Food is important in our lives and one big problem that the world is facing, is the decreasing amount of food resources. In Singapore, the price of food has always been increasing and in recent years, it has increased more rapidly.

One way to solve this problem of decreasing amount of food resources in Singapore is the production of organic food, which is also the main focus of this research.

The main causes that had led to the decreasing amount of food resources are the increase in world population, usage of food resources to produce biofuels and the increase in the number of foodborne illnesses around the world. And all these factors that happened in the world will affect the amount of food resources in Singapore.

However, do many Singaporeans know about this problem of decreasing food resources? And are they aware that organic food can serve as an alternative food and its potential benefits?

This problem actually applies to every part of the world hence everyone should play a part. Moreover, this problem is extremely crucial to Singapore because we depend almost totally on the import of food. The production of organic food can be costly, but there are many benefits. It is also a way for Singapore to be self-sufficient.

The general research question will be “Do Singaporean housewives know much about organic food and are they willing to purchase organic food?” I chose this target group because they are the ones who cook for the family and are more concern about the well-being of the family.

Research must be done to find out more about organic food and also investigate whether organic food really has higher nutritional values. An attitudinal survey can also be gathered to know whether Singaporean housewives support the production of organic food in Singapore and more importantly, whether they know much about the alternate means of food, which in this case is the production of organic food.

Thus, the general research question will be whether Singaporean housewives are supportive of the production of organic food. If they are not in favor of the production of organic food, we can also find out why they are against this idea and this will allow us to look deeper into the disadvantages of organic food.

-edited on 7 September