Singapore: First batch of Temasek Rice grown in the community harvested in Tampines

Tampines Town Council chairman Cheng Li Hui (centre) and North East District Mayor Desmond Choo at the harvesting of the first batch of Temasek rice, in Tampines on Feb 12, 2022. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Feb 12 (The Straits Times/ANN): The made-in-Singapore Temasek Rice, a hardy and climate resistant grain variety, has been harvested in the community for the first time as part of a pilot to tackle threats to the country's food supply.

The harvesting of the rice at a vertical high-tech farm along a wall at Block 146 Tampines Avenue 5 took place on Saturday (Feb 12).