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Singapore imports over 90% of its food because there's not much space for farms, but they're working to grow more food locally!

Singapore has to buy almost all its food from other countries, which can be expensive and risky if there are problems with shipping or growing food elsewhere. With climate change affecting farms around the world, Singapore wants to grow more of its own food.

Singapore businesses are building farms inside tall buildings where plants grow on shelves with special lights instead of soil! These farms are like plant skyscrapers where each plant gets its own LED light that acts like a personal sun. The plants grow in special nutrient water instead of dirt, and robots help take care of them.

Businesses are also creating special pools to raise fish for food right in Singapore. These amazing pools have perfect water that's constantly cleaned and recycled, and underwater cameras watch the fish to make sure they're healthy and happy.

Singapore wants to grow 30% of its own food by 2030 using these smart farming methods.

Special factories that burn trash to make electricity! These plants burn garbage at super high temperatures (over 1,000°C - hot enough to melt gold!) and the steam spins turbines to create power for homes and businesses. The smoke is cleaned with amazing filters so only clean air comes out.

Also they are trying to make it easy for families to recycle by collecting recyclable items from homes. Special sorting facilities use cameras and magnets to automatically separate different types of recyclables, and kids can visit these plants to see how their bottles become new things!

Singapore wants to send 30% less waste to landfills by 2030.

Singapore has to fit homes, offices, parks, schools, and everything else a country needs into one tiny island! Singapore is one of the most crowded countries in the world, but they've figured out how to make it work really well for everyone. They have to plan very carefully where to put everything.

Building tall apartment buildings where most people live, with parks and shops nearby so you don't need to travel far. These colorful buildings are designed so different types of families live together as one big community, and each group of buildings has playgrounds, food courts, and everything you need.

They are also using computers and smart planning to figure out the best place for everything. Super-smart computer programs help plan the perfect city, and planners even use virtual reality to "walk through" new neighborhoods before they're built!

Building amazing trains (MRT) and buses so people don't need cars. The trains are clean, quiet, and come every few minutes, and the stations are like underground cities with shops and art.

Singapore wants to use more clean energy even though it's a small island without much space for big solar farms or wind turbines.

Singapore relies mostly on natural gas for electricity, but they want to use more renewable energy that doesn't pollute the air. Being a small island makes it tricky to find space for solar panels and wind turbines.

Putting solar panels on water reservoirs and the sea to save land space. These floating solar farms sit on water like giant lily pads, making electricity from the sun while fish swim underneath!

Singaporeans are installing solar panels on building rooftops across the island. They're covering every possible roof and wall with solar panels, and some buildings even have solar walls that follow the sun like sunflowers.

Singapore wants to get 4% of its electricity from solar power and have 60,000 electric car charging stations.