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company employee programs, and venues for under- and unemployed individuals to
participate. Network with other cities to share the innovations resulting in higher
participation by citizens, and greater productivity of the gardens.
4.4 Foster entrepreneurial initiatives in local organic food production. Several specific
organizational structures and food production methods can be promoted and expanded in
Luxembourg. Some of these are currently operating, like Community-Supported Agriculture
(CSA) and community gardens, but could thrive if provided further support by local and
national officials and agencies. Other potential systems, including hydroponics, insect 170
protein farming, eco machines 171 , and vertical farming, should be assessed and tested for
local viability and cost-effectiveness. To nurture suggestions, ideas, recommendations, and
activities that would help scale-up local organic production and consumption, establish a
collaborative innovation network (COIN) platform that enables interaction among citizens,
government, academia, and businesses to determine options that could be jointly
promoted. The COIN enables ongoing discussion as different recommendations go through
testing and trials to see what works best, and how to modify or supersede these tests for
achieving better results.
5 Financial
5.1 Better targeting of EU and national funding sources to help the nation’s farming
community advance its use of smart farm techniques and technologies to enhance
productivity and accelerate the transition to organic-based agriculture and livestock
production. It has to be examined why, despite relatively high support, the current level of
organic food production in Luxembourg is roughly 3% – half the level of border countries
like Germany.
170 Solon, Olivia (2015) Edible Insect-Farming Hatches New Breed of ‘Entopreneurs’, Bloomberg, September 9,
2015, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-10/edible-insect-farming-hatches-new-breed-ofentopreneurs-.
171 Todd, John (n.d.) Ecological Design, http://www.toddecological.com/index.php?id=projects
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