Vegetable, seafood farm productivity up in 2025 as Singapore bolsters food resilience

There was a rise in the supply of hen shell eggs and seafood, though, with both increasing by about 1.2 per cent and 6.5 per cent respectively.

In response to CNA queries, SFA said the change in supply, which is to meet Singapore’s demand, may “fluctuate year on year to reflect market conditions, including the changing dietary preferences by consumers”.

SFA’s latest report comes after the government introduced Singapore Food Story 2, its refreshed food resilience strategy. 

Announced in November 2025, one of its main targets is for local farms to supply 20 per cent of the local consumption of fibre and 30 per cent of the local consumption of protein by 2035.

According to the report, Singapore’s local agri-food sector contributed about 8 per cent of local fibre consumption and 25 per cent of local protein consumption.

“While the percentage contribution of fibre and protein has remained relatively stable over the past three years, fibre production is projected to increase with new capability and capacity from successful land tenderers and improved productivity across existing farms,” SFA said.

The agency also approved new sources of shell eggs, processed eggs, poultry, pork and beef, as part of the country’s plan to diversify its food sources to strengthen resilience against disruptions.

Some of the new sources include Lithuania for shell eggs and Greece and Paraguay for poultry, pork and beef.

“Singapore’s food story is our journey of building food resilience through continual effort and forward planning,” Ms Fu said.

She added that Singapore now sources food from over 180 countries and regions, up from about 140 two decades ago.

“Diversification is key as it gives us options and flexibility when disruptions hit.”

But building food resilience was not “just about what we grow or where we buy”, Ms Fu added. “It’s also about the relationships we build.”

On that, she brought up the Memorandum of Cooperation on Food Security that Singapore signed with Cambodia in April, to strengthen bilateral rice trade.

Ms Fu also noted that Singapore, together with its ASEAN neighbours, had adopted a statement on safeguarding food security and agricultural supply chains, due to “global uncertainties, including the evolving situation in the Middle East weighing on global food supply chains”.