A commentary highlighted comments from RSIS food security researchers Prof Paul Teng and Jose Montesclaros, who said that while a “30 per cent self-production in at least three strategic food items will give Singapore some buffer should there be short-term supply disruptions”, the country will need to pay attention to ”developments overseas and plays its role as a responsible global citizen in efforts at addressing food security elsewhere” to meet the remaining 70 per cent of Singapore’s food needs.