Quick facts about Aquaculture and Food Security in Singapore

1. Aquaculture and Food
Security in Singapore
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2. 90%
Percentage of
food supply that
is imported by
Singapore
21kg
Average amount
of fish consumed
by Singaporeans
annually
8%
Percentage of fish
produced in
Singapore
Figures at a Glance

3. Vulnerable to fluctuations in both food supply and prices
Vulnerable to Structural Supply/Demand imbalances
Affected by food safety incidences overseas
What are the implications?

4. of the world's fish stock is at or near
unsustainable levels
- 2016 The State of World Fisheries and
Aquaculture, U.N. Food and Agriculture
Organization
90%
Why Focus on Aquaculture?

5. The United Nations expects the Aquaculture
industry to expand by up to 39% by the year
2025.
Surging Demand

6. has been set aside to under the
Agriculture Productivity Fund to support
the industry in Singapore.
$63 million
Strong Government Support

7. The Agri-Food and Veternary Authority (AVA)
has a Food Security Roadmap that has
identified increasing local production as one
of its core strategies.
Food Security Roadmap

8. Need for Talent
From underwater sensors to test water temperature
and salinity to remotely controlled vertical fish
farms that stand at 6 storeys tall.
Aquaculture farms are going high tech, with a
greater emphasis on skilled labour.

9. James Cook University
The Singapore campus of James Cook University is fully
owned by James Cook University Australia, which is ranked
in the top 2%* of universities in the world. James Cook
University Australia established its Singapore campus in
2003 as part of its expressed intent of internationalising
its activities.
If you would like to embark on a career in aquaculture, you
may be interested in the:
Bachelor of Business and Environmental
Science (Majoring in Aquaculture)
*The Academic Ranking of World Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2017