Urban Agriculture for Singapore

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Singapore : issues ahead Critical areas of concern 1)

Resource security: Currently importing 97% of food; agricultural industry centered on food for export, flowers and aquarium fish; lack of hinterland as ‘buffer zone’ in times of resource crises. Vulnerable to supply shocks and depletion of natural resources in unstable trade and capital regime Limited knowledge, skills and capacity with regards to local food production, water harvesting and large-scale waste recycling


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