Singapore was once rated as one of the world's most food secure countries. Though 90% of their food is imported, it is imported from 170+ countries around the world. But in 2019 - climate change concerns led the government to try to produce 30% of its nutritional needs locally by 2030. Without greatly expanding farmland. They called it 30 by 30. But the policy struggled to find its footing and in November 2025, the government waved the white flag and dropped it. In today’s video, Singapore’s failed local agricultural aspirations. The right goal at the wrong time.
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