Vertical farm models in Singapore - Photo: Himalayan Times
Vertical farm before irrigation water filter
At a symposium on the management agenda smart food in advanced cities, was organized by Bicocca University, Edinburgh Napier University, UK, the majority of experts believe that food management lessons Singapore's intelligent worth other countries learn.
The Singapore government has approached the food production program with active management approach oriented long-term plan, on four core principles: high efficiency, working with multiple markets, innovation methodology, community links with stakeholders.
2014, agricultural land in the island, though only accounting for less than 1% of the total area of the island, with 117 700 ha of land including coastal fish farms, 5 poultry farms, vegetable farms and 56 farm 9 fish farms on land, but the manufacturing industry of Singapore organic food is appreciated, international standards, superior to the regional countries.
Why Lion island nations can do that in many other countries in the region can not be done while there are more advantages in resources, contracting production, agricultural land ... That's because since 1995, the Authority of food safety and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has strict regulations on food safety scores.
AVA reward companies for quality standards, policies to encourage companies bring advanced technology to the food production process clean.
In 2012, AVA collaboration with Sky Greens companies conducting research on urban agriculture in the vertical vegetable farm, operated by hydraulic systems, provide adequate light, air and water for the entire plant.
Crops here are guaranteed absolutely clean, because the water is filtered before irrigation, own composting organic waste and reuse. Every day, a vertical farm could supply 1 ton of fresh vegetables, 10 times the yield of traditional farming.
Despite being sold at prices higher than 10% of imported vegetables, but this vegetable farm freshness, delicious excess, help model resonates around the world.
Punishment, instead of drawing experience
Right from the start, the Singapore government has driven the development of the food industry on the balance between quality of life and competitive economy, but remain concerned about the living environment of people throughout the island.
That is why Singapore particularly aggressive in punishing violations of food safety in the country, not a single case has been "sympathetic". Singapore also launched a series of rigorous standards for food commodities abroad into the domestic market.
Typically in 1999, during the period from the Nipah virus outbreak pig farms in Malaysia. Most raw pork from Malaysia were rejected for import into Singapore.
Authorities together with the government to quickly work with the business to identify alternative sources of pork. In just a few weeks time, the pork had been back on the shelves supermarkets in the form of string Sing frozen pork originating from Australian origin. To diverse sources, authorities also refer AVA many different large and small markets in 160 countries.
According to Channel News reported on 23-12-2015 Asisa, the National Environment Agency of Singapore (NEA) conducted inspections of hundreds of thousands of food trade, restaurants. Results have to 137 food stores revoked 750 business licenses and other establishments penalized in the list, so does not guarantee food safety according to regulations.
AVA also issued a statement to withdraw the bottles of milk tea raw materials Taiwan's He Chun Cui from the retail store chain 7-Eleven for containing banned substances, forcing convenience stores 7-Eleven in Singapore stop selling products this after the date 22-08-2016, according to the Straits Times.
The reason is that this milk tea included L-theanine additives, not named in the list of additives permitted for use in accordance with food safety regulations in Singapore, although some other countries like the US and Japan are still allowed.
Israel launched the Agricultural Knowledge System Online for farmers
Israel comes to agriculture, nobody remembered the drip irrigation technology, each storm in agriculture in this country. The accidental discovery of Simcha Blass engineering resources on slow and steady drip will stimulate significant growth on plants, promoting the type he made with the first pipes for drip irrigation at the rate at best offers for each type of plant.
With drip technology, the 700 farmers in Senegal can cultivate three crops a year instead of just one crop per year during the rainy season, for both seemed unable to land arable. Similar results in Kenya, South Africa, Benin and Nigeria can prove the effectiveness of this system.
Also in Israel, so that people understand the importance of food security, all the farmers here can access the data on agricultural knowledge in agricultural knowledge systems online where professionals and farmers 1 people discuss how to solve problems in agriculture.
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