Rice-ing to the occasion: Cheng (left) and North East District Mayor Desmond Choo harvesting the first batch of Temasek Rice in Tampines.
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 yesterday.
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