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Food security

New research shows how seabed mining disrupts the food web

Activists take part at a "Look Down action" rally to stop deep sea mining outside the European Parliament, in Brussels, in 2023.
Activists take part at a "Look Down action" rally to stop deep sea mining outside the European Parliament, in Brussels, in 2023.

Singapore’s food stockpiles not meant to influence food prices: Zaqy

Food stockpiling is one of the pillars of Singapore’s food security strategy to ensure food resilience here.
Food stockpiling is one of the pillars of Singapore’s food security strategy to ensure food resilience here.

To help indoor vertical farms, Singapore research project aims to optimise crop seeds

Indoor vertical farming solutions at the Arianetech booth at an agri-tech exhibition held at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre on Nov 5, 2025, as part of the Singapore International Agri-Food Week.
Indoor vertical farming solutions at the Arianetech booth at an agri-tech exhibition held at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre on Nov 5, 2025, as part of the Singapore International Agri-Food Week.

S’pore vertical farm Growy winding up after official launch in Nov 2024

This is the latest casualty in a series of farm closures and delays that have been plaguing the local farming sector since 2023 or so.
This is the latest casualty in a series of farm closures and delays that have been plaguing the local farming sector since 2023 or so.

Singapore drops ‘30 by 30’ farming goal, sets revised targets for fibre and protein by 2035

One of the new targets is for Singapore to by 2035 produce 20 per cent of the country’s consumption of fibre – a category which comprises leafy and fruited vegetables, beansprouts and mushrooms.
One of the new targets is for Singapore to by 2035 produce 20 per cent of the country’s consumption of fibre – a category which comprises leafy and fruited vegetables, beansprouts and mushrooms.

Hunger monitor confirms famine in Darfur's al-Fashir and one other city

A displaced Sudanese woman makes tea while others gather and sit in makeshift tents after fleeing Al-Fashir city in Darfur, in Tawila, Sudan, October 29, 2025, in this still image taken from a Reuters' video. REUTERS/Mohamed Jamal
A displaced Sudanese woman makes tea while others gather and sit in makeshift tents after fleeing Al-Fashir city in Darfur, in Tawila, Sudan, October 29, 2025, in this still image taken from a Reuters' video. REUTERS/Mohamed Jamal

How Singapore produce can win over price-conscious consumers

What will it take to convince Singaporeans to choose local?
What will it take to convince Singaporeans to choose local?

Singapore and Vietnam ink deal to support rice trade on the sidelines of Apec meet in South Korea

 Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu and Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien in Gyeongju, on Oct 30.
 Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu and Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien in Gyeongju, on Oct 30.

Current food stockpiling in Singapore includes proteins like chicken

Food stockpiling is one of the pillars under Singapore’s food security strategy.
Food stockpiling is one of the pillars under Singapore’s food security strategy.

Food flows into Gaza still far below targets: World Food Programme

A truck carries aid for Palestinians, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
A truck carries aid for Palestinians, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

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