Food Security

Total Defence Day 2023

Together We Keep Singapore Strong:
Food Security

Food Security Quiz

Multiple Choice

Plant-based meat burgers are cheaper than normal meat burgers.

True or False?

• True

• False

​False!

Plant-based meat may cost more due to supply chain issues, higher costs of ingredients and higher costs of
production. This may remain the
case for the next 5-20 years.

Multiple Choice

Frozen meat is leftover chilled meat that has been frozen

or comes from inferior quality sources.

True or False?

• True

• False

​False!

Frozen meat comes from freshly slaughtered animals. Different grades
of meat are available in both chilled
and frozen forms.

Multiple Choice

Egg powder and liquid eggs provide as much nutritional value as fresh eggs.

True or False?

• True

• False

​True!

Egg powder and liquid eggs are actually fresh eggs processed into different forms.

Multiple Choice

 10% of our land is allocated to agricultural production.

True or False?

• True

• False

False!

Only 1% of our land is allocated to agricultural production, thus there is a need for us to use the space sustainably and productively.

Eg. Singapore is looking to redevelop the Lim Chu Kang area into a high-tech agri-food zone that can raise food production in a sustainable and resource-efficient manner.

Multiple Choice

What % of our food comes from local sources?

• 5%

• 10%

• 20%

• 40%

10%!

90% of our food is imported from other countries.

Multiple Choice

In 2021, which of these countries provided the highest

supply of chickens to Singapore?

• Malaysia

• United States

• Brazil

• Indonesia

Brazil!

Singapore imported 214,400 tonnes of chicken in 2021. About 48% of these chickens were from Brazil, followed by 34% from Malaysia and 8% from the United States. The remaining 10% were from other countries and regions.

Multiple Choice

Where does Singapore import hen shell eggs from?

• Germany

• China

• Ukraine

Ukraine!

To meet the rising consumption of eggs in Singapore, suppliers now import only from accredited sources as far as Europe, including countries such as Poland, Spain and Ukraine.

Multiple Choice

Singapore stockpiles food and essentials.

The Rice Stockpile scheme was started in the year ____.

• 1966

• 1967

• 1968

• 1969

1968!

Under the Rice Stockpile Scheme, rice importers are required to hold an inventory buffer equivalent to two times of their average monthly imports.

Three Challenges

Three Solutions

Watch Now: Our Singapore Food Story

Open Ended

What role can each of us play in the Singapore Food Story?

How Food Secure are you?

Put a finger down if the statements are true for you.

 

Do not do anything if the statements are not true for you (or if you are not sure).

Finger Count

Move closer to the centre of the circle if the statements are true for you.

 

Move further away from the centre of the circle if the statements are not true for you (or if you are not sure).

Circle OR

Food Security Activity

My family has 2 or fewer members for most meals.

• My family has a weekly shopping list of groceries, and we
  plan our meals ahead.

• My family buys locally grown food.

• I compost my food waste.

• I don't mind buying and eating ugly foods.

• I don't mind buying and eating frozen meat and/or vegetables
  instead of fresh.

• I have begun growing and consuming microgreens at home.

How far are you from the centre/How many fingers do you still have up?

Key Takeaways

1. While the government, public organisations (like SFA) and private enterprise try to secure our food safety, we too, have a part to play in guaranteeing our own food security.

2. Individual choices in terms of what we consume can have snowball effects as it impacts the supply chains and sources from where we get our food.

Open Ended

What are some other ways that we can contribute to strengthening Singapore’s food security, as individuals and as a community?

Open Ended

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