Food sufficient
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Food sufficient- It means to grow enough vegetables locally for the population in sinpore without relying on imports of vegetables from other countries.
- Regardless of what type of farming we are involved in, it still requires land it is only the amount of land that makes the difference. In Singapore, we definitely cannot afford so much land for agriculture as we have a large population which makes land scarce and expensive.
- Therefore, we have to rely heavily on imports of food from other countries. But we are lucky that we have the technology and money to carry out a high tech farming activity.
Question.... Will S'pore be food sufficient with the help of hydroponics????
OUR STAND
- No. Singapore will not be food sufficient with the help of hydroponics.
- Reason 1. We do not have so much land dedicated to agriculture as most of the land is being used for other infrastructure.
- Reason 2. We have a large population with small land, The more people we have to feed, the more food we have to produce.
- Reason 3. Shortage of trained workers. Not many people have alot of experience in the business of agriculture.
- Reason 4. We always think that if we do not produce enough food for the population, we always still can have imports from other countries. We rely alot on the trade business as we do not have alot of natural resources within our lands.
Reflections...........
We felt that we had given our best in all the aspects of the blog such as the blogskin, and the information that we had found. The long hours that we have worked to complete this project shows the effort that we have put in. We also searched for pictures to make our blog more interesting and we hope that you will give good grades.
HOMs
The HOMs that we have exibited during the process of completing this blog.
- Persisting- When looking for information and filtering out the information that were irrelevant.
- Listening with empathy and understanding- To listen to each other's comments and decide which was the best for the blog.
- Managing impulsivity- When the other partner does something that the other do not like, we voice out our disagreements nicely to prevent misunderstangs and quarrels.
- Gathering data through all senses- When looking for information. We use what we have learnt during lessons and what we read from the internet.
--Mary HAD a little lamb--
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