Coronavirus: Singapore made plans years ago to ensure food security, says DPM Heng
Singapore
THE ongoing outbreak of Covid-19 may have highlighted Singapore's vulnerability to global supply shocks, but Singapore has over the years taken steps to ensure that its supply of food is not compromised.
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Wednesday reassured Singaporeans that the nation's food supply was adequate, pointing to various measures that the Republic had undertaken over the years.
It has, for example, collaborated with nations around the world to diversify its food import sources, maintained a national stockpile, and is continuously looking to technology and research to boost the productivity of local farms, he told…
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