Commentary: That Singapore must cope with food disruption and vulnerability is our reality
Singapore has excellent logistics, infrastructure and a trade eco-system, but we cannot assume there would no disruptions to our food supplies, says Paul Teng.
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Ricky Lim
(1) Other than fresh food, Singaporeans must also look at frozen foods imported from other Countries that can last for 1 year such as :-
(a) Frozen fishes, frozen shrimps, frozen chicken, frozen pork, frozen beef etc - imported from Norway, US, Japan, Brazil, Australia etc. --- The prices are cheaper than fresh ones and they are as fresh as the fresh ones.
(2) Allocate more lands for vertical farming in Singapore - eg. for vegetables, eggs.
May even want to consider using our offshore islands for farming.
(3) Work with suppliers from other Countries such as Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, China etc to ramp up supplies for vegetables, poultry, eggs, fish, shrimps etc.
(a) Frozen fishes, frozen shrimps, frozen chicken, frozen pork, frozen beef etc - imported from Norway, US, Japan, Brazil, Australia etc. --- The prices are cheaper than fresh ones and they are as fresh as the fresh ones.
(2) Allocate more lands for vertical farming in Singapore - eg. for vegetables, eggs.
May even want to consider using our offshore islands for farming.
(3) Work with suppliers from other Countries such as Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, China etc to ramp up supplies for vegetables, poultry, eggs, fish, shrimps etc.
Augustine Teo
We only have shit here because everybody eat here. All else is imported. Hope can export shit .
Tommie Vale
There's over supply of food in the world. The problem is one old fool next shore hates Singappre and is doing all he can to harm Singapore before he meets the angel of death.
Augustine Teo
That old stool cannot comprehend the need to complement each other. Cant compete with us but rather see us dead kind of attitude.
Reply · 8h
用李
It won hurt us. So much to choose from in the market.
Reply · 7h
Ricky Lim
Evil people normally don't go to heaven.
Evil people will normally descend to hell.
Evil people who think of cutting water and food - to cause harms to others - usually are hell-bound.
万般带不走，唯有业随身。、
Nothing one can bring along when death call, only karma will follow one like shadow.
Do Good, get Good Karma.
Do Evil, get Bad Karma.
Evil people will normally descend to hell.
Evil people who think of cutting water and food - to cause harms to others - usually are hell-bound.
万般带不走，唯有业随身。、
Nothing one can bring along when death call, only karma will follow one like shadow.
Do Good, get Good Karma.
Do Evil, get Bad Karma.
Andy Konig Weissbier
There should be space available for some intense agriculture to increase our own self-sufficiency. Really hoped that the business and political wills can be strengthened. Most of our dollars are spent on housing and buying imported commodities including food. All our green spaces should be allowed to culitvate some crops as a trial so as to teach ourshelves how to farm- in case of emergency.
Augustine Teo
Not possible to grow unless you have super crop or super pigs that can grow up in 3 days or a week. Food imports are frighteningly enormous.
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Weng Cheng Ye
Kid, this has been going on historically! Don't make moronic news when you lack the juice. Do we have to endure this down through our descendents? Moreover, price increase is also historical practice during CNY. Probably our rulers need to use a little brain to ultilize Taiwanese skills and islands around us....each percentage increase in supply is an acheivement.
Peter Yeung
Another way is directly invest in overseas farming like offshore salmon farm, pig farm, and milk factory. Then there is no limited of land issues.
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