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Food security

UN looks to boost food security for Rohingya in Bangladesh

The World Food Programme said its new needs-based, tiered approach aimed to ensure the minimum food needs of all refugees were met.
The World Food Programme said its new needs-based, tiered approach aimed to ensure the minimum food needs of all refugees were met.

The long shadow: Gulf war will hurt Asia for years to come

A farmer preparing fertiliser in Haryana, India. The shutdown of Gulf gas supplies not only means higher electricity bills but also higher food prices.
A farmer preparing fertiliser in Haryana, India. The shutdown of Gulf gas supplies not only means higher electricity bills but also higher food prices.

Community farm Edible Garden City to leave Queenstown in June, pondering next steps

ccfarm/ST20260204_202665000327/Ng Sor Luan/Edible Garden City, an urban farm, has to evaluate its options with their lease fast ending in June 2026. Co-founder and chief urban farmer of social enterprise Edible Garden City (EGC), Bjorn Low. 
ccfarm/ST20260204_202665000327/Ng Sor Luan/Edible Garden City, an urban farm, has to evaluate its options with their lease fast ending in June 2026. Co-founder and chief urban farmer of social enterprise Edible Garden City (EGC), Bjorn Low. 

Expected price hikes for feed, fertilisers in Malaysia may have spillover effect on S’pore

For Mr Latiff Abu Hassan, a community leader and seed supplier, the war in the Middle East has already landed in his garden.
For Mr Latiff Abu Hassan, a community leader and seed supplier, the war in the Middle East has already landed in his garden.

Iran war’s energy impact forces world to pay up, cut consumption

Global benchmark oil prices have already risen more than 50 per cent since the war started.
Global benchmark oil prices have already risen more than 50 per cent since the war started.

How the Iran war is disrupting the food supply chain

The war is also disrupting production of nitrogen fertilisers in other parts of the world without supplies of natural gas.
The war is also disrupting production of nitrogen fertilisers in other parts of the world without supplies of natural gas.

Less than 1% of food in S’pore comes from Middle East, but prices could still go up: Grace Fu

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said increasing fragmentation in climate politics has spurred the need to focus on adaptation now.
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said increasing fragmentation in climate politics has spurred the need to focus on adaptation now.

Letter From Baguio

‘Not slaves of the market’: Why a tiny Philippine convent that popularised ube jam resists expansion 

maube - The Good Shepherd Convent in Baguio City, northern Philippines, is famous for its ube jam, which has become a favourite among Filipinos for decades now. 

ST PHOTO: MARA CEPEDA
maube - The Good Shepherd Convent in Baguio City, northern Philippines, is famous for its ube jam, which has become a favourite among Filipinos for decades now. 

ST PHOTO: MARA CEPEDA

Panic buying sparks rice shortage concerns in Sabah

He added that supply levels are expected to normalise soon, urging the public not to resort to panic buying.
He added that supply levels are expected to normalise soon, urging the public not to resort to panic buying.

Iran war may push 45 million people into acute hunger by June, says UN agency

Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

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