Agriculture/Farming

Singapore’s revised food targets prioritise scalable, efficient production

Details on support schemes for farmers will be announced at MSE’s upcoming Committee of Supply debate

Greenphyto founder and CEO Susan Chong (right) speaking during a tour of the farm. With her at its official opening are guest of honour President Tharman Shanmugaratnam (left), Minister of Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu (second from left) and the ministry's Senior Minister of State Zaqy Mohamad (second from right); Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Desmond Tan is fifth from left.

Singapore food output gets S$80 million boost with opening of Greenphyto’s vertical farm, tallest in the world

With growing chambers at 23 metres tall, the facility has an output 45 times higher than traditional farming methods

Ang Eng Guan has been running a pig farming business in Shandong’s Weifang for over 30 years.

Pig farming, livestreaming: Singaporeans find new opportunities in China

Ang Eng Guan has been running a pig farming business in Shandong’s Weifang for over 30 years

Model orchards will be established in key growing regions to demonstrate best practice and provide training, while there will also be technical exchanges between the two nations.

New Zealand exporter bets on Indian growers to fuel kiwifruit demand

The strategy follows a free-trade agreement announced in late December

The price of high-end arabica beans favoured by chains such as Starbucks has surged over the last year as global supplies.

High coffee prices are changing how consumers take their daily brew

People are choosing cheaper options such as drive-through baristas or whole beans delivered to their door

China will impose tariffs of between 4.9% and 19.8% on pork imports from the bloc for a five-year period starting on Dec 17.

China lowers EU pork tariffs in final ruling after 18-month probe

Importers will receive a refund on the difference between the rates paid since September

FMC has been facing intensified competition in key markets, prompting it to reduce prices and divest assets.

FMC to launch restructuring plan, targets plant closures and Asia cost cuts

The agrichemicals firm is a key player in the insecticide and fungicide market

Archisen co-founder and CEO Vincent Wei says: “Young people today want to work with technology and contribute meaningfully to society, whether through food resilience or sustainability... This is not just farming. It is the future of farming.”

Malaysia to break ground on Southern Agropolis in January, unlocking ‘plug-and-play’ food hub for JS-SEZ

Farmers from the region are expected to move into the site by Q3 2026, with commercial production slated to begin in 2027