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Did Singapore ever had to go through a period of food shortage before?

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Did Singapore ever had to go through a period of food shortage before?

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Well yes, after the surrender of the Japanese in 1945, the next major problem faced in Singapore was food shortage.

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Well yes, after the surrender of the Japanese in 1945, the next major problem faced in Singapore was food shortage.

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As you can see from the newspaper clipping below, which as published in 1946, Singapore seemed to be going through a period of food shortage post second world-war. It appears that the allocation of foodstuff to Singapore by the International Emergency Food Council (IEFC) was not enough for the locals at that time.

Source: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/indiandailymail19460903-1.2.57

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Oh dear, so what steps were taken to combat the food shortage issue then?

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Oh dear, so what steps were taken to combat the food shortage issue then?

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Let's see, there was the "Grow More Food Show" that was held to encourage the locals to be self-sustaining.

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Let's see, there was the "Grow More Food Show" that was held to encourage the locals to be self-sustaining.

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The event was quite a success, Singapore was producing 65 tons of vegetable daily, and in total produced twice as much foodstuff as compared to the year 1941. But of course, this alone would not be enough to improve the food shortage issue that they were facing at the time.

Source: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/indiandailymail19460921-1.2.58

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Souce: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/morningtribune19480915-1.2.6?ST=1&AT=filter&DF=&DT=31%2f12%2f1979&AO=true&NPT=&L=English&CTA=&NID=&CT=ARTICLE%7cILLUSTRATION%7cMISCELLANEOUS&WC=&YR=&k=food+shortage+singapore%26ka%3dfood+shortage+singapore&P=2&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=food,shortage,singapore&oref=article