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Investing strategies
Food security, sustainability and nutrition hatch new investment theme
You are what you eat and what you invest.
October 21, 2021
Company in the news
With food security on its mind, Hong Lai Huat switches focus to agriculture in Cambodia
With food security on its mind, Hong Lai Huat switches focus to agriculture in Cambodia.
August 26, 2021
Sustainability
Green fingers for GKE as it moves into indoor farming, obtains licence from SFA
Warehousing and logistics company GKE Corporation has now expanded into indoor farming, after obtaining its SFA licence.
March 30, 2021
Food & Beverage
Korea-based Noroo Holdings sets up global agriculture solutions hub in Singapore
Korean industrial and chemicals group Noroo Holdings is set to make Singapore its global agriculture solutions hub. Parked under its Noroo Singapore arm, the hub will drive innovation in the food sector through food-solutions and agritech offerings, the c
August 04, 2020
Sustainability
Singapore's food security seen at heavy risk from climate change
(Dec 9): Singapore, home to some of the planet’s most affluent people, shouldn’t have to worry about going hungry -- except when you factor in the threat of climate change.
December 10, 2019
Malaysia
Time for Malaysia to act on food security
SINGAPORE (Nov 18): Food security, says the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs.
November 15, 2019
In print this week
Asia's agricultural woes serve up food for thought
SINGAPORE (Sept 9): Last year, Singapore imported 1.45 billion eggs, 525,686 tonnes of vegetables and 182,822 tonnes of chicken. All of that comes from 180 other countries.
November 09, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Farmers in land-scarce Singapore are using technology to do more with less
This article appeared in Issue 782 (June 5) of The Edge Singapore
June 08, 2017