[FULL] ‘Are we changing the goalpost?’: Zaqy on why Singapore dropped ’30 by 30′ farming goals

0 January 13, 2026 04:18

Local farms could get more help to cope with business challenges. This is aimed at helping new and existing farms meet Singapore’s revised food production targets, says Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Zaqy Mohamad told Parliament on Jan 13.

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00:37 More support to produce 20% of vegetable produce for local consumption
03:12 Job creation and manpower retention targets to support local food production
04:00 Helping farms transform via agri-tech
07:41 Is Singapore Food Story 2, the new food production target, aspirational?
10:53 Food production gains from 2019 to 2024
12:25 National stockpiling number is a secret
13:20 Poh Li San asks about diversification of food sources
14:18 Will the govt provide grants to help farms with operating expenses?
18:28 ‘1 by 30’: Kenneth Tiong asks whether govt will consider minimum local sourcing requirements to help farms gain demand

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