On August 17 and 18, the Korea Rural Economic Institute(KREI) and the Korean Association of Agricultural and Food Policy(KAAFS) jointly hosted the KREI Essay contest during the 2023 Summer Academic Conference of the Korean Association of Food Studies.

This competition was jointly organized by KREI and KAFS and featured outstanding theses from universities across the country. After preliminary evaluations, final judging was conducted, and one top prize, two excellence awards, four encouragement awards, and six exploration awards were selected from a total of 13 theses.