> Does it really? I would point out that like most of Western Europe, the Netherlands has an absurd abundance of milk being produced. The state buys it up en-m

> Does it really? I would point out that like most of Western Europe, the Netherlands has an absurd abundance of milk being produced. The state buys it up en-masse and, for lack of a better option, destroys it. Therefore I would think the only way a farm like this has any hope of success is if the government subsidizes it. https://www.citylab010.nl/plannen/floatingfarmeducatie https://www.citylab010.nl/plannen/floatingfarmeducatie Although the article says that financing is "100% private" (the CEO is an ex-accountant it seems), the article also states: 1) there will be a 42.600 euro subsidy for developing lessons for local kids about the farm (in case you're wondering why that would happen:) 2) a number of schools have committed to buying the milk produced at a given price (schools are public in the Netherlands, so this amounts to a government subsidy) 3) the cows are not actually being bred on the farm. Rather, they're bred elsewhere and then brought onto the farm during their years where they give milk, the farm is subsidized 4) the farm is being constructed as part of a government plan to reinvent the old fruit harbour of Rotterdam, and only "Clean Tech Medical and Food" companies are welcome, but also get tax advantages and don't have to pay for their territory. So no, it doesn't make sense. With government support, it may at some point in the future start making sense.