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Last updated 12 December 2025
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Food Resilience
Singapore's Food Story: Ensuring and Securing Food Supply
Singapore imports more than 90 percent of our food. This makes us vulnerable to external shocks and supply chain disruptions, which could arise from factors such as climate change, disease outbreaks, and geopolitical decisions. To mitigate and overcome these challenges, the collective efforts of the government, industry, and consumers are required to strengthen our food supply resilience.
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) safeguards Singapore’s food supply through a multi-pronged approach, which includes:
Import source diversification
By diversifying our food sources, we reduce our reliance on any single source for any one food item. We continue to facilitate food imports from new sources by working closely with industry and governments globally. Should there be a food supply disruption, Singapore is in a good position to work with the industry to tap on alternative food sources and ensure that our food supply remains stable.
Stockpiling
The Government works closely with industry partners to maintain adequate stockpiles of essential food items to mitigate major supply disruptions.
Local production
Local production can serve as a buffer during food supply disruptions. SFA is committed to supporting local farms to build up their capability and capacity to grow food locally.
Building capability and capacity for local production
Under the "30 by 30" vision, SFA seeks to build up our local agri-food industry's capability and capacity to produce 30% of our nutritional needs locally by 2030. Given Singapore’s resource constraints, it is important that we produce food sustainably, and in a productive, resource-efficient, and climate-resilient manner.
SFA works with the agri-food industry and relevant stakeholders to:
Develop spaces for agri-food production
To expand local production, SFA tenders out land and sea spaces to agri-food companies with innovative and productive farming models. SFA is master-planning the Lim Chu Kang area to transform it into a productive and resource-efficient agri-food cluster.
Sustainable ecosystem growth
SFA provides co-funding support under the Agri-Food Cluster Transformation Fund for farms to adopt technologies and systems that can help raise productivity and improve resource efficiency.
Catalyse R&D innovation
R&D plays a key role to drive innovation and plug existing technological gaps. Research funding has been made available under the Singapore Food Story R&D programme to support R&D projects in aquaculture, sustainable urban agriculture, future foods, and food safety.
Develop a local pipeline for the agri-food workforce
SFA works with Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs), SkillsFuture Singapore and Workforce Singapore, and local farms on programmes such as diploma courses and structured internship programmes to equip students and adult job seekers with skillsets that will lead to meaningful specialised careers in agriculture and aquaculture.
Rally support for local produce
To enable consumers to easily identify and purchase local produce, SFA launched the series of “SG Fresh Produce” logos which can be found on the produce packaging and in marketing channels. SFA launched the Farm-To-Table Recognition Programme (FTTRP) in 2023 to recognise food businesses that procure local produce, and to raise awareness and increase demand for local produce among businesses and consumers.
Food Safety
Safe Food For All
As the national agency for food safety, SFA adopts a science-based risk assessment and management approach to food safety, and sets food safety standards that are aligned with international standards. SFA has in place an integrated food safety system from farm-to-fork, including licensing, inspection, sampling, testing and enforcement, to ensure that food supplied in Singapore is safe for consumption.
Overseas sources and imports
Food importers are licensed by SFA, and are required to apply for import permits for each consignment of food imported into Singapore. For high-risk food items like livestock, meat and eggs that can carry diseases that can be transmitted to people, SFA conducts accreditation at source to ensure that the imports meet food safety and animal health requirements.
Local farms and food establishments
SFA licenses farms and food establishments in Singapore, including slaughterhouses, food processing/manufacturing establishments, as well as various food retail establishments such as hawker stalls, coffeeshops, food courts, food caterers, canteens, supermarkets, mobile food wagons, cafes, and restaurants. Inspections are carried out to ensure that these establishments comply with licensing conditions and regulatory requirements.
In the event of food safety incidents, SFA carries out investigations and activates response measures to manage the risk to public health (e.g. food recalls, movement control directions to suspend operations or stop sale of food).
Food Safety is a Joint Responsibility: Role of Industry and Consumers
With food safety being a joint responsibility, SFA works with the industry and consumers to build their capabilities and educate them on their roles in ensuring food safety. For instance, persons who handle and prepare food and beverages in food establishments licensed by SFA must attend and pass the Food Safety Course Level 1 before they are allowed to work.
For consumers, SFA has made available online information and tips regarding food safety risks and good food safety practices. Examples include:
Food safety tips: Food Safety Tips
Track records (hygiene grading, number of demerit points and suspension history) of the food establishment: Food Retail Licence
Consumers who come across any errant food operator can play your part by reporting these operators to SFA via the online feedback form.