Miryang City Signs MOU with Korea Food Research Institute to Discover New Growth Engines for Agricultural Products

Park Il-ho, Mayor of Miryang (center), and Baek Hyung-hee, Director of the Korea Food Research Institute (right), are signing a business agreement on the "Discovery of New Growth Engines for Miryang Agricultural Products" in the small conference room of Miryang City Hall on the 13th. [Image source=Miryang City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] On the 13th, Miryang City in Gyeongnam signed a business agreement with the Korea Food Research Institute to 'discover new growth engines for agricultural products and establish a mutual cooperation system.'

This business agreement was prepared to promote the high value-added industrialization of Miryang agricultural products by utilizing the capabilities of the Korea Food Research Institute, the only government-funded research institute in the food sector in Korea.

According to the agreement, both organizations will promote support for technology development of processed agricultural products, provide research and development funds for cooperative projects, and mutually cooperate to enhance the high value-added nature of the food industry based on research achievements.

Through this, Miryang agricultural products are expected to be researched and developed into various processed foods, expanding sales channels and improving farmers' quality of life and income.

Director Baek Hyung-hee said, "I hope this agreement will be an opportunity to discover high value-added industrialization using Miryang agricultural products."

Mayor Park Il-ho said, "I hope to develop products representing Korea by making the most of Miryang's excellent and fresh agricultural products, and produce high-quality products that consumers actually prefer, distributing them at high prices."

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