Urban System Studies Food and the City Overcoming Challenges for Food Security

Food and the City: Overcoming Challenges for Food Security chronicles Singapore’s journey towards achieving food security through sound policies and governance reforms. Given crucial national needs to develop industries and housing in our postindependence era, the government consolidated agricultural land, approved new food sources and devised a comprehensive food safety system. Today, Singapore imports about 90% of its food and thus is exposed to global food supply volatility and price changes. Therefore, an integrated long-term vision to transform the local agricultural sector to supplement food imports is now in place, presenting opportunities for Singapore to emerge as a front runner in sustainable urban food solutions.