Singapore's Food Supply

We have found out that food in Singapore comes from many countries. We import food to supply Singapore's needs.

Let's share the information that we have gathered by creating a slideshow.

Click on the link given and add on a slide. Post a picture of a type of food that is produced from another country and label it. (See example given)

https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0Aa-GuEzgVlnNZHJyZHgyal8wZHNqYzJjZmM

Total Defence Day 15 February 2012

Click on the links and watch the video clips.

1) Yes You Can

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCU170eopYU

2) NS Rap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQlocaDWYLU&feature=related

Discuss the questions below.

1) What have you learnt from watching Yes You Can?

2) How do young men prepare themselves to be ready for National Service?
3) What will you defend?

Leave your answer as a comment.

Where do we get our food from?

Most of the food found in the supermarket is not from Singapore.
Singapore get its food supply from many countries.

Take a look  in your kitchen or at the supermarket.
Observe a few types of food  such as

• vegetables
• fruits
• canned food
• dairy products
• rice
• meat
• seafood. 

Look at the food labels and record where the food originated from.
Examples:
                                          Vegetables from Malaysia

                                          Canned tuna from Thailand

                                         Canned condensed milk from Indonesia

Share the information that you have found and leave a comment below.

Read more on Food Safety by clicking on the useful website links on the left tab.

Farms in Singapore

These vegetable farms can be found in Singapore in the 1960s.
Do you see these farms in Singapore now?



Now, click on the link below and watch the clip on a vegetable farm found in modern Singapore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjc-wzfmAe8

Compare the farms.
a)What are the differences you can observe between the old farm and the hydoponic farm?
b) Why do you think we do not have many farms in Singapore now?

Read more on Farming in Singapore by clicking on the useful website link on the left tab.
Leave your answers as a comment below.