Motion: He Ting Ru on securing Singapore’s food future
Singapore already has diverse supply chains, the means to trade globally and a system which holds up through real shocks. Dwelling on scarcity diverts attention from what exactly is our binding constraint - whether every household can access and afford good food. MP He Ting Ru, who raised this concern in parliament on Wednesday (Sep 9), stressed the need to fully understand and strengthen resilience. She highlighted the need to “move beyond asking merely whether we have enough and commit to a food system that is equitable, sustainable and unmistakably ours”. A more equitable food system is a more resilient one, she added.
Singapore already has diverse supply chains, the means to trade globally and a system which holds up through real shocks. Dwelling on scarcity diverts attention from what exactly is our binding constraint - whether every household can access and afford good food. MP He Ting Ru, who raised this concern in parliament on Wednesday (Sep 9), stressed the need to fully understand and strengthen resilience. She highlighted the need to “move beyond asking merely whether we have enough and commit to a food system that is equitable, sustainable and unmistakably ours”. A more equitable food system is a more resilient one, she added.
