3 urban farming innovators at Sprout Hub

The Little Rice Company, based in Singapore’s Sprout Hub, works with farmers in Myanmar to grow rice. PHOTO: THE LITTLE RICE COMPANY
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Imagine brown rice which is lighter, easier to chew than most varieties and packed with minerals. Add to these a low glycaemic index which does not cause sugar spikes in the blood.

That is what agritech firm Golden Sunland's The Little Rice Company brand, at Sprout Hub at 100 Henderson Road, has developed.

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