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Balance must be struck between stockpiling for Singapore’s food security and taxpayer costs: Zaqy Mohamad

 22/10/2025 1 Views
Balance must be struck between stockpiling for Singapore’s food security and taxpayer costs: Zaqy Mohamad


STOCKPILING INVOLVES PARTNERSHIPS

Apart from YCH, the government works “very closely” with the industry to ensure sufficient supply, safe access to and quality management of stockpiled items.

The aim is to evolve the stockpiling strategy to cover today’s needs and look out for potential threats or destruction that may come ahead, said Mr Zaqy.

He then noted how such threats can come in various forms, such as climate change affecting agriculture, pandemics and geopolitical issues that can affect supply chains.

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