The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world profoundly. For Singapore, being a small island with no hinterland, no natural resources and having to rely on global trade and supply for our economy and most of our needs, the impact of COVID-19 has been felt even more strongly. The disruption to global supply chains brought about…
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Keep Farming Alive
Channel News Asia recently wrote an article about the uncertainties that local farmers currently face, following an episode of On the Red Dot which interviewed one of our youngest farmers, Chelsea Wan, from Jurong Frog Farm. As Singapore’s Government cease to renew land leases for 62 farms starting June 2017, many farmers have to find…
Why You Should Support Local Farms
Over 90% of the food Singaporeans consume are imported from other countries – this makes us extremely vulnerable. What happens if our neighbours run out of food for themselves? Will they still be able to feed us? Probably not, which is why you should support Singaporean farms. Here are other reasons for you to consume locally produced food.
Sustainable Fish Farming
Apart from our aim to supply the Singaporean community with the freshest fish products, we also aim to achieve so by using sustainable fish farming methods. But first, what is sustainability? Why is it so frequently emphasised, and why is it important in farming? Sustainability In ecology terms, sustainability is most often defined as the capacity…