Food for Thought

Ensuring food safety in Singapore is far from an easy task, especially with a long and complex food supply chain. At the heart of this, along with farmers, are vets from the Singapore Food Agency, as they strive to ensure food safety through good veterinary practices at farms.

28 Sep 2022

Thailand: An added source of poultry and eggs

In order to ensure a resilient supply of safe food, we need to continuously diversify our food sources. This includes exploring new potential sources, and Thailand is one such country that Singapore can import more food from.

02 Feb 2017

Discovering Hi-Tech ideas of Israeli's farms

AVA and the aquaculture industry explore innovations that will raise productivity and reduce manpower needs in fish farms.

12 Nov 2015

Recirculating aquaculture system: better farming indoors

The highly automated indoor fish farming system promises many advantages such as protection from environmental factors and greater efficiency.

01 Oct 2015

Mission trips to South Africa and Japan

Diversification of sources is an important strategy adopted by AVA in ensuring a resilient supply of safe food. At the same time, we encourage Singaporeans to support local produce, which provides a buffer during sudden supply disruptions. Through food sourcing missions and study trips, AVA and the industry jointly explore new food sources and learn useful lessons on promoting local produce.

04 Mar 2015