Singapore ramps up rooftop farming plans as Covid-19 upends supply chains

The densely populated city-state produces only about 10% of its food needs but has plans to increase that as climate change and population growth threaten global food supplies

Singapore on Wednesday announced new measures to boost local food production, including a plan to turn car park rooftops in public housing estates into urban farms, as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts global supply chains. As part of that project, the Singapore food agency will launch a tender for rooftop farms on public housing car parks for urban farming starting next month, authorities said.

The densely populated city-state produces only about 10% of its food requirement but has plans to increase that as climate change and population growth threaten global food supplies.

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