Urban agriculture:A Dutch perspective

Jan de Wilt InnovationNetworkNetherlands

Pakhuis De Zwijger, Amsterdam21st 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

EnergyWaterNutrients (N,P,K)CO2

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OCAP:CO2 for horticulture

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

BiogasElectricityElectricity

CO2

Feed NPK

PigsHorticulture

Arable farming

Biogas

NPK

Residues

Digester

Agropark

Heat

Agropark in Rotterdam Harbour (proposal)

Artists’ impression

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Dutch Pavillion World Expo 2000

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ECOFERM – The circular farm

MineralsCO2HeatWater

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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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