FHA Seminar Programme

• How can innovation and technology contribute to a secure food system?
• Creating an ecosystem that drives agrifood innovation
• Developing a talent pool in agtech
• The role of public-private partnerships in advancing agrifood innovation

• How has the climate crisis influenced the way you invest?
• Which sectors of agriculture are investors investing in?
• When investing in an agtech startup what do you look out for?
• Which emerging technology has the greatest potential to impact key issues such as food security and emissions in the next decade?

• What is regenerative agriculture and what does it involve? What are the benefits of regenerative agriculture?
• Enabling small farm holders to use sustainable and regenerative farming practices
• Challenges facing regenerative agriculture in Asia
• Investing in regenerative agriculture

• Enhancing farm productivity and quality of farm produce with agricultural science and innovation
• New technologies driving productivity, yield and product offerings
• Digitalising the agriculture supply chain to achieve greater efficiencies
• Balancing food security with sustainability (carbon footprint of vertical farms)

• Testing, inspection and certification companies to share about Singapore’s import and export regulatory requirements and how their food testing services can help global food manufacturers to meet these requirements

• Overview of Singapore’s Halal food industry
• What are the domestic drivers of Singapore’s halal food industry?
• How has the Halal industry evolved to respond to increasing demand?
• What are the Halal export opportunities?

• Singapore – One of the top 3 Muslim-friendly countries to visit
• Overview of how Singapore positions itself to various Muslim visitor segments and recent campaigns
• What are the tourism trends shaping the travel industry and its impact on the Halal industry?

• Opportunities in the dynamic Muslim travel sector with a better understanding of the Halal tourism landscape
• Understanding the motivations of Muslim travellers and how best to serve them
• Challenges and synergies between Muslim-friendly travel and Halal food

Sake is increasingly becoming a popular and trendy alcoholic beverage in the market, and it’s growing popularity is due to its fine art of production and positive health benefits.  Let Asian Culinary Institute’s lecturer Angela Er introduce you to the world of sake: how Sake is produced, what are the different types of sake and if you are the lucky few early birds seated in the front row, you might just get a chance to do some sake tasting! 

The global demand for seafood is projected to double by 2050. Current fishing methods are unsustainable, resulting in depletion of many wild fisheries and threatening entire ocean ecosystems. Aquaculture and fish farming on the other hand cannot produce all of the species we consume. Cultivated seafood technologies have potential to sustainably produce affordable, and nutritious seafood that is free from mercury and microplastics. This talk will focus on developments in the cultivated seafood scene in Singapore.

In today’s environment where data is bountiful, it becomes even more crucial for F&B establishments to harness and optimise the use of data to make critical and informed decisions. Through this session, you will gain an understanding of how to handle and manage data effectively and to convert it into useful information for analysis and productivity gains. This industry has huge potential for applying big data solutions and data analytics to empower businesses. Many restaurants are leveraging on data analytics to design inventory, reduce expenses, improve quality control, meet changing demands, enhance customer experiences, reduce waste, save resources, and ultimately boost revenue. Learn about the future and power of restaurant analytics and how this will drive change in the F&B industry of tomorrow. 

In Singapore, food waste generated has grown by 20% over the last decade and in 2021 around 817 million kg of food waste was generated of which only 19% was recycled. With increasing awareness of threats to food security and greater emphasis of food sustainability; food waste management strategies are getting more attention nowadays. In this session, the benefits and challenges of recycling food waste will be explored. Examples of upcycling food waste into sustainable, value-added food products will also be discussed.