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9 carpark rooftop farming sites get 88 proposals

Tender is the first of its kind; Singapore Food Agency and HDB to launch more such sites for urban farming in H2

Published Wed, Jun 17, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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LOCAL farmers are jumping at the chance to be among the first crop-growers on carpark rooftops in Singapore.

A total of 88 proposals were submitted in the tender for nine sites on the rooftops of Housing and Development Board (HDB) multi-storey carparks in Singapore to be used for urban farming, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and HDB on Wednesday.

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