13 November 2015

The Business Times

In an article contribution, Mr Thinesh Kumar, a student from the Department of Geography and Dr Cecilia Tortajada, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Water Policy of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, had opined on Singapore’s food security.

Both authors noted that Singapore is considered as one of the most food-secure countries in the world in spite of its dependence on food imports and miniscule agricultural sector.

They added that with factors such as a robust and changing food demand, global price volatility, fewer exporting countries and more importing ones, there is a need for Singapore to adopt a multilevel perspective when approaching the business of food security.

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