难道新加坡要发展农业了吗？

“30 by 30”愿景一直是我们的愿望，旨在将我们的努力凝聚在加强新加坡粮食安全的重要任务。我们已经在一些领域取得了一些成果。例如，我们本地的鸡蛋产量占本地消费量的比例从2019年的26%增长到现在的30%以上。本地豆芽产量也占到本地消费量的50%以上。我们还看到，新老农场都在利用技术和创新来扩大生产规模，并采用高效可行的模式。一些农场已将业务扩展到更高生产价值的产品，以更好地满足消费者不断变化的需求。新加坡食品局（SFA）将继续扶持更多此类农场，帮助它们逐步扩大规模。

以下是英文质询内容：

Mr Yip Hon Wengasked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in light of recent closures of high-tech farming companies, including vegetable farms and cultured meat companies (a) how does the Singapore Food Agency conduct due diligence, including financial viability assessments, on companies before awarding grants to such farms and companies; (b) what measures are in place to ensure that grant funds are used effectively; and (c) whether the "30 by 30" goal of achieving 30% local food production by 2030 is still achievable in light of the developments.

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louisasked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Government remains committed to the “30 by 30” goal that aims to produce 30% of Singapore’s nutritional needs by 2030 locally; and (b) whether there are plans to (i) further boost local demand for locally produced food and (ii) address the price differential between locally produced food and imported food in order to promote the market viability of domestic food production.

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: This response will also address the written Parliamentary Questions filed by Ms Hany Soh for Parliament Sitting on 2 July 2024. [Please refer to "Progress of '30 by 30' Goal and Grant Funding Disbursed", Official Report, 2 July 2024, Vol 95, Issue 137, Written Answers to Questions section.]

Since its formation, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has been stepping up efforts to grow our local agri-food sector, alongside our efforts in import source diversification and stockpiling. Local production can help to buffer any impact of supply disruptions and add to Singapore’s food security. We set “30 by 30’’ as an ambitious vision of building the capability and capacity to locally produce 30% of our nutritional needs by 2030.

When the “30 by 30” vision was first conceived in 2019, there was strong investor interest in the global agri-food sector, a low interest rate environment and lower global energy prices. Since then, the business climate has become less favourable due to factors, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tensions and inflation. Some farms have taken a pause in development works to re-evaluate and finetune their business models. Global agri-tech companies have also not been spared from similar headwinds. That said, while there have been farm closures, we are also seeing new players enter the agri-food sector. Overall, the total number of land- and sea-based farms has remained relatively stable at about 250 since 2019.

Given the nascency of our agri-food sector and the challenging environment, SFA has provided our farms with support in various areas, including (a) accessing land and infrastructure for farming, (b) improving energy efficiency and productivity, and (c) increasing demand offtake for their produce. Let me elaborate.

First, we are making land and infrastructure available for farming by regularly launching land and sea space tenders. In 2022, we also introduced the option for the typical 20-year land- and sea-space leases to be extended for a further 10 years to give more certainty to farms when planning and seeking investors.

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