The Agriculture Workshop 2025: “Cultivating Productivity: Maximising Yield and Minimising Cost” successfully brought together over 130 researchers, farmers, and technology innovators for a day of knowledge sharing, insightful discussion, and exploration of cutting-edge agricultural solutions at the Urban Agriculture Centre of Innovation in Republic Polytechnic.
Jointly organised by the Singapore Food Agency, the Urban Agriculture Centre of Innovation (UACOI) at Republic Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic, the Urban Solutions and Sustainability Innovation & Enterprise Office (USS IEO), and the Singapore Agro-Food Enterprises Federation Limited (SAFEF), the workshop highlighted the importance of academic – industry collaboration and innovation which is supported by government agencies in enhancing Singapore’s agri-food capabilities and capacities.
Participants gained valuable insights into the current state and future direction of Singapore’s agriculture ecosystem, including research and development trends and best practices for improving farm productivity and efficiency. The event also featured technology pitches from Singapore Food Story Project Teams and technical solution providers, highlighting innovations such as smart irrigation and fertigation automation systems, pest control strategies, crop health management system, preharvest agents (biostimulants) for crop productivity and shelf-life enhancement, improved germplasm and breeding lines for indoor farming. The event highlight was a thought-provoking panel discussion on practical crop selection strategies and precision technologies in urban agriculture among various local agriculture practitioners and farm operators.
The workshop included an interactive exhibition which showcased innovative agritech solutions and offered the participants a hands-on look at transformative tools and technologies. It concluded with exclusive guided tours for the participants to Republic Polytechnic’s state-of-the-art greenhouse and indoor farming research facilities, showcasing precision agriculture technologies such as smart lighting control systems and robotics, as well as novel crop cultivation such as edible flowers, edible succulents, and a new dwarf cherry tomato cultivar.
The success of the workshop underscores the strong commitment across government agencies, research institutions and farming industry stakeholders to building a resilient, productive, and forward-looking agri-food sector in Singapore. We look forward to more collaboration and innovative solutions from the agri-community in Singapore!
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