Research Reports
Food Policies for the Inclusive Growth and Sustainability (Year 3 of 3)
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AuthorKim, Sanghyo
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Publication Date2023.03.07
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Background and Purpose of Research
○ The concepts of “inclusive growth (or improvement in inclusiveness in a broad sense)” and “sustainability” draw public attention as important values in our society. As a result, many studies are conducted to pursue these values in the international community, and various policies are under development.
○ Each policy has its own background and goals. When designing, introducing, and implementing policies, △the need for raising issues and policy intervention, △the most effective means of policy, and △the anticipated effects and side effects will be considered carefully. Above all, it will be necessary to examine whether the raised issue should be addressed through policy intervention and, if so, what kind of policy would be most effective to deal with the issue. However, it will be difficult to give top priority to “inclusive” “values” like sustainability and inclusive growth as the objective functions in the individual policy. They are often regarded as secondary goals or something unachievable. In this respect, unlike conventional studies stemming from a certain domain or a specific critical mindset, it is necessary to focus on “values” that are worth pursuing from a future-oriented perspective and conduct inclusive studies designed to explore domains and ways to realize such values.
○ This study seeks to improve inclusiveness and sustainability throughout society through the tool of food policy. Since food policy covers an extensive range from food production to the diet of the entire population, it is a critical tool and channel for improving inclusiveness and sustainability across society. In 2022 as the final year of the three-year study, the study sought to review and evaluate the overall food policies related to food consumption and diet/nutrition and offer alternatives so as to improve inclusiveness and sustainability throughout society and deduce future-oriented tasks.
○ We expect the future-oriented tasks deduced from the three-year study to be useful for the “Third Master Plan for the Promotion of the Food Service Industry (2022-26)” and the “Fourth Master Plan for the Promotion of the Food Industry (2023-27).” In addition, the study seeks to help design and execute the ongoing food support program for the vulnerable in various forms. Finally, we hope to contribute to the establishment and implementation of the “plan for transition to a sustainable food system” required by the UN Food System Summit held in 2021.
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