Floating Dairy Farm in Rotterdam: Sustainable Innovation
World's first floating dairy farm in Rotterdam promotes sustainable, resilient agriculture with innovative practices and community engagement
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Detail description
The world's first floating dairy farm, launched in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in 2019, responds to urban food resilience challenges. Born from Hurricane Sandy’s 2012 flooding and food shortages, it promotes sustainable farming, reduces food miles, and engages youth. The farm hosts 40 cows on a floating platform with solar panels, rainwater harvesting, and a manure separation system. It integrates tours, a farm shop, and local supply chains, supported by the COCOREADO Horizon 2020 project (2021–2024), fostering innovation in agricultural knowledge systems and youth involvement.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
COCOREADO
Connecting COnsumers and producers to REbalance farmers’ position through AmbassaDOrs trainings
- Location
- Netherlands
- Authors
- Rani Van Gompel
- Purpose
- Dissemination
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Feb 01, 2023
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
- COCOREADO
- License
- CC BY-SA
- Keywords
- Themes