The national research institutes* in the field of agriculture, fishery, and food signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on May 24 for effectively responding to pending issues such as climate change, food security, and reginal disparity.

This MOU is meaningful in that it has shared cases of improving R&D operating systems by national research institutes to various national research institutes and laid the foundation for creating results and increasing the efficiency of national R&D investment by establishing a close cooperation system.

*National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, National Institute of Forest Science, National Institute of Fisheries Science. National Institute of Crop Science, National Institute of Horicultural and Herbal Science, National Institute of Animal Science, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation