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Jeonbuk Province is accelerating the introduction of advanced research and development technologies in the agro-life industry’s food and bio sectors.

On the 23rd (local time), the province announced on the 24th that it signed a mutual memorandum of understanding (MOU) for developing a knowledge partnership in the fields of food tech and biotech with the Wageningen Food & Bio based Research center (WFBR) at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

On the 23rd (local time), a commemorative photo of the signing of the MOU for food bio-technology research between Jeonbuk Province and Wageningen Food & Biobased Research Center of Wageningen University, Netherlands.
[Photo by Jeonbuk Province]

The signing ceremony was attended by Kim Jong-hoon, Vice Governor of Jeonbuk Province for Economic Affairs, and the Director of the Research Business Division at WFBR. The two institutions formed a consensus to enhance cooperation in key areas of the agro-life industry through discussions on cooperation plans, signing the MOU, and the presentation of a certificate appointing WFBR as an advisory body to the Agro-Life Innovation Growth Committee.

This collaboration is significant in that Jeollado, which is implementing the vision of becoming the capital of Korea’s agro-life industry, and Wageningen University, the world’s top agro-life university and research institution, will jointly respond to research cooperation in the future new industries of food tech and biotech.

Wageningen University, recognized as a public university in 1918, has grown into a global think tank for agro-life technology. Approximately 6,000 faculty and staff and 11,000 students lead the world in food, health, sustainable agricultural systems, and social change.

WFBR is one of the nine research institutes of Wageningen University & Research (WUR), mainly conducting research on post-harvest management of agricultural products, food distribution supply chains, agri-food robotics, alternative proteins, and bio-product safety, and also operates facilities for bio-based product research and development.

The main contents of this MOU include ▲ WFBR’s advisory role on Jeonbuk Province’s food supply chain and alternative protein research policies ▲ joint research and personnel exchange programs between WFBR and food and bio research institutions and universities in Jeonbuk Province.

In particular, with this MOU, WFBR was appointed as an advisory body to the Agro-Life Innovation Growth Committee, launched on the 13th, providing an opportunity to institutionally incorporate Wageningen University’s expertise in science, technology, and research policy into Jeonbuk Province.

Kim Jong-hoon, Vice Governor for Economic Affairs, said, “Starting with mutual cooperation for the development of food and bio technologies, we will strive to establish Jeonbuk Province as a global mecca leading the agro-life industry together with Wageningen University.”

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