Can Singapore Evolve to be an Innovative Farming Country? – Restorative Innovation

Singapore currently imports more than 90 per cent of its food. A country that ranks as the second most densely populated country by the World Bank, has now gone on to a new journey on food innovation — agriculture technology (agtech or agritech). The global farming systems have transformed in decades, with the advancement of agriculture technology, it is able to optimize the costs and outcomes based on the data analysis applied in crop monitoring system. Indoor farms come in hi-tech greenhouses and vertical farms; we have the insect farms, producing protein alternative for animals (including human) and aquaculture feeds by honeybees, silkworms and even cockroaches. Urban farming is particularly ideal for Singapore due to the climatic and spatial conditions. So far, among the 200 local food farms producing fish, eggs and vegetables, 15 of them are indoor farms. Local and gl…

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