultry and eggs examples of these include the agri­cultural Cereals Pig machinery manufacturer Grimme Land- Horticultural products Other animal products maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (based Potatoes in Damme) and Bernard Krone Hold- Sugar beet Statistical Office of Baden Württemberg: ing SE & Co. KG (based in Spelle). The Figures for 2019 animal-housing company, Big Dutchman International GmbH, based in Vechta, is also a world-leader in its field. The most widely used inter-company Uelzen started farming according to Leading trade fairs in the international standards include the quality management bio­dynamic principles. Both the surface agricultural sector, such as ­Agritechnica system for milk (QM Milk), the QA mark area devoted to organic farming and the and EuroTier, are regularly held in Hanno­ for meat, potatoes, fruit and vegetables, ­number of food manufacturers working ver, as well as Biotechnica, the inter- as well as the international certification according to ecological guidelines are national biotechnology trade fair. They standards for agricultural production, growing conti­nuously in Lower Saxony. underpin the outstanding importance of GLOBALG.A.P. and the International Food There are currently around 2,000 organic Lower Saxony as a location for agricultural Standard (IFS). Complementary certifica- farms and around 1,300 organic process- and food business, and offer the compa- tions, such as “Halal” or “Organic”, offer ing companies. More than a third of them nies based here first-class opportunities additional transparency for trade and con- are smaller farm-based processors, which to demonstrate their performance to an sumers. Many of these safety systems are have come about as part of agricultur- international trade audience. based on agreements between the trade al holdings,­ e. g. farm bakeries, cheese and producers, guaranteeing the criteria ­dairies or slaughter­houses. In addition, Quality and safety – without for the safety and quality of food. This there are a large ­number of craft pro- compromise ensures that only flawless products reach cessing operations, such as bakers and the customer. ­butchers and several small and medium-­ Food products from Germany enjoy an sized processing companies, such as Bauck excellent reputation internationally. Quality The organic food sector – GmbH & Co. KG, the fruit juice manu- management, transparency and reliability a tradition with a future facturer Voelkel GmbH, Bohlsener Mühle are top priorities in the sector’s production GmbH & Co. KG, Ulrich Walter GmbH processes. Regular and luxury foodstuffs There is a tradition of organic farming (Lebensbaum) and Allos GmbH. are subject to a series of quality-assurance and the organic food sector in Lower systems on their way to the consumer, ­Saxony. Back in 1932, the “Bauckhof” in order to comply with such claims. farm in Klein Süstedt in the district of

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Soil management and plant products

Lower Saxon farmers grow almost all the Arable farming – is suitable for producing high-quality crops thriving in Central Europe, and some a variety of crops for humans brewing malts, as is done for example at farmers do so on a large scale. They form and animals Cargill GmbH in Salzgitter and by Heine the basis of a powerful food-processing Malz GmbH in Peine. It goes without sector and of artisanal food production. Lower Saxony has by far the largest saying that beer brewing in Lower Saxony acreage for potatoes and sugar beet in has a long tradition, which can be traced Plant breeding – a driving Germany. Lower Saxon potato cultivation back as far as the 14th century. Famous force for innovation is characterised by its enormous variety breweries include the traditional Einbecker and the highest yields in Germany. Brauhaus AG, the Frisian brewery owned Lower Saxony’s seed breeding companies Large amounts of Germany’s wheat, by Jever KG and Wittingen Gmbh’s private are a driving force of progress. Their aim rye and barley grow in Lower Saxony’s brewery. is to develop plant varieties which are grain fields. In the north there are exten- increasingly adapted to the requirements sive grasslands for milk production; to the Sugar – an indispensable of their respective geographical locations, south and north-east of Hannover, there raw material, produced from thus enabling optimal yields, whilst con- are large areas given over to potato and beets serving natural resources. Lower Saxony sugar beet cultivation, mixed in between also has a tradition of such skills. For fields of grain. And maize – the basis for In the fertile soils of the southern part example, the first monogerm sugar beet animal nutrition and bioenergy production of Lower Saxony in particular, and in the varieties were bred in Lower Saxony. – is constantly taking up an ever greater light soils of the eastern Lünenburg Heath Although the sector is characterised share of land in Lower Saxony. (between Lüneburg and Celle), where by small and medium-size enterprises: Lower Saxony is also in one of Germa- intensive irrigation farming can be seen: ­Companies such as Saaten-Union GmbH ny’s top spots in terms of the processing a very important crop is flourishing – sugar and KWS LOCHOW GmbH in the ­cereals of cultivated crops. For example, Lower beet. Without raw sugar, many products segment, KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA Saxony is Germany’s second biggest loca- emanating from the food industry would (involved in the breeding of sugar beet, tion for the milling of cereals, as measured be inconceivable. maize and rapeseed), and Europlant by annual volume. Potatoes are sold to the There is a long tradition of beet ­Pflanzenzucht GmbH (potato breeding) consumer as consumption potatoes, or are cultivation, beet processing and sugar have had a good reputation for a long refined (by processing companies in the production in Lower Saxony. The majority time now, even in international markets. growing regions) into chips, crisps, dried of Lower Saxony’s sugar beet is nowa- or frozen products, or into starch and days harvested by Nordzucker AG, one starch derivatives. of Europe’s leading sugar producers, and A quarter of Lower Saxony’s barley processed into granulated sugar and many yield is attributable to malting barley. The other raw materials used in the food malting barley grown in Lower Saxony industry.

