Deep Dive: An industry working to ensure Singapore doesn’t go hungry

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Malaysia, one of Singapore’s top sources for food products, announced a nationwide lockdown in early March, Singaporeans went on panic-buying sprees, cleaning out grocery store shelves because they feared the country’s supplies would soon run out.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In response to the situation, players in the agritech scene have ramped up production to make Singapore less import-reliant and more self-sufficient.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tech in Asia</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s Joseph Gan looks into the recent activities of some agritech startups and discusses how much of an impact they’ve had on the city-state’s food supply chain.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More information on this week's episode here: <a href= "https://www.techinasia.com/deep-dive-industry-working-ensure-singapore-doesnt-hungry"> https://www.techinasia.com/deep-dive-industry-working-ensure-singapore-doesnt-hungry</a></span></p> <p><strong>Episode Sponsor:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DigitalOcean is on a mission to simplify cloud computing so developers and their teams can spend more time building software that changes the world. Get started with cloud hosting for free with DigitalOcean at <a href= "https://do.co/deepdive">https://do.co/deepdive</a>.</span></p>