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http://dx.doi.org/10.11625/KJOA.2022.30.2.129

A Study on the Current Status and Directions in Development of Local Food Federation of Heterogeneous Cooperatives: In Case of Daegu & Gyeongbuk  

Park, Chan-Soo (경북대학교 대학원 농업경제학과)
Heo, Deung-Yong (경북대학교 식품자원경제학과, 경북대학교 지역개발연구소)
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Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture / v.30, no.2, 2022 , pp. 129-149 More about this Journal
Abstract
In March 2020, the National Assembly revised the Framework Act on Cooperatives, allowing a federation of heterogeneous cooperatives, and in October 2020, the Daegu Gyeongbuk Federation of Local Food Cooperatives was launched as the first federation of heterogeneous cooperatives in the country. The local food movement, which has been promoted upward in the local community as an alternative to the existing global food system, seems to be being activated by the government's food plan policy, but critics say that the government's policy goals are not fully achieved due to the top-down policy promotion and lack of communication. In response, this study first examines the role and significance of the local food federation of heterogeneous cooperatives in solving the problems raised in the process of establishing a food plan. In addition, the current status of the federation was investigated for the successful settlement and development of the Daegu Gyeongbuk Federation of Local Food Cooperatives. A survey of affiliated cooperatives, focus group interviews with managers and experts and related literature surveys were conducted. Based on this, the direction of activities was presented, such as the role of an intermediary in Daegu and Gyeongbuk and the role of an intermediary in the public and private sectors etc. In addition, six joint project tasks were specifically presented, including an integrated information sharing system & a logistics network, a planned production system & a joint processing center, an online sales system & a co-marketing promotion, a joint education system, a management of direct stores & restaurants, a sustainable public-private cooperation system etc.
Keywords
bottom-up; daegu and gyeongbuk; federation of heterogeneous cooperatives; joint business tasks; local food;
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