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Sugar beets thrive particularly well in Around 300,000 tonnes of apples are There is a tradition of high-quality spirits Lower Saxony. harvested annually in the Altes Land. reaching back hundreds of years.

Only 20 percent of production ends up on in general, many small and medium-sized is why the former Hanseatic city is also the shelves of food retailers in the form businesses have joined forces to become known as Lower Saxony’s “Capital of of retail sugar. Four fifths of production is powerful producer organisations, for the Korn”. Nowadays, along with the famous otherwise used by the food industry, for purpose of marketing which is in the Berentzen, a producer of spirits, there example in the production of confection- interests of their members. These seven are two more traditional distilleries of ery and beverages. producer organisations – recognised under alcoholic specialities, which are mostly EU law – each have different focal points. based on wheat grain: Edelkorn-Brennerei Skilful marketing – The largest ones are Gartenbauzentrale Jos. Rosche GmbH & Co. KG and Private fresh young vegetables and eG in Papenburg, ELO Langförden, and Kornbrennerei H. Heydt GmbH & Co. KG. the “Old Country” Elbe Obst in the Altes Land region. The But it’s not just alcoholic drinks that main products of these organisations are produced in Lower Saxony. The region Lower Saxony’s cheapness as a location for range from herbs in pots and cut herbs, of East Frisia has been known for its spe- business, along with some clever marke­ to fruit, vegetables, berries, onions and cial tea culture for over 300 years. So it’s ting, has meant that it is a domestic leader mushrooms. not surprising that J. Bünting Beteiligungs not only in the growing of asparagus, but The Lower Saxon horticultural sector AG, a subsidiary of Laurens Spethmann also in blueberry cultivation. Two thirds includes important segments such as GmbH & Co. KG, Thiele & Freese GmbH of the blueberries harvested in Germany fruit and vegetable cultivation, as well as & Co. KG, and some other companies come from Lower Saxony. In its “Altes ornamental plants, tree cultivation and the make the world-­famous “Ostfriesentee” Land” [“Old Country”] next to the Elbe tree nurseries. as well as some other teas here, and sell in Hamburg, the state also possesses them to tea-lovers all over the world. Northern Europe’s largest contiguous fruit-­ Drinks – Lower Saxony also has its share of mineral growing area. Around 300,000 tonnes of famous liqueurs, schnapps springs and wineries, producing­ a variety apples are harvested annually, on average. and Ostfriesentee of drinks made from fruit and mineral There are also many processors manufac- water. Well-known brands include VILSA turing fruit juices, dried goods and frozen At least one Lower Saxon drink is known Mineralbrunnen, beckers bester and goods. to those frequenting night clubs and bars Voelkel Fruchtsäfte. In terms of vegetable growing, worldwide: Jägermeister. Mast Jäger- Lower Saxon farmers regularly achieve meister AG, has been making this success- the highest overall production value ful export in Wolfenbüttel since 1878. No in Germany. For example, nowhere in other spirit from Germany is exported in Germany are more cucumbers or iceberg larger quantities than this herbal liqueur. lettuce harvested. While large production Haselünne is another area famed companies market their products directly for its production of spirits. It previously to food ­retailers and to the food industry ­hosted up to 26 distillery plants, which

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Animal breeding and animal husbandry

Table 2: Products of animal origin

Beef and Pork Poultry Milk delivered Butter Skimmed milk Eggs, from operations veal to dairies powder involving min. 3,000 hens in 000s of in 000s of in 000s of in 000s of in 000s of in 000s of Product quantity in millions of pcs. tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes Lower Saxony 172.8 1,788.30 856.8 6,373 130.4 151.6 4,706 Germany 1,129.00 5,498.20 1,514.20 31,255 547.60 430.7 12,087 Lower Saxony, as 15.31 % 32.53 % 56.58 % 20.39 % 23.81 % 35.20 % 38.93 % proportion of Germany Federal Statistical Office: Figures for 2018

