Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Launches 'Agri-Food Win-Win Cooperation Task Force' to Promote Mutual Growth Between Domestic Farms and Food Companies

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that it will hold the launch ceremony of the 'Agri-food Win-Win Cooperation Promotion Team' on the 9th at the Osong Convention Center to explore ways to revitalize win-win cooperation between agriculture and the food and dining industry.

The promotion team will consist of a total of 21 members from the government (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Rural Development Administration), local governments, industry associations, and related organizations. It plans to promote the win-win development of domestic agriculture and the food and dining industry by supporting contract farming between farmers and companies, developing, distributing, and expanding new varieties for processing, providing smart agriculture solutions linked to the demand of food and dining companies, and spreading excellent cases.

At this launch ceremony, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will share the current status of win-win cooperation promotion between farmers and food and dining companies and discuss ways to revitalize win-win cooperation between agriculture and the food and dining industry.

Going forward, the promotion team plans to discover companies' agricultural linkage demands and identify farmers, farming groups, and Agricultural Product Distribution Centers (APCs) that can stably supply raw materials, supporting matching between farmers and companies. Excellent win-win cases will also be continuously discovered and promoted.

In addition, a contract farming information platform will be established to share related information such as trading partners and suitable varieties between farmers and companies, and the development and distribution of a standard contract farming agreement to maintain stable contract relationships will be carried out without delay.

Kwon Jae-han, Director of Agricultural Innovation Policy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said, "Linkage between farmers and food and dining companies is expected to create a virtuous cycle effect, not only securing stable sales channels for farmers but also establishing a stable raw material supply system and quality control for companies." He added, "Starting with this launch ceremony, we will further activate win-win cooperation between agriculture and food and dining companies."

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