Promotion policies for food industry cluster in Korea

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The Korean government has been developing a National Food Cluster in Jeollabuk-do Province since 2008 to lead the development of regional small scale food industries, and to expand R and D capabilities within the food industry. In this complex, a Food R and D Research Center and other supportive facilities will reside and be expected to serve as a hub in the development of the Korean food industry clusters. To develop the food industry in the Gangwon-do Province, various differentiated clusters should be implemented with unique items and functional ingredients based on the regional characteristics. Four types of clusters were suggested, such as item based cluster, functional cluster, traditional food cluster, and local food cluster. Also, by interconnecting a vast tourism infrastructure and bringing tourists into local food industries, the food industry range might be expanded and produce a synergistic effect from mutual complement relationships between tourism and food industries. Traditional and local food should be differentiated by not only its quality and functionality, but also in design as well, and this requires advanced technical support. To achieve this, it needs to install a Food Development and Technical Support Center within the Gangwon-do Province Agricultural Research and Extension Services. © Springer Japan 2016. All rights are reserved.

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