Food insecurity in Singapore

Food insecurity in Singapore

Despite being ranked the fourth most-secure food nation in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit last year (2017), researchers have found that there are people here who struggle to get access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. In speaking to 236 people...
Donate a hawker centre meal to needy residents

Donate a hawker centre meal to needy residents

A programme launched on 14 July lets diners at Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre donate meals to needy residents. Called Gift-A-Meal, the scheme is the first of its kind at a hawker centre, said social enterprise NTUC Foodfare, which runs Pasir Ris Central Hawker...
Next-gen farming concepts on show at exhibition

Next-gen farming concepts on show at exhibition

The floating fish farm, being developed by the world’s largest oil rig builder, Keppel Offshore and Marine, features extensive automation in the feeding, health-monitoring and cleaning of fish in both underwater and above-water facilities. It is one of the...
US offer free lunch with summertime learning

US offer free lunch with summertime learning

During the summer in Elmwood Place, a village in Ohio, librarians prepare for the arrival of about 70 hungry children. A woman from a nearby church — the program sponsor — delivered lunch. Librarians assembled each share. Then LeeAnn McNabb, the branch...
Meal delivery services for kids

Meal delivery services for kids

Food delivery companies are offering healthy, affordable and gourmet meal options for children. The New Luncher, an online lunchbox service for school children, was founded last month by expatriate Catherin Lesselin, 42, a French citizen with Vietnamese heritage. The...