8.30 | START - Dortmund Main Station / Hauptbahnhof Dortmund

Meeting point: Central Bus Station (ZOB) - Steinstraße 39, 44147 Dortmund



Continue to the following stops by bus organised by VERTIFARM:

9.00 - 10.00 | HANSAPONIK - AQUAPONIK KOKEREI HANSA

From glowing coke to sustainably produced food - an urban farm is being created on an area of the Hansa coking plant industrial monument that combines fish and plant cultivation under one roof. Aquaponics is the name of this closed-loop system, which can help to provide people in the city with healthy and environmentally friendly food. The facility will also be used for research into technical optimisation and as a learning space for workshops with the local population. (60 min.)

12.00 - 13.30 | CULTIVATORS / INNEXO

INNEXO BV is a Contract Research Organisation (CRO) with a focus on molecular farming and the cannabis plant in particular. 

We want to help answer the growing need for better production methods for pharmaceutical ingredients and technological innovations in pharmaceutical cannabis crop production through independent GEP-certified research.

Our main activities are:

• Private Contract Research, Product Testing and IP Development
• Acceleration Platform for Innovation (API)
• Operational Excellence Training
  

(90 min.)

15.00 - 16.15 | ALTMARKTgarten Oberhausen

Urban agriculture: ALTMARKTgarten Oberhausen lighthouse

How can we feed around ten billion people in the future? The land available for growing food is limited, climate change is forcing us to save water, reduce CO2, avoid pesticides and minimise transport routes. The solution: building-integrated agriculture. This involves creating areas for growing fruit and vegetables in urban areas.

The ALTMARKTgarten was opened on the roof of the job centre in Oberhausen in 2019. With the inFARMING® concept, Fraunhofer UMSICHT has developed a promising approach for the future of food.

The ALTMARKTgarten in Oberhausen is a real-life laboratory. Herbs, lettuces and strawberries grow on 1,100 square metres and are horticulturally managed by Exner Grüne Innovation. 160 square metres are reserved for Fraunhofer UMSICHT research.

(60 min.)

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