Pre-candidate Shin Jeong-hoon's 14th Livelihood Pledge: 'Establishing Agricultural Life Food Tech Hub'

Shin Jeong-hoon, the Democratic Party preliminary candidate for the Naju·Hwasun electoral district, announced the 14th livelihood pledge to establish a ‘Biofood Foodtech Mecca.’

This pledge includes the establishment of a ‘Agriculture-Industry-Academia-Research-Government cooperation network, Foodtech Research Support Center, Food Upcycling Support System,’ and the promotion of local food.

Foodtech is a new industry combining food and technology, integrating advanced technologies such as IT, BT, and robotics throughout the entire process of food production, distribution, and consumption.

Since COVID-19, food consumption trends have shifted towards environmental and health consciousness, personalized consumption, and the activation of non-face-to-face services, leading to the development of the foodtech industry.

Naju·Hwasun is the optimal location for leading foodtech technology, according to candidate Shin.

Candidate Shin stated, “Naju hosts agricultural public institutions such as the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, the Rural Development Administration’s Agricultural Technology Planning and Evaluation Institute, and the Korea Rural Economic Institute, as well as Jeollanam-do affiliated institutions and offices including the Jeonnam Bio Industry Promotion Agency Food Industry Research Center, Jeonnam Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency, and Jeollanam-do Seed Management Office.” He added, “In Hwasun, an HMR (Home Meal Replacement) Demonstration and Commercialization Support Center is under construction.”

He continued, “Naju has developed rice farming centered on the Naju Plain, and horticulture is active, including fruit farming such as pears and melons,” emphasizing, “Hwasun is also active in cultivating specialty products such as peaches, paprika, mushrooms, and tomatoes.”

He then stated, “We will establish an Agriculture-Industry-Academia-Research-Government cooperation network in Naju·Hwasun to create the ‘Naju·Hwasun Biofood Foodtech Mecca,’” and added, “By establishing the Biofood Foodtech Mecca in Naju·Hwasun, we will secure future growth engines by taking the lead as a foodtech pioneer city.”

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