WebsterTham, co-founder of local agri-technology company Tomato Town, is looking to harvest Japanese cherry tomatoes and heirloom varieties of tomatoes through a collaboration with a Japanese company that makes tomato-based foods and vegetable juices.
By leveraging the Japanese firm's farming expertise and using a special variety of its heat-resilient seeds, Tham is hoping to grow tomatoes that can withstand Singapore's hot and humid weather.
While the future is uncertain for local farms amid growing cost pressures and the lack of robust local demand, they are seeing opportunities to foster international collaboration and seed the way forward.
The upcoming Lim Chu Kang masterplan, for instance, is designed to transform the farming district into a high-tech farming industry, with the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) looking to host best-in-class international players who are willing to anchor their operations in Singapore.
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