Farmland South of Lim Chu Kang to Be Zoned for Defence as Agri-Food Hub Advances

Concentrating farmland in the north of the area will advance development of an agri-food hub that has faced delays since it was announced in 2020 under the Lim Chu Kang master plan. The rezoning will allow the government to explore how the physical co-location of food and non-food farms could benefit from shared facilities and integrated infrastructure planning for more efficient operations, better logistics and lower production costs.

Five farm leaseholders currently occupy the southern plots in Neo Tiew Lane and Neo Tiew Road: Seng Choon Farm, Bollywood Farms, Gan Aquarium Fish Farm, Gallop Kranji Farm Resort and Malaysian Feedmills Farms, which has multiple agricultural tenants on its plot.

Affected farms that wish to continue operations when the rezoning takes effect must bid for agricultural land, though it is not guaranteed they will be relocated to the northern plot. Farms in the south may continue to remain on site until their land tenures expire, after which the land will be returned for consolidation for military use. The tenure expiry dates range from 2026 to the mid-2030s.

The agencies said that Singapore’s 2035 local production targets, which include producing 20 per cent of the country’s consumed fibre by that date, have taken into account the land use and transition plans in Lim Chu Kang. The impact on affected farms is not expected to have a material effect on overall food supply.

The leases for Bollywood Farms and Gan Aquarium will expire in December, while Gallop Kranji Farm Resort’s will expire in March 2027. SFA said that they had been notified since 2020 that no further tenure renewals would be granted.

The leases for Seng Choon, one of three egg farms in the country, and Malaysian Feedmills Farms will expire in 2036 and 2037 respectively, and they were given at least 10 years’ notice ahead of their lease expiry. SFA said it is working closely with the egg farm to support its operations and minimise disruptions to safeguard the supply of locally produced eggs and Singapore’s broader food security.

Seng Choon managing director Koh Yeow Koon said the egg farm was hoping to stay on in Neo Tiew Road beyond 2036 to make the best use of its investments in the latest farming technologies. While Bollywood Farms’ 20-year lease expired in 2021, the government granted two short-term tenancy extensions on a goodwill basis to facilitate its transition, with the latest extension expiring on 31 December.

Gallop Kranji Farm Resort’s deputy director Mani Shanker was hoping that its lease could be renewed until 2030 at least, but is currently evaluating the resort’s future plans after 2027.

The master plan covers about 390 hectares of land stretching from near Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve to the south of Lim Chu Kang. The agencies are conducting interagency planning and assessment on land use optimisation, infrastructure needs and environmental considerations, including coastal protection. Mindef began the process of taking over the land parcels in the northern plot in Lim Chu Kang Lane in late 2025.