Seminar Abstract:

Asia faces serious challenges to its food security: Changing demographics and consumption patterns, productivity decline in agriculture, degradation of natural resource base, climate change impacts, food price volatility, rising input costs, as well as transformation of supply chains.This  visit by group of overseas government officers from  more than 20 developing countries   aims to study about  Singapore’s experiences and policies in managing food security issues in the 21^st century.

The topics to be covered  during the discussion  would include the following:

• Challenges and trends of food security in the region and globally. This will cover the changing demographics and consumption patterns, productivity decline in agriculture, degradation of natural resource base, food price volatility, rising output costs as well as transformation of supply chains
• Meeting the goals of food security in Singapore.  Introduction to food security in Singapore. Singapore’s experiences and policies in managing food security issues in the 21^st century.
• Food Security Roadmap for Singapore, national strategic issues.