Singapore-farmed vegetables could appear on more menus and in Singaporean shopping carts next year, as a campaign to encourage Singaporeans to grow and eat local produce kicks off.
"Next year, my ministry will launch a campaign on the Singapore Food Story to encourage Singaporeans to grow and eat local produce," said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli, who highlighted the importance of the Republic's agricultural sector to buffer it against global food supply shocks.
This would spell bad news for import-dependent countries like Singapore, said Mr Masagos at the Asian Scientist Writing Prize Award Ceremony held yesterday at the Science Centre Singapore.
"We will either have to contend with higher prices, or face a food shortage. Therefore, it is important for Singapore to strengthen our food security - through food source diversification, growing local and growing overseas."