Singapore's first urban fish farm in a container launched in Tampines

It aims to support local urban farmers and help country reach its '30 by 30' food goal

- Lynda Hong

Singapore's first urban fish farm in a container was launched on Nov 19 as part of an initiative to support local urban farmers and help the country reach its "30 by 30" food goal of producing 30 per cent of its food needs domestically by 2030.

The container fish farm is located in Tampines Street 11, next to the Tampines Round Market and Food Centre, and residents can look forward to enjoying the popular jade perch, a fish delicacy, after the first harvest in four to six months.

Inside the shipping container, set up close to Tampines Town Council, are tanks housing jade perch that will be market-ready when they grow to about 500g to 600g.

The Tampines Round Market and Food Centre Merchants' Association will be collaborating with local fishmongers to sell the jade perch, which can fetch up to $38 per kilogram.

Fish will be sold to fishmongers at cost price for this community project.

Speaking at the launch, Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health Masagos Zulkifli, who is anchor minister for Tampines GRC, said: "The Tampines community is already showing strong support for the container fish farm project, not only from residents but businesses as well. We have received numerous applications from the public offering to assist with the container farm."