SINGAPORE – Growing more food locally and increasing the number of import sources are ways that Singapore safeguards its food security in the face of shocks like Covid-19.
“But if people stockpile (food) at home and inadvertently waste it later, it is a waste of effort to bring the food in in the first place,” said Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister of the Environment and Water Resources, in an interview with The Straits Times and Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao which was broadcast on Friday (June 19).
Safeguarding the supply of food and water is a balance between supply and demand, said Mr Masagos, who oversees both the Singapore Food Agency and national water agency PUB.
