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Episode 155: Singapore's Bold Plan to Build the Farms of the Future

This week on ArchiTel, we bring you a video from near Australian neighbour, Singapore.

Singapore wants to produce 30% of its nutritional needs by 2030, so farms are popping up inside, outside and everywhere in between. Singapore currently imports over 90% of its food supply, making it especially sensitive to any changes in the global agricultural landscape. Major importers include Malaysia, Brazil and Australia. Even before COVID-19, the climate crisis already posed a threat to global food supply, negatively affecting crop yields. Additionally, the amount of fertile land in the world has fallen by 33% in 40 years, yet demand for food is expected to increase as the global population continues to rise and the affluence of developing countries grows. Hence, in times of crises, having a robust local food supply to fall back on can act as a buffer to cushion Singapore from any negative food supply shocks.

Nearly tripling local food production in 10 years seems like a daunting task, but Singapore has a robust plan to achieve this “30 by 30” vision.


Text courtesy of Earth.org, Video courtesy of Tomorrow's World/The B1M







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