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Singapore Food Agency
© 2026 Singapore Food Agency
Last Updated 28 May 2026
© 2026 Singapore Food Agency
Last Updated 28 May 2026
To achieve our mission, we work closely with government agencies, businesses and consumers to manage food safety and security risks and drive the transformation of the agri-food sector through R&D and innovation.
As a small and open economy that imports most of our food, Singapore remains vulnerable to supply disruptions from climate change, disease outbreaks and geopolitical uncertainty.
SFA adopts a multi-pronged approach to ensure that Singapore has a resilient supply of safe food. The Singapore Food Story 2 is built on four pillars to bring about overall food resilience. The four pillars are: (i) diversify imports; (ii) grow local; (iii) stockpile and (iv) global partnerships.
Diversify Imports
Import source diversification is a key strategy that reduces source concentration risks and supports industry and consumers to switch to other options during supply disruptions. Our food importers can leverage the nation’s trade connectivity to import food from over 180 countries and regions.
Grow Local
Local production provides an assured and regenerative source of food and serves as a buffer in times of supply disruptions. SFA works closely with local farms to tap on technology and innovation to boost farm productivity, build resilience and be future ready.
Stockpile
Stockpiling provides ready food stocks to mitigate the impact of any unforeseen supply disruptions. SFA works closely with the industry to build up our capacity to stockpile essential food items.
Global Partnerships
Global partnerships are essential given the increasing interconnectedness in agri-food trade. SFA will continue to strengthen Government-to-Government relations with like-minded countries to safeguard flows of food to Singapore.
To uplift the local aquaculture sector, the Singapore Aquaculture Plan (SAP) was launched in November 2024. The SAP is a collaborative effort of SFA and key stakeholders to establish a comprehensive blueprint for the future of aquaculture in Singapore.
Alongside this, SFA’s Marine Aquaculture Centre is our R&D hub for tropical marine aquaculture. Through collaborations with the industry and academia, the Centre has cultivated faster-growing Asian seabass through selective breeding. The Centre is also equipped with large-scale indoor aquaculture systems and an R&D-scale feed mill.
The Jurong Fishery Port houses the wholesale fish market for the sale and distribution of seafood products in Singapore, and provides services to fishing vessels 24 hours daily. The Port is also where SFA conducts monitoring and inspection of seafood,
in accordance to the prevailing food laws and regulations.
With Singapore’s food supply coming from diverse sources and the emergence of new food and food innovations, it is essential to have a robust food safety system.
SFA has in place a comprehensive, farm-to-fork food safety system to ensure that our food is safe for consumption. We adopt a science-based risk management approach, consistent with international standards, and continuously keep abreast of the latest scientific developments to ensure food safety.
SFA’s integrated food safety system is underpinned by three key considerations:
1. Robust Food Safety Regulatory System Using a Farm-to-Fork Systems Approach
2. Science-based Approaches to Assess and Manage Food Safety Risks
3. Enabling Environment to Achieve Joint Responsibility in Food Safety
SFA’s National Centre for Food Science (NCFS) is the cornerstone of SFA’s integrated food safety programme. NCFS provides scientific evidence through a slew of scientific approaches such as laboratory testing, applied research, risk
assessment, data science, exposure analysis as well as reference services on both local and international scales. This ensures a supply of safe food in Singapore.
The food industry, consumers and Government all have a part to play in ensuring a supply of safe food.
The Government aims to create an enabling environment by putting in place a regulatory framework to ensure food safety and relevant strategies to safeguard our food security.
Food business operators are responsible for the safety of the food they offer to the public and need to maintain high food safety standards. To strengthen our food resilience, businesses can also actively explore new sources of food and tap on local produce to further diversify supplies.
Consumers can do their part too and adhere to good food safety practices and make informed food safety decisions. We can all contribute to Singapore’s food security by being flexible and adaptable with our food options by switching to alternatives when needed, and supporting local produce.
From videos, craft activities, comic strips, and travelling exhibitions, SFA produces a wide array of content to educate public schools and members of the public about food safety risks, good food safety practices, and how everyone can play their
part in ensuring food safety.
