The Big Read: Buy local but at what price? Pricier Singapore produce could hamper quest for greater food security
While Singapore aims to produce 30 per cent of its food by 2030, the higher prices of local produce is a major deterrent for consumers. Food producers say the high costs of manpower, electricity, land leases and other overheads here mean it is tough for them to compete with cheaper imports.
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They are doing business not charity.
Good jobs for FTs
so they can afford to eat expensive food and buy expensive groceries
I am sure this national call is referring to FTs/ PRs and New Citizens
Local got employer cpf. How cheap you expect local when foreigner is way cheaper?
(11-06-2023, 07:33 PM)Bigiron Wrote: [ -> ]The Big Read: Buy local but at what price? Pricier Singapore produce could hamper quest for greater food security
While Singapore aims to produce 30 per cent of its food by 2030, the higher prices of local produce is a major deterrent for consumers. Food producers say the high costs of manpower, electricity, land leases and other overheads here mean it is tough for them to compete with cheaper imports.
buy local to support Singapore produce ?
employers got employ locals to support Singapore unemployed ?
if employers do not employ local and prefer foreigners, why should we buy local ?
this kind of buy local to support Singapore can never work.
because employers prefer foreigners over local people.
support must be 2 ways.
Better grow yourself lah.
You still can create kampong spirit by giving away the vegetable you grow.
There're quite a number of skillfuture claimable home gardening courses, and learn how to make good use kitchen scraps as ferterlizers
(11-06-2023, 11:11 PM)forum456 Wrote: [ -> ]buy local to support Singapore produce ?
employers got employ locals to support Singapore unemployed ?
if employers do not employ local and prefer foreigners, why should we buy local ?
this kind of buy local to support Singapore can never work.
because employers prefer foreigners over local people.
support must be 2 ways.
And since this Govt allow Foreign Companies to set up offices here yet refused to hire locals, it makes no sense to support this Govt idea.