The subject Feeding and Greening Megacities was presented at the 9th European Innovation Summit in Brussels

Trends in the world:

Grow of the polulation of the world.

Urbanisation: 75% will live in (mega)cities

These people need healthy food and a healthy environment

Healthy food means circulair production

A healthy city is a green city

Dutch horticulture has solutions to share:　

European consumers are main market for Dutch producers

‐Smart logistics

 Number 1 in knowledge and innovation

‐Greenhouse production technology, experienced growers

‐CO2 reduction, efficient water usage, energy production

‐Healthy food as ‘medicine’, life science

 Share Dutch business model with Europe and megacities in the world

‐Including implementation

‐Hybrid solutions (more production solar greenhouses AND new high-tech greenhouses at the same time)