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After Singapore was colonized by the British colony in 1819, Teochew planters occupied the river estuaries to cultivate gambier and pepper before expanding into the northern and western regions. They practiced shifting cultivation techniques where primary forests were eliminated in...
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Johor Chief Minister Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi is prioritizing the development of local fresh food production to enhance food supply security, drawing inspiration from Singapore’s successful model. Singapore sources over 90% of its food from more than 170 countries including Johor,...
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Singaporean Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu is worried about the impact of climate change’s dry spells, heatwaves, intense rain, deluge and floods sweeping away farm animals and destroying food stocks all over the world. In addition, Singapore is low-lying and...
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Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia are the major durian producers in the world and the humble fruit has since become a premium product with hectares measured in high value dollar terms per unit hectare. In this boom, China has become the world's largest importer and consumer of...
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For Singapore, low carbon urban farming connotes not only the availability of hard physical infrastructures set up for this purpose but also the software aspects of changing the mind-sets of growers, consumers and retailers. For the government, this means supporting the urban farming...
Tai Wei Lim
Affiliation
Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)Job Title
Associate/LecturerE-mail
limtaiwei2009@gmail.comLatest Submission from Singapore
Singapore’s Gambier (and Pepper) Cultivation and a Historical Lesson in Climate Change
Johor-Singapore Cooperation in Enhancing Sustainable Food Value Chains (and their Special Economic Zone)
Natural Disasters and Climate Change Impacts on Singapore’s Food Supply and its Mitigation Efforts
The Friendly Durian Competition in Southeast Asia
Low Carbon Urban Farming in Singapore
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