Food stock adequate if people buy responsibly, says Chan
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When reliant on others, one subjects oneself to their mercy and cedes control to others....
The article shows how our lack of manpower and natural resources and land area causes us to be dependent on others....We depend on Malaysia for our manpower needs: more than 300,000 commute across the causeway to work in Singapore daily.....90% of our food supply is imported, with a lot of perishables like vegetables and poultry coming from Malaysia....and let's not forget water.
For water, at least we can still use technology to overcome reliance, but for the other two, we can only diversify our sources so that we are not over-reliant on any one country...
When reliant on others, one subjects oneself to their mercy and cedes control to others....
The article shows how our lack of manpower and natural resources and land area causes us to be dependent on others....We depend on Malaysia for our manpower needs: more than 300,000 commute across the causeway to work in Singapore daily.....90% of our food supply is imported, with a lot of perishables like vegetables and poultry coming from Malaysia....and let's not forget water.
For water, at least we can still use technology to overcome reliance, but for the other two, we can only diversify our sources so that we are not over-reliant on any one country...
Qns: How far should countries aim to be self-sufficient? (Cam. 2011)
posted by Dark Shadow | 11:40 AM
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