The biennial AVA Food Industry Convention was held on 1 November 2017 to the theme of ‘Food Security – The Next Leap’. It was graced by Minister for National Development Mr Lawrence Wong, with more than 470 guests from the food industry, government agencies, academia, and overseas trade offices in attendance.
Experts from the University of Oxford’s Food Systems Programme and Monash University’s Food Innovation Centre provided insights into plausible future scenarios and ways to build resilience in food security, as well as the importance of creating competitive advantages through innovation.
In addition, speakers from the National University of Singapore Business School, Poultry East Asia Ltd, and Sino-Singapore Jilin Food Zone Development and Management Co Ltd shared their experiences and best practices on business growth and internationalisation amid an increasingly globalised food system. Through internationalisation, companies will benefit from greater access to overseas food sources, in turn contributing to Singapore’s food security.
AVA also took the opportunity at the Convention to thank its stakeholders and collaborators for their contributions. Some 117 tokens of appreciation were presented to key members of AVA’s business clusters, joint taskforces, and industry working groups and consultation panel.
