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The new sites are located at Jurong West, Bukit Panjang,\u00a0Sembawang, and Woodlands\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Winners\u00a0of the urban farming sites had successful proposals that featured technological innovations like\u00a0automated climate control. JoseLVilchez\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Singapore, three bidders won the right to rent seven new urban farming sites located on multi-storey carparks of the Housing and Development Board (HDB), reported on Channel News Asia<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and HDB said the new sites include a single farming plot at Jurong West and three cluster sites\u00a0with two farming plots each\u00a0at Bukit Panjang, Sembawang, and Woodlands.\u00a0SFA and HDB also stated that creating more spaces for commercial farming aligns with Singapore\u2019s \u201c30 by 30\u201d vision, which aims to produce 30 percent of the country\u2019s nutritional needs by 2030.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lim Kok Thai, CEO at SFA, pointed out that these sites are anticipated to yield around 680\u00a0tonnes\u00a0of vegetables annually.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Winners\u00a0of the urban farming sites had successful proposals that featured technological innovations like\u00a0automated climate control, as well as hydroponic and\u00a0vertical farming systems\u00a0with \u201cInternet of Things\u201d elements.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Given Singapore’s limited land and space, the use of alternative spaces for urban farming will bring food production closer to the community,” said Thai.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The pandemic has also\u00a0emphasised\u00a0the importance of\u00a0ensuring a steady food supply via local production, due to lockdowns and border closures. In May, long queues were seen at some supermarkets following tighter community restrictions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He said, “Now more than ever, our local farms must leverage technology to grow more with less.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More: Singapore Housing and Development Board acts on wrongly disbursed grants\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The urban farming initiative also\u00a0helped\u00a0to “intensify greening” in public housing estates,\u00a0supporting\u00a0HDB’s Green Towns\u00a0Programme\u00a0under the SG Green Plan,\u00a0said\u00a0Mike Chan, deputy chief executive officer at HDB.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“HDB will continue to look for opportunities to inject more greenery\u00a0in\u00a0our housing estates and provide a better living environment for residents.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Property Report editors wrote this article. For more information, email:\u00a0<\/span><\/i>propertyreport@propertyguru.com<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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