Transformative solutions for feeding cities around the globe

Jan de Wilt InnovationNetworkNetherlands

Bonn, 28th May 2014

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Megacities

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Deforestation Salinisation

Soil erosion

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Crop failure

Pests Floods

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Globalisation of food supply

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Food deserts isolate citizens from healthy food

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Havana, Cuba

Detroit, US

Urban agriculture

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Brooklyn Grange, New York City

Rooftop farming

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Supermarket with organic rooftop gardensGreenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC

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Drivers for (peri-) urban food production

• Providing fresh and healthy food• Reducing transport• Reconnecting consumers and producers• Local employment and income for poor• Education• Social cohesion

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Urban farming: the next level

• Optimal production control• Safe food• Efficient use of resources (waste 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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Urban-Industrial Ecology

EnergyWaterNutrients (N,P)CO2

Greenhouse Village

Purificationn

Energy from biogas

Drinking water

Waste treatment

Cooling and heating

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Glasshouses, Netherlands

The Hague

Rotterdam

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OCAP:CO2 for horticulture

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ECOFERM – The circular farm

MineralsCO2HeatWater

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CO2

Heat

Manure NPK

BiogasElectricityElectricity

CO2

Feed NPK

PigsHorticulture

Arable farming

Biogas

NPK

Residues

Digester

Agropark

Heat

Agropark with vegetables, pigs, chicken and fish

Artists’ impression

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Sky GreensSingapore

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Caliber BiotherapeuticsTexas, US

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Fresh Garden Mall, South-Korea

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Aerofarm concept

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Aerobridges: utilizing unused space

Singapore

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Dubai Vertical Farm(proposal)

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Plantagon, Sweden(Building in progress)

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Food as a structuring element in resilient cities

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Key to urban agriculture

• Fresh, local food

• Efficient use of resources

• Part of urban metabolism

• Adapt to local conditions

• Employment

• Make it happen!