Philippines: Manila, plant bureau eye Singapore-style urban farming to boost food security
The mayor warned that food security is a strategic concern for the nation
By Jerome Carlo Paunan
Philippine Information Agency
February 16, 2026
Excerpt:
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the city government is working with the Bureau of Plant Industry to explore adopting Singapore’s urban farming technologies as part of efforts to strengthen food sufficiency in the capital.
Speaking during the 96th anniversary celebration of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Domagoso said the partnership aims to localize food production in a highly urbanized setting, drawing lessons from Singapore’s experience as a dense city-state that has invested heavily in technology-driven agriculture.
“I opted to choose Singapore because geographically, physically, maliit ang Singapore, pero highly urbanized, fully developed, and if they can produce their own, and we also can produce our own,” the mayor said.
Domagoso said technical visits conducted earlier this year were part of Manila’s assessment of how smart agriculture systems could be adapted locally for food production within limited urban space.
The mayor, together with BPI officials, visited facilities including the Horticulture Technology Hub of the Institute of Technical Education College East, Republic Polytechnic and the National University of Singapore to study indoor farming, automation, data analytics and resource-efficient growing systems.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/philippines-manila-plant-bureau-eye-singapore-style-urban-farming-to-boost-food-security/
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