Another seven sites at HDB multi-storey car park rooftops were launched by SFA on Tues for rental by public tender. “The sites will be used to farm vegetables and other food crops, as well as for other related purposes, such as the packing/storage of produce,” said SFA and HDB. This follows the launch of the first tender for HDB multi-storey car park rooftop sites last year, with SFA awarding nine sites for urban farming in Sept 2020. A single 2,096 sqm site in Jurong West is among the seven locations on offer, providing “opportunities to testbed innovative ideas”. The remaining six sites are offered as clusters in Bukit Panjang, Sembawang and Woodlands, with each cluster consisting of two sites. These cluster sites “will enable farms to derive savings through production at scale”, said HDB and SFA. Senior director of SFA’s Food Supply Resilience Division Melvin Chow said: “We are heartened by the continued interest from both the local agri-food industry and the public towards urban farming in community spaces.”... Continue Reading