Ivy Singh-Lim (born 1949) is a

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and former president of

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and the

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(AFNA). She is also an advocate for animals and the

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(SPCA). Singh-Lim was inducted into the

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in 2014. Singh-Lim is also known as "The Gentle Warrior."

Biography

Singh-Lim was born in

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in 1949 into a wealthy family where her father traced his lineage to the

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clan. She was one of four children and the only girl in the family. Singh-Lim eventually became involved in working in her family's property business. Singh-Lim married Lim Ho Seng, a successful businessman, in 1982. Together they raised Lim's daughter from a previous marriage. Between 1992 and 2005, she worked as president of

. During her tenure, she was "widely credited with bringing new life to the sport." In 1999, Singh-Lim became the president of the

(AFNA). In 2000, she opened the Netball Singapore LifeHub. She left

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

in 2006 to focus full time on her farm. Singh-Lim and her husband founded an

organic farm Organic farming, also known as ecological farming or biological farming,Labelling, article 30 o''Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and re ...

Bollywood Veggies Bollywood Veggies Organic Farm (also known as ''Bollywood Veggies'') is a farming collective and organic growing education center located in the Kranji district of North West Singapore. The center was launched in 2000 by Ivy Singh-Lim and her husb ...

, in 2001 after they both retired from their former careers. Singh-Lim has served as president of the Kranji Countryside Association, which is a union of farms in Singapore and was started in 2005. Singh-Lim emphasizes that it is important for people to have access to nature and feels that providing public access to farms helps accomplish this goal. She is also active in taking care of animals, supporting the

(SPCA) and in 2015 owned 19 dogs. Singh-Lim and her husband live with their dogs next to the farm. Singh-Lim was inducted into the

in 2014.

References

External links

Bollywood VeggiesInterview with Bollywood Veggies founder Ivy Singh-Lim
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