In terms of sales volumes, agricultural viehzüchter eG and Osnabrücker of endangered breeds, and supports active animal husbandry and the processing of ­Herdbuch eG – use state-of-the-art breeders in the form of “breeding conser- its products into meat and meat products, breeding methods to supply breeders vation premiums”. Furthermore, a large milk and dairy products, as well as the (in Lower Saxony and throughout the percentage of the reserves of Germany’s production of eggs and products pro- world) with first-class genetics. gene bank for farm animals come from cessed using them, are clear strong points With regard to pig breeding, BHZP Lower Saxony. in Lower Saxony’s agriculture and food GmbH (Federal Hybrid Breeding Pro- A further important economic area industry. Farmers generate about 60 % gramme) based in Ellringen (near Lüne- is the breeding and keeping of horses of their income from animal husbandry – burg, Lower Saxony) is one of the most for sport and leisure. Hanoverian and well above the national average. important breeding entities in Germany. ­Oldenburg are world famous breeds, Also the globally-operating PIC has its and are very much in demand as sport An export hit – ­German headquarters in Hannover. horses, in Germany and abroad. the science of breeding Poultry breeding and reproduction is undertaken in Lower Saxony by Aviagen Cattle farming – All around the world, owners of farm Group, Lohmann Tierzucht GmbH, more milk than meat animals rely on the experience and ­Geflügelzuchtbetriebe Gudendorf GmbH profound expertise of Lower Saxony’s & Co. KG, PHW-Gruppe Lohmann & Co. Cattle are kept in Lower Saxony both animal breeders. AG, Moorgut Kartzfehn von Kameke for milk and meat production. In 2016, In terms of cattle breed, Holstein GmbH & Co. KG and Heidemark Mäster- 172,000 tonnes of beef and veal was Fresians dominate in Lower Saxony. The kreis GmbH & Co. KG, amongst others. In produced in Lower Saxony. However, large breeding associations – Masterrind addition, the state government of Lower the focal point of cattle farming is milk GmbH, Verein Ostfriesischer Stamm­ Saxony is committed to the conservation production. Approximately 9,500 entities

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Milk is produced mainly in the Grasslands Poultry production is a significant sector in Shrimps are the largest source of revenue near the North Sea coast. Lower Saxony. for Lower Saxony’s coastal fisheries.

keep around 850,000 dairy cows. Lower Poultry farming – between Ditzum and Cuxhaven, coastal Saxony produces around a fifth of the milk 50 % of chickens come from towns like Emden am Dollart, Norddeich generated in Germany – that’s 7.05 billion Lower Saxony and Greetsiel in the Leybucht look back kilograms. Most of the milk is processed in on a long history of fishing, as does cooperative dairies. An important part of Lower Saxony’s meat ­Butjadingen – a municipality located With 7,000 milk producers and production industry revolves around the between the Jade Bight and and the ­cooperative members, and sites in several keeping of poultry, such as ­chickens, tur- River Weser. The largest source of revenue federal states, the Lower Saxon DMK keys and ducks. In 2017, around 900,000 in this respect is the North Sea shrimp, Group is one of Europe’s largest coopera- tonnes of poultry meat was produced. a well-known and popular speciality. tive dairies. Milk is produced mainly in the Every second chicken fattened in Germany Fishing is done mainly by smaller grasslands along the coast of East Frisia (in comes from Lower Saxony. Likewise, 4.7 fishing vessels and inshore, and in the the west), round to Cuxhaven in the east, billion eggs, that is to say around 40 % form of small deep-sea fishing opera- and Rotenburg in the south. However, of German production, come from this tions. Furthermore, carp, trout and other there are also efficient dairy farms in the federal state. freshwater fish are farmed in traditional southern part of Lower Saxony. The districts of Emsland, Cloppenburg inland pond farms. There are just a few and Vechta are the focal points of pork, professional fishermen left farming areas Pig farming – the basis poultry and egg production. These areas of the larger rivers, in particular the rivers for top-quality meat and have also developed efficient processing Weser and Elbe. sausage products establishments, such as slaughter­houses, and a meat-processing segment, the The production of pork is another one of pro­ducts of which are successfully sold the strengths of Lower Saxony’s agricul­ on ­national and international markets. tural sector. More than eight million pigs ­Smaller companies, speciality manufac­ are in Lower Saxony’s sties, i. e. approxi- turers, and efficient and traditional mately one third of Germany’s total stock. ­butchery can be found all over Lower Pig-fattening accounts for two thirds of Saxony. pig operations, whilst one third focus on piglets. The regional meat processing com- Fishing industry – panies process the raw material into a wide North Sea shrimps bringing range of meat and sausage specialities for in the turnover regional, European and global markets. It is not only meat products, but also live A fishing industry is a matter of course animals which are exported. They are ex- for a state with around 750 kilometres ported for fattening or breeding purposes. of coastline. On the North Sea coast,

