The Singapore International Agri-Food Week (SIAW) returned for its fourth year, drawing a turnout of around 12,000 participants from 18 to 22 November 2024. This year's theme, Scaling Innovation in Asia’s Agri-Food Systems, sparked discussions and collaborations aimed at advancing agri-food technology across the region. Let’s recap the key highlights from the week’s events!

As Singapore’s food safety approach is based on risk and science, ensuring comprehensive, resilient and trustworthy food testing capabilities is critical. 

All day and every day, officers from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) fan out across the island as they work to ensure and secure a supply of safe food for Singapore.

The aquaculture sector plays a key role in achieving food security in Singapore. Yet, as with many other places, it is vulnerable to the effects of climate change and certain farm management practices that degrade water quality. However, as shared by Dr Giana Gomes of Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory and Dr Jose Domingos from James Cook University, there are ways for us to maintain water quality in our fish farms to fully unlock its potential.

High-tech food production is where science and technology meet food production. But what exactly happens there?