• Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.206-223
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• 2015

Korea government has established 67 agri-food clusters for 10 years. In recent years, the criticism of this policy has significantly increased due to trials and errors. The purpose of this study is to suggest some policy implications for the focal firm and governance mechanism through the case study of Muan Loess Sweet Potato Cluster. The concept of netchain was used as an analysis framework. Muan Loess Sweet Potato Cluster doesn't operate an integrated production organization and focal firm doesn't exercise its influence as well. The cluster agency, focal firm of Cluster, is important for a Agri-food Cluster to grow continuously. it must have a great influence on organizing networks and an enough capacity for forming coordination mechanism. Also, Local governments must actively be involved in the network formation and coordination and inform the vision and plan for development.

• Korea Trade Review
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.237-256
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• 2017

The members of Food Valley in Netherlands recognised that the networking function is the most important among demand articulation, network formation and innovation-process support. Furthermore, SMEs expect the support of internationalization from Food Valley organization. It is expected that the function of Food Valley which can establish effective network and environment for open innovation will be more significant in the future. Our government also designated Iksan as a national food cluster for preparing the growth of international food market and promoting the effective growth of domestic food industry. As noted earlier in the case of Food Valley, the government should make Iksan Cluster focus on building network for innovation and development of domestic food industry through making innovative environment between food industry and local university. And then, this food cluster will become the center of export of food products and sophistication of domestic food sector.

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.53 no.4
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• pp.435-443
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• 2020

Korea has entered into an aged-society in 2018. If this trend continues to increase, it is expected that a super-aging society will take place by 2026. Therefore, Korea is placed in the situation of becoming the world's fastest aging nation as it becomes a super-aging society from an aged-society in twenty-six years. In order to provide an effective supply of nutrition for the socially weak, Japan developed a variety of foods with food texture improvements. Germany improved accessibility for meal service development. Senior-friendly food is a softened food or a highly concentrated drink, which is considered a texture-modified food, for the elderly with eating disorders to digest food more easily by making food particles smaller. Varying food processing techniques such as freeze-thawing enzyme impregnation, high-pressure processing, super-heated steam processing, 3D food print, and others used to produce texture-modified foods.

• Journal of agriculture & life science
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.117-127
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• 2009

There are worldwidely rising interests in food cluster as it has been perceived as a strategy for improving the competitiveness of food industry. This paper examines the potential of food industry at Gyeongsangnam-do for a regional clustering in terms of five cluster indices. These indices include the absolute size, the relative size of food industry, the level of its concentration, specialization, and market power exertion as an industrial cluster. The result shows that food industry at Gyeongsangnam-do has a potential for a regional clustering.

• Bulletin of Food Technology
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.444-449
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• 2010

본 내용은 2010년 3월 14일부터 3월 20일까지 세계 3대 식품클러스터인 네덜란드 와게닝겐 대학 연구센터(Wageningen UR)와 Food Valley를 방문하여 선진농업 가공기술 현황을 조사하고, 관련분야 연구자 그룹과 인프라 구성을 추진한 것이다. 또한 유럽의 독일과 네덜란드 지역의 식문화 동향 조사와 유형별 쌀 가공식품 수집 등을 통하여 향후 수출상품화 제품개발에 접목하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.388-405
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• 2009

This paper examines the triple helix innovation system in the Oresund food cluster, considered as one of the most competitive food clusters in the globe. The result of the case study represents that the triple helix system of the Oresund food cluster is composed of three layers of triple helix spaces. Such three triple helix spaces play a crucial role in making the industry-university-government relationships interactive and dynamic. First, knowledge spaces in the Oresund food cluster are very strong and competitive in education and R&D capabilities in related to the food sector. 14 universities in the Oresund region are connected and coordinated by the integrated organization body, called the Oresund University. Second, the Oresund Food Network(OFN), as a central consensus space in the Oresund food cluster, functions as a pivotal organization that facilitates and coordinates cooperations between firms and universities. Third, most important innovation space in the triple helix system of Oresund food cluster can be science parks and business incubators such as Ideon Science Park, which contribute to linking, between research and commercialization, and between firms and universities in the region. In a nutshell, the Oresund food cluster has been evolved as an innovative regional cluster on the basis of well-established three-layered triple helix spaces of regional innovation system.

• Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.42-62
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• 2012

This paper suggests a genuine method to estimate the agglomeration effects of Industrial Cluster focusing on the FOODPOLIS (KOREA NATIONAL FOOD CLUSTER). In this study, we will focus on two issues related to the clustering effect. First, Clusters affect productivity, and a cluster allows companies to operate more productively in inputs; accessing technology, human resource, information, services, and needed institutions. Second, we assume that the effects of Industrial Cluster can be estimated from measurement on differency of an added value between large-scale enterprises and smaller ones. To demonstrate effectiveness of this approach, the estimated effect was compared with that from the related study (A Mini-Cluster). Industry Clusters have been considered as critical factors for regional competitiveness and economic revitalization. For this, the government and local government should find a way and strategy to provide useful contents that can attract the participation of firms and to secure strategic positioning and competition strategies.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2009.12a
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• pp.382-385
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• 2009

제주의 콩산업은 식품 안전경쟁력, 품질경쟁력, 가격경쟁력, 시장교섭력이 열위에 있는 실정이다. 또한 콩 가공제품은 단순가공 및 제품 다양화가 부족한 실정이고, 가공업체도 영세성을 벗어나지 못하고있다. 본 연구에서는 제주지역의 콩이 처한 현실과 문제점을 살펴보고, 생산, 가공, 유통 및 조직 부문 전반에 걸쳐 수직적 수평적 유기적으로 통합할 수 있는 제주 콩 클러스터 구축 방안을 제시했다. 제주 콩 클러스터는 제주 콩 클러스터 사업단을 설치하고 생산시스템, 연구개발시스템, 산업화지원시스템, 실용기술지원시스템, 서비스지원시스템을 갖추고, 이를 총괄하는 운영본부를 둔다. 제주 콩 클러스터 사업단의 조직화가 확립되어 유통조직체계가 구축이 되면 농가는 안정된 판매처와 소득을 확보할 수 있을 것이다. 또한 환경 친화적 콩 식품 원료 농산물이 재배되고 안전 고품질관리체계가 형성될 것이다.

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.92-103
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• 2017

A companion animal is a pet which lives and shares emotions with a person. The global pet industry economy has grown in recent times due to increased awareness of companion animals. In Korea, it grew from 800 million US dollars in 2012 to 2 billion US dollars in 2016, about 2.5-fold growth in five years. Within the pet industry, the pet food market occupies the largest market share having a value greater than 70 billion US dollars globally. In China, the average annual growth rate of the pet food industry is estimated at about 30%, and the market size is expected to reach 18 billion US dollars by 2020. The companion food market has potential to be the fastest growing and most viable food market in the future and would be a strategic employment avenue within the food industry. This report articulates the necessity for product development and institutional improvement of companion animal.

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.25-35
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• 2009