How the feed the growing world population in a sustainable way? New concepts from a Dutch perspective.

1. Urban agriculture:
A Dutch perspective
Jan de Wilt
InnovationNetwork
Netherlands
Pakhuis De Zwijger, Amsterdam
21st April 2015

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Questions
1. Urbanisation and food production: what
are the challenges?
2. Can urban agriculture be the solution?
3. Examples from ongoing projects

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Megacities

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Globalisation of food supply

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Randstad, Netherlands

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Westland, Netherlands

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Dutch agriculture
• 3% “ farmers”
• 7% processing, transport, retail
• High efficiency (input vs output)
• High intensity
• High Tech
• Third largest exporter in the world
• Feed-back from society

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Urban-Industrial Ecology
Energy
Water
Nutrients (N,P,K)
CO2

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OCAP:
CO2 for horticulture

13. Energy producing greenhouse

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Plantagon, Sweden
(In progress)
Vertical farming

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Aerobridges: utilizing unused space
Singapore
(Proposal)

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Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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CO2
Heat
Manure NPK
Biogas
ElectricityElectricity
CO2
Feed NPK
Pigs
Horticulture
Arable
farming
Biogas
NPK
Residues
Digester
Agropark
Heat

19. Agropark in Rotterdam Harbour (proposal)
Artists’ impression

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Dutch Pavillion World Expo 2000

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ECOFERM – The circular farm
Minerals
CO2
Heat
Water

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ECOFERM Kroes, Uddel

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Tower system - Mediamatc

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Urban farming: the challenges
• Optimal production of safe food
• Optimal use of space
• Efficient use of resources (material recycling)
• Connection to urban metabolism
• Contained, closed loop farming
• Weather and water independent
• Year round production
• Additional services (energy, clean water)

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Drivers for urban food production
• Providing fresh and healthy food
• Reconnecting consumers and producers
Not THE solution, but a great contribution!

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