How will farm closures affect children’s and families’ access to learning agriculture?

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Over 70 Lim Chu Kang farm closures will sharply reduce children’s and families’ access to learning agriculture in a natural farm setting
More than 70 farms in Lim Chu Kang are set to have their land leases terminated, and the land will be taken over by the military for an army training ground. Many of these farms are frequently visited by children and families, and they function as some of the few places in Singapore where visitors can learn about agriculture in a natural, open farm environment. With the closures, there will be almost nowhere for the next generation to see what a farm looks like.
Many farms are used by children and families for hands-on agriculture learning
The farms slated for closure include well-known facilities such as Green Circle Eco-Farm. These sites are often visited by children and families, and they provide access to agriculture in a natural farm setting rather than only in controlled environments.
Fewer natural farm sites means less exposure to what farming looks like
The closures would remove key public-facing locations where people can get out and see farming as it is done in open fields. The impact is framed as leaving almost no place for the next generation to even observe what a farm looks like.
The land shift reduces options for traditional agriculture experiences
The land on which these farms sit will be taken over for military use after lease extensions lasting between seven and 14 months. As a result, the traditional open farm-style agriculture experience tied to these locations would be displaced rather than continued.
Hi-tech alternatives are described as different from traditional farm learning
While Singapore is moving toward intensive agricultural production using approaches such as hydroponics, advanced lighting, and robotics, the natural farm learning experience is described as something that hi-tech growing environments cannot replicate. The key difference highlighted is that traditional farms allow learning and interaction in a real outdoor setting, including exposure to natural processes associated with soil and living systems.

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