Climate change may be a phrase all too familiar to most, but nonetheless, daunting to think about. Even with Singapore's talks about a sustainable food system – including a slightly ambitious 30 by 30 goal – and determination to mitigate climate issues, the threat of global warming remains ever looming.
Despite this fierce climate battle, many aspiring climate changemakers out there are still trying to make an impact in their own ways.
With aims to feed 10 billion people and reduce carbon emissions respectively, the people behind TeOra and Susteon spill it all about their disruptive solutions and hopes for the climate.When it comes to food security, the focus typically falls on food of the future. Think lab-grown meat, and insect- and plant-based food.
Starting with aquaculture was also a strategic move as it is one of the healthiest and least wasteful animal proteins, with "almost very few to no solutions available - for disease management in tropical species aquaculture - in the market", said Rishita."SDDV is a very devastating disease where the scales of the fish drop off and they become very sick. Within 15 days, 60 to 70 per cent of the fish experience mortality.
"Because we moved from injection to orally delivered solutions, it is now possible to reach a very large number of small and medium-holder farmers in Asia, which is close to 100 million farmers," Rishita added. "TeOra doesn't stop at aquaculture. Our mission is to feed 10 billion people in a clean, natural and sustainable manner. Given that this platform is prepared for aquaculture, it can easily be applied to other plants and animal diseases out there," said Rishita.
It's a no-brainer that the two teams are working on vastly different causes, but they may just have one thing in common: both feature individuals who are united and focused on a single goal. This year, they faced a unique task of revamping their innovation when participating in The Liveability Challenge.Senior research engineer Vasudev Haribal said the team had to look at it through a different lens and see how the technology could be made more applicable to the Singapore market.
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