Koppert cooperates with Urban Farmers

Koppert Biological Systems, based in the Netherlands, is to cooperate with Urban Farmers AG, a Swiss company which is a pioneer in city farming. Urban Farmers is making use of Koppert's knowledge in a new urban farming project at the De Schilde building in The Hague (picture), which will become home to a company that will produce sustainable vegetables and fish for the local market.
 
In entering into this cooperation, Koppert will be making a contribution to the development of urban farming. This growth market exhibits a great demand for knowledge about clean, safe and sustainable cultivation techniques. "The cooperation with Urban Farmers will not only focus on pests, beneficial microorganisms and biostimulants, but we will also work on the production of insects as fish feed," Maren Schoormans, Koppert's Sales Manager for the Netherlands, explains. 
 

De Schilde is Urban Farmers' fourth project after projects in Basel, Zurich and Berlin. The Hague was selected in view of its proximity to Westland, which Urban Farmers perceives as a centre of green innovation. Urban Farmers De Schilde generates attention for the benefits of local food production and, with the greenhouse on the roof, for the opportunities offered by modern greenhouse and cultivation technology. More information is available here.