Why is FAPee Driving Local Industries to Extinction?

[makapaaa]

Apr 6, 2010

Don't let ornamental fish trade die out

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I REFER to last Saturday's report, 'Ornamental fish trade in danger of drying up'. It struck an emotional chord in me as I felt I was about to witness the gradual but sure extermination of a 'made-in-Singapore' international product.
Even though the ornamental fish industry is worth a lot and businesses are apparently thriving, the actions of the Government seem to indicate reluctance to support this industry further. The short land lease coupled with a serious shortfall in land allocation to compensate them for their eviction will surely drive them to extinction.
Perhaps the Government prefers to focus on knowledge-based industries it deems have better prospects or are more prestigious such as biomedicine. However, instead of sidelining other industries deemed less favourable, it should actively nurture growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to have a more balanced mix.
Moreover, the ornamental fish industry in Singapore has already created a niche - which is growing - in the world market, and has positioned itself as part of a globally prestigious Singapore brand which offers variety, quantity and quality of goods. It would be a shame if this branded 'made-in-Singapore' product was no longer offered in the international market.
Furthermore, supportive government intervention will send a positive signal to a potentially huge pool of entrepreneurs eager to try their hand in a different industry. More would be inclined to venture out, knowing the Government is fully supportive of its people and their businesses.
Cheryl Chen (Ms)
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[HTOLAS]

Someone in the trade told me this many years ago. The PAPzis offered to help the ornamental fish industry and asked for information to be put into their TDB brochures. Most breeders did.

One of them then received a call from a European buyer asking if they knew about a new competitor from Sg trying to negotiate new deals. This supplier had no clue but later found out that a certain GLC was trying to elbow its way into the trade with the information collected.

By the looks of it the GLC did not get very far. But it left a very bad taste in the mouth.

 

[myfoot123]

It is a waste to see everything given way to industralisation and yet employment market remain bleak. Singapore most promising agriculture is going into extinction, just like wet market, and PAP is bound to see everything worth remembering dissappear. After election, the greatest fear of human history is about to be created. The world will watch how Singaporeans dissappear from the island (some emigrate, some shipped to JB, some committed suicide, some starved to death, some turned into slave, some murdered by FT, some have their organ harvested for sale, some forced to work overseas and never want to return) once PAP is voted into power by daft Singaporeans again.

 

[kingrant]

Truly, Singapore is turning into a 3rd China.

 

[Watchman]

If ruling party left to grow uncheck .

We are doomed !