SS 661:2020 Specification for Clean and Green Urban Farms – Agriculture
SS 661:2020 Specification for Clean and Green Urban Farms set guidelines to minimize contaminants in food production and sustainable practices on resource and waste management in urban farms. SS 661 provides measurable clean and green benchmarks on how vegetables are farmed, harvested, packaged, stored and transported to address consumers’ needs for pesticide-free sustainably grown vegetables.
What is SS 661:2020 Specification for Clean and Green Urban Farms - Agriculture?
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Agriculture has progressed immensely over the years to fulfil the world’s demand for food. However, agriculture industry is facing impending threats brought about by climate change, degradation of arable land, depletion of natural resources and competing land use due to urbanisation. Aside to that, with the rapid increase in population growth, the demand for food is predicted to outweigh the agriculture supply if the agriculture practices remain status quo.
With this, the Enterprise Singapore (ESG) together with the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has developed SS 661:2020 Specification for Clean and Green Urban Farms – Agriculture to provide local vegetable farms/ producers with guidelines on how to grow vegetables sustainably and are free from pesticides. The main aim of SS 661 standard is to minimize contaminants in the food production process as well as implementing sustainable practices on resource and waste management.
SS 661 provides guidelines on replacing chemical pesticides with physical, natural and cultural controls to protect their produce from pests and pathogens such as use of ultraviolet lights, insect pheromones to trap pests and companion planting to create a biodiverse habitat to attract natural enemies of plant pests, etc. It also provides guidelines on crop management systems to optimize the use of water, energy and fertilizers in farming activities while minimizing waste.
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Benefits of SS 661:2020 Specification for Clean and Green Urban Farms - Agriculture
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Allow modernized farms to differentiate their brand and capture markets locally and internationally,
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Encourage more urban farms to produce agri-products that are clean (pesticide/ herbicides/ antibiotic-free) and green (minimal exploitation of natural resources),
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Strengthen Singapore’s position as a thought leader in urban agriculture/ aquaculture,
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Form a foundation for IHLs and TIC companies to build competencies in sustainable urban farming and support the transforming agri-food industry.
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Allow modernized farms to differentiate their brand and capture markets locally and internationally,
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Encourage more urban farms to produce agri-products that are clean (pesticide/ herbicides/ antibiotic-free) and green (minimal exploitation of natural resources),
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Strengthen Singapore’s position as a thought leader in urban agriculture/ aquaculture,
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Form a foundation for IHLs and TIC companies to build competencies in sustainable urban farming and support the transforming agri-food industry.
Why get certified with SOCOTEC Certification Singapore?
SOCOTEC Certification Singapore has successfully completed the office assessment for SS 661:2020 Specification for Clean and Green Urban Farms – Agriculture, and we are able to provide a comprehensive certification package inclusive of but not limited to ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management System, ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management System, SS 444:2018 Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) System for the Food Industry, etc.
