In the port of
In the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, where the Nieuwe Maas tidal river meets the city’s landscape, an architectural marvel has transformed the way we think about food production.
The world’s first and largest floating farm was opened here in 2019. It has three storeys and is a 27×27 metre structure anchored to the quay. It houses a herd of 40 Meuse-Rijn-Ijseel cows, which are a Dutch breed.
The largest floating farm is indeed a revolutionary structure, a living laboratory for practising urban farming and a statement on global food security.
In today’s times, when the global population is on the rise, and urbanisation has taken away agricultural lands for ‘development’, such an innovative concept gives hope that hunger can be eradicated if appropriate measures are taken by governments and organisations.
The idea of a floating farm emerged from a crucial observation. Peter and Minke van Wingerden, founders of Beladon, tried to find solutions to the problems of land scarcity, climate change, rising
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