[SINGAPORE] Susan Chong, the founder of agritech startup Greenphyto, had never planned to become a vegetable farmer. After all, she already had a multimillion-dollar business designing environmentally friendly packaging for companies.

But it was a “simple community project” with that company, Greenpac, that introduced her to growing vegetables.

Sometime around 2011, Greenpac engaged senior citizens and secondary school students in Taman Jurong – where the company is located – to grow vegetables using hydroponics systems.