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Food security

Dubai keeps shelves stocked even as war disrupts food shipments

Fruits are displayed on shelves at a supermarket, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 3.
Fruits are displayed on shelves at a supermarket, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 3.

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Fresher fish, crunchier greens: The S’pore smart farms improving what’s on your plate

Dave Huang from Green Harvest and Dr Dirk Eichelberger from Singapore Aquaculture Technologies
Dave Huang from Green Harvest and Dr Dirk Eichelberger from Singapore Aquaculture Technologies

Gulf food strategy tested as Iran war snarls shipping routes

Supplies are displayed on shelves at a supermarket, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana
Supplies are displayed on shelves at a supermarket, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana

Malaysia’s food supply stable despite Middle East tensions, says agriculture minister

Malaysia's Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu said the government has a mitigation plan if the situation worsens.
Malaysia's Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu said the government has a mitigation plan if the situation worsens.

Local farms to get better supply of baby fish and shrimp; new $70 million top-up to agri fund: Zaqy

Senior Minister of State Zaqy Mohamad outlined Singapore’s vulnerability to external shocks and supply chain disruptions as a country heavily reliant on imports.
Senior Minister of State Zaqy Mohamad outlined Singapore’s vulnerability to external shocks and supply chain disruptions as a country heavily reliant on imports.

Basmati rice cargo stuck at Indian ports as Iran crisis hits flows

Disruptions in shipping routes threaten to raise freight and insurance costs, squeeze exporter margins and push up food prices in key importing nations.
Disruptions in shipping routes threaten to raise freight and insurance costs, squeeze exporter margins and push up food prices in key importing nations.

Effort to grow bananas in snow bears fruit in Fukui; Japanese farmer does the ‘impossible’

The farmer supplies his produce, which he named Echizen Bananas, to JA Fukuiken’s farm stands.
The farmer supplies his produce, which he named Echizen Bananas, to JA Fukuiken’s farm stands.

Veggies harder to sell than a Rolls-Royce: GroGrace co-founder on the struggles of farming in S’pore

GroGrace co-founder Grace Lim at her farm. GroGrace had on Feb 8 announced on its social media platforms that it will fold on Feb 14.
GroGrace co-founder Grace Lim at her farm. GroGrace had on Feb 8 announced on its social media platforms that it will fold on Feb 14.

About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, government and UN say

An internally displaced Somali woman receives food rations in the outskirt of Mogadishu, Somalia, March 20, 2024 REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
An internally displaced Somali woman receives food rations in the outskirt of Mogadishu, Somalia, March 20, 2024 REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo

Drought deepens hunger in northern Kenya as aid cuts bite

A member of the indigenous Turkana Nilotic community drinks water after arriving at a food distribution centre by the World Food Programme (WFP) following a prolonged dry spell, below-average rainfall causing food insecurity, water scarcity, and livestock losses; to reduce the impact of the ongoing drought situation, providing timely access to nutritious food to the population, at the Kenya Oil village near Lodwar in Turkana County, Kenya February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
A member of the indigenous Turkana Nilotic community drinks water after arriving at a food distribution centre by the World Food Programme (WFP) following a prolonged dry spell, below-average rainfall causing food insecurity, water scarcity, and livestock losses; to reduce the impact of the ongoing drought situation, providing timely access to nutritious food to the population, at the Kenya Oil village near Lodwar in Turkana County, Kenya February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.