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Table 3: Food industry turnover compared with that of other industries

Food and feedstuffs, beverages and 35,420 tobacco processing

Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts; other vehicle construction 94,017.40

Mechanical engineering 14,997.30

of which: 1,956.80 agricultural and forestry machines

Manuf. chem. and pharm. prods 12,425.60

0 20.000 40.000 60.000 80.000 100.000 Turnover in € mil.

Table 4: The number of agrifood operations compared those in other industries

Food and feedstuffs, beverages and 719 tobacco processing

Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts; other vehicle construction 178

Machine construction 461

of which: 41 agricultural and forestry machines

Manuf. chem. and pharm. prods 188

0 200 400 600 800 1000

Operations

Table 5: The number of agrifood employees compared those in other industries

Food and feedstuffs, beverages and tobacco processing 79,814

Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts; other vehicle construction 153,937

Machine construction 64,768

of which: 8,544 agricultural and forestry machines

Manuf. chem. and pharm. prods 29,995

0 25.000 50.000 75.000 100.000 125.000 150.000 175.000 200.000

Employees

Federal Statistical Office: Figures for 2018

10 Outlook

Outlook

Lower Saxony’s farmers and food produ­ respect. Food security, climate change, ments, Lower Saxony companies are well cers are connected across a wide range of ­resource conservation, the protection equipped, and in many cases form part of value-added chains; they shape the rural of bio­logical diversity – the agricultural the global top echelons. This is very much areas and work together to help assure state of Lower Saxony is facing up to due to the fact that customers continue to that the increasing space devoted to the these global challenges. In terms of the be enthusiastic about foods from Lower economy will be livable for future gene­ demands of a changing society and new Saxony. This holds for those customers rations, too. They are aware that there are styles of nutrition, as well as the increas- from Lower Saxony itself, from Germany, many challenges to be addressed in this ingly sophisticated product-­quality require- and those from all over the world.

Lower Saxony institutions from the agricultural and food sector with a focus on international operations

Deutsche Lehranstalt für Agrartechnik (DEULA) in Hildesheim, Nienburg, Westerstede [German Educational Center for Agricultural Technology] www.deula.de DIL – Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e. V. / German Institute of Food Technologies www.dil-ev.de Eine Welt in Niedersachsen [Association dealing with issues of developmental policy, including environment and fair trade] www.niedersachsen-einewelt.de Enterprise Europe Network EEN www.een-niedersachsen.de Food – Made in Germany e. V. www.fmig-online.de/startseite.html IHK-N (Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Lower Saxony) www.ihk-n.de/themen/International_IHKN/3602996 Invest in Niedersachsen www.invest-in-niedersachsen.com/en JKI Braunschweig www.julius-kuehn.de/en/crop-and-soil-science/ Kompetenzzentrum ökologischer Landbau Niedersachsen (KÖN) [Competence Centre for Organic Farming in Lower Saxony] www.oeko-komp.de Federal State of Lower Saxony, represented by the Lower Saxon State Chancellery www.stk.niedersachsen.de Lower Saxony Agrifood Competence Center www.li-food.de/en/about-us/ Lower Saxony Agrifood Competence Center, company database www.li-food.de/en/the-industry/­ unternehmensdatenbank Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen / Chamber of Agriculture in Lower Saxony www.lwk-niedersachsen.de LUFA www.lufa-nord-west.com Marketinggesellschaft der niedersächsischen Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft e. V. [Marketing company of the Lower Saxony agriculture and food industry] www.mg-niedersachsen.de NBank www.nbank.de Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (LAVES) www.state-office-for-consumer-protection-and- food-safety.niedersachsen.de Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection www.ml.niedersachsen.de Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Verkehr und Digitalisierung [Lower Saxon Ministry for Economy, Labour, Transport and Digitisation] www.mw.niedersachsen.de Verband Entwicklungspolitik Niedersachsen e. V. (VEN) [Development policy association, Lower Saxony] www.ven-nds.de

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September 2019