In brief: Singapore to open agri-food innovation park in 2021

• Singapore plans to open an agri-food innovation park in Sungei Kadut as the country seeks to become a leader in urban agriculture and aquaculture technology, with a food production model that can be exported to Asia.
• The 18-hectare facility will be ready in phases from the second quarter of 2021. will reportedly bring together high-tech farming and research and development activities, which include indoor plant factories, insect farms, and animal feed production facilities.
• Koh Poh Koon, senior minister of state for trade and industry, said the Singapore government will work with local and overseas industry players to develop the first phase of the park.

Source: The Straits Times