[Agricultural Fisheries and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Kim Jin-oh] The Korea Food Industry Cluster Promotion Agency (President Kim Deok-ho) announced on the 23rd that it has been officially designated as a 'Food Industry Professional Training Institution' by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. This designation is intended to strengthen the practical professional training base in response to the rapid growth of the global K-Food industry. The Food Promotion Agency is currently promoting support for food companies nationwide, centered around the nation's only specialized national industrial complex for the food industry, the National Food Cluster. Currently, it operates eight practical training facilities including the Youth Food Startup Center, Functional Food Formulation Center, Food Quality Safety Center, and Pilot Plant, and 186 types of food manufacturing, quality, and testing.