Recruiting for the Agri-Food Sector

Job Matching

The agri-food sector offers various jobs and diverse career opportunities for talent in agriculture and aquaculture sciences, engineering, and info-comm technology. To support the development of this sector and facilitate job matching, SFA works with Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) to publicise career opportunities on MyCareersFuture (MCF) online job portal.

Employers looking to recruit can post job opportunities on the MCF online job portal here. To find out more information about MCF, please refer to the FAQ.

Agritech Work Permit Scheme

Work Permit Conditions

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) allows companies performing farming activities to apply for Work Permit under the Services sector to employ foreign workers. 

For companies that hold a valid SFA food farm licence, they could also qualify for MOM’s Agritech Work Permit Scheme to employ foreign workers. Foreign worker under the Agritech Work Permit Scheme is only allowed to perform farming-related works such as cultivation of food crops, rearing animals for food (such as livestock, poultry and fish) and related works. Food farms with workers on the Agritech Work Permit Scheme are to adhere to MOM’s Conditions of Work Permits.

R1 skilled workers are recognised under the Market-Based Skills Recognition Framework.

How to apply for MOM Work Permit

Step 1: Register your entity with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)

Step 2: Open a CPF account with the Central Provident Fund Board

Step 3: Open a Work Pass account via Work Pass Account Registration (WPAR) at MOM. Companies applying for the Agritech Work Permit Scheme will also need to submit an SFA food farm licence.

For enquiries on Agritech Work Permit Scheme, please email to SFA_Manpower@sfa.gov.sg.