Philips has experience in horticulture lighting solutions and is a leader in LED solutions. They have a growing team focused on city farming projects to grow vegetables year-round in closed, controlled environments using high-tech systems. Some example projects include a 5,600 square meter lettuce farm in the Netherlands, a 1,250 square meter lettuce and herb farm in the US, and a 1,300 square meter project with a university in Japan. Philips provides lighting expertise, plant knowledge, and application engineering support for these indoor farming projects.

1. City Farming
Gus van der Feltz
Philips City Farming, Horticulture LED Solutions
December 2014

2. Philips Horticulture LED
Solutions / City Farming
• Philips has many years of experience in
horticulture, with hundreds of commercial
horticulture projects completed successfully
• Leader in LED solutions for horticulture
• Partner with research institutes & universities
• Extensive network of experienced partners
• Dedicated team of technical specialists and
plant experts
• Full support with Global coverage
• Philips Emerging Business Area - EBA

3. Philips in City farming
• Rapidly growing team of >10 professionals within Horticulture LED Solutions (>50
staff in a global organization)
• Working closely with our customers and partners on daily basis
• Fully supported by the Philips Board of Management
Philips CEO, Frans van Houten and global plant specialist, Esther Hogeveen – van Echtelt
Our definition of city farming:
To grow vegetables (and herbs) in a
closed environment with a high tech
system in a sustainable way year
round, in- or close to a city
"All-year-round reliable production
and delivery of high-quality locally
grown fresh food"

4. City Farming: fully controlled environments
Rural areas,
far from cities
Within cities
Urban areas,
near cities
City Farming
Philips focus
natural light
outdoor / indoor
artificial light
indoor
Food plants
Other plants

5. Our market approach
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• We aim to be the leading player in creating solutions, that encompass more than
light alone, to grow healthy vegetables and plants in a sustainable way
• We work closely with our customers, helping them to develop
• Winning business models for a new industry
• The best growth recipes for their crops
• The best growth systems for multilayer production in closed environments
• Investment grade business plans

6. Lighting, Plant, and Application knowledge
Plant experts
• Knowledge of light & plants, recipes
• Experience in many field tests worldwide
• Cooperate with Universities & plant
institutes
Application Engineer
• Technical GreenPower LED Knowledge
• Light Plans, Installation advice and support
• Work with HortiLED installation partners
• Can measure and certify your installation
Account Manager
• Translate your needs and requirements into
a solution approach
• Profit/payback calculations
• Help get funding/export finance support
• Help with financing through Philips Capital

7. Deliscious,The Netherlands
Project Deliscious, the Netherlands
Crop Lettuce, young plant production
Area 5600m² net production area on 800 m² floor space
LED solution Dedicated recipe GreenPower LED Production Module
Philips LED Horti Partners Certhon / Lights Interaction /Codema BE De Lier
Complementary partner Philips Capital

8. Green Sense Farms, US
Project Green Sense Farms, IN, USA
Crop Lettuce and herbs
Area 1250m2 in first grow chamber
LED solution GreenPower LED Production Module
Philips LED Horti Partner Hort Americas

9. Osaka University, Japan
Project Osaka University, Japan
Crop Lettuce and herbs
Area 1300m2
LED solution GreenPower LED Production Module, R/W/FR
Philips LED Horti Partner CCS

10. Philips HTC Eindhoven (opening 2014)
Project High Tech Campus
Crop Leafy vegetables & herbs
Production Area 230 m2
LED solution LED Production Module & Research Module
Philips LED Horti Partner Cambridge HOK

11. Questions? Please contact us
Contact me @ gus.van.der.feltz@philips.com
Or have a look at our sites www.philips.com/horti
and www.philips.com/cityfarm

12. ThankYou