How Singapore plans to survive world’s impending food crisis

Allan Lim, founder of ComCrop, stands for a photograph at the company's rooftop farm in Singapore. Lim grows rows of lettuces and basil in a greenhouse on the roof of an industrial building. His vertical farming company ComCrop is one of dozens of ventures that use technologies such as hydroponics and solar power to grow produce. - Bloomberg

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s obsession with food goes far deeper than its world-famous chili crab and laksa.

One of the most densely populated countries on the planet, its 5.7 million people rely on other nations for almost everything they eat. Just 0.9% of its land area of about 700 square kilometers was classified as agricultural in 2016, only marginally more than icebound Greenland.