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Singapore Is Running Out of Time to Meet its Food Supply Goal

Singaporeans love fresh food. So you’d think that produce from local farms would be in high demand. Yet local farmers say we’re not eating our home-grown produce. Family and friends often exclaim over

Singapore Is Running Out of Time to Meet its Food Supply Goal

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Yet, the Singapore Food Agency has a stated goal of increasing local output to 30% of the nation’s nutritional needs by 2030.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">“The ‘30 by 30’ vision is a stretched ambition but an important one to ensure that local produce can serve as a buffer during supply disruptions,” the agency said.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">As some traditional farms close, Singapore has been experimenting with new systems for offshore fish farming, as well as rooftop and vertical farms, lab-grown meat, and even insects. Yet many of the ventures are still unprofitable or have high costs.</p><p>Local production of vegetables and seafood in 2023 decreased by 15% and 8% respectively from 2022, according to the SFA. 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