Floating Dutch cow farm aims to curb climate impact


By AGENCY
Cows feeding in a floating dairy farm in the port of Rotterdam, a possible future solution to rising waters and climate change. Photo: AFP

Among the cranes and containers of the port of Rotterdam is a surreal sight: a herd of cows peacefully feeding on board what calls itself the world’s first floating farm.

In the low-lying Netherlands where land is scarce and climate change is a daily threat, the three-storey glass and steel platform aims to show the “future of breeding”.

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