Singapore: 7 urban farm sites on HDB rooftops launched for public tender in Bukit Panjang, Woodlands, Sembawang
“It is great to see residents in the area enjoying fresh produce straight from such farms and found conveniently at nearby supermarkets,” he added.
By Ng Wei Kai
The Straits Times
Feb 23, 2021
Excerpt:
The Republic’s skyline is set to become a little greener.
On Tuesday (Feb 23), the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) launched seven urban farming sites on the rooftops of housing board (HDB) multi-storey carparks by way of public tender.
The sites are located in the heartland areas of Bukit Panjang, Woodlands and Sembawang. They form part of HDB’s Green Towns Programme to intensify greening in housing board estates, said the two agencies in a joint statement yesterday.
The rooftop farms are intended for farming vegetables and food crops. Successful applicants will get a tenancy period of three years, with the option to renew for two more periods of three years.
“Availing more spaces in land-constrained Singapore for commercial farming, including alternative spaces like HDB multi-storey carpark rooftops, is one of the strategies SFA has been undertaking to achieve Singapore’s ’30 by 30′ goal, which is to produce 30 per cent of our nutritional needs locally by 2030,” the two agencies said.
