The Rice Processed Food Association moves to Gongju.

Published 2025년 12월 5일

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[Korea Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper, Moon Gwang-woon, Food and Agriculture Specialist Reporter] The Korea Rice Processing Food Association (President Park Byung-chan) is evolving into a comprehensive hub for the domestic rice industry through the establishment of a policy research institute. To this end, the Rice Processing Food Association signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chungnam Province and Gongju City at the Chungnam Provincial Office two days ago. The Korea Rice Industry Policy Research Institute, which the association is pushing to establish (provisionally named), is planned to be built in Donghyeon-dong, Gongju City, Chungnam Province. The timeline includes drafting the basic plan in 2026, implementing the execution plan in 2027, breaking ground in 2028, and completing the construction in 2030. Once the research institute is established, it will focus on domestic food security, rice supply and demand analysis, policy research, export strategies, and building a system to respond to the global market, rice production.

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[Korea Farmers and Fisherfolk Newspaper, Moon Gwang-woon, Food and Agricultural Industry Specialist Reporter] The Korea Rice Processing Food Association (President Park Byung-chan) is evolving into a comprehensive hub for the domestic rice industry through the establishment of a policy research institute. To this end, the association signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chungnam Province and Gongju City at the Chungnam Provincial Office two days ago. The Korea Rice Industry Policy Research Institute, which the association is pushing to establish (tentative name), is planned to be located in Donghyeon-dong, Gongju City, Chungnam Province. The institute will begin with the establishment of a basic plan in 2026, followed by the implementation plan in 2027 and the groundbreaking in 2028, with completion expected in 2030. Once established, the research institute will undertake tasks such as ensuring domestic food security, analyzing rice supply and demand, conducting ...

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