Part of Singapore's efforts to strengthen its food security is increasing its capability to produce food locally. To do this, more sites for urban rooftop farms atop multi-storey Housing Development Board (HDB) carparks are being offered for rental, via a public tender process that was launched today (Feb. 23).
Seven new sites
Seven sites have been identified in Jurong West, Bukit Panjang, Sembawang and Woodlands, according to the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and HDB.
The sites will be used to farm vegetables and other food crops, and will also be used to pack and store produce. They will be tendered out as a single site in Jurong West and three cluster sites, in Bukit Panjang, Sembawang and Woodlands.
Tenderers who successfully bid for cluster sites will be awarded all sites within the cluster, to allow them to cut costs through production at scale. Single-site farms, on the other hand, provide opportunities to "testbed innovative ideas".
Tenderers must submit their proposals via GeBiz before the tender closes on Mar. 23, 4pm.
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