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SS661:2020 Specification for clean and green urban farms
SS661:2020 Specification for clean and green urban farms
SS
661: Specification for Clean and Green Urban Farms”. The standard, developed by
the Singapore Standards Council (SSC) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), sets
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.
Aims:
Aims:
• Allow modernized farms to differentiate their brand and capture markets locally and internationally
• Encourage more urban farms to produce agri-produces that are clean (pesticide/ herbicides/ antibiotic-free) and green (minimal exploitation of natural resources)
• Strengthen Singapore’s position as a thought leader in urban agriculture/ aquaculture
• Form a foundation for IHLs and TIC companies to build competencies in sustainable urban farming and support the transforming agri-food industry