Singapore

Development of Singapore’s Ornamental Fish Industry

Tai Wei Lim
ABSTRACT From the 1970 to the 1990s, Singapore's ornamental fish industry organically expanded and some fish farms like Qian Hu perfected the method of oxygenating delivery bags of fishes for overseas customers. The authorities also carried out water quality regulatory interventions, tightened...
Country: Singapore Topic: Fisheries
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The History of Singapore’s Rice Cultivation

Tai Wei Lim
ABSTRACT Dry rice was first introduced to Singapore out of necessity by the wartime Japanese administration in Singapore. In the 3-year Food Sufficiency program, the ‘Grow More Food Campaign’ motivated Singaporeans to cultivate common crops like dry rice using all available spaces including...
Country: Singapore Topic: Overview
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Singaporean Food Supply from Its Nearest State Neighbor-- Johor

Tai Wei Lim
ABSTRACT The large southern state of Johor in Malaysia is rich in both cash crops and agricultural resources. In the cash crop category, for example, oil palm can be utilized for producing biodiesel while its food supply farm facilities features livestock (and dairy products like milk and eggs...
Country: Singapore Topic: Overview
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Singapore’s Food Supply from Riau Archipelago

Tai Wei Lim
ABSTRACT Cooperation between Singapore and Indonesia has extended to the agricultural sector, beyond just industrial park collaboration between the two countries. One of these schemes is the Riau Vegetable Project importing green vegetables from Indonesia (including the nearest Indonesian...
Country: Singapore Topic: Overview
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Technologies in Singapore’s High Tech Kranji Farms

Tai Wei Lim
ABSTRACT In the past, Singapore had an agrarian economic sector, but over time, the traditional farmlands in villages transformed into urbanized areas, leaving only a sliver of land use in Kranji for high tech agriculture. Even the Kranji farming landscape over time transformed into multistoried...
Country: Singapore Topic: Agricultural science policies
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