Abstract
The Food Research Institute, NARO (NFRI) is conducting a broad range of studies on foods from basic to applied, in order to produce a safe and healthy diet, provide appropriate scientific information on food to the public, and contribute to governmental policymaking for food and development of the food industry.
Specifically, we conduct not only basic research and state-of-the-art technological development but also research that meets the ever-changing social needs, focusing on the following 3 research areas, with the mutual cooperation of 5 research divisions.
1) Study on the three functionalities of agricultural products and foods (nutritional functionality, palatability and physiological functionality) and the development of technologies for their effective utilization
2) Development of technologies to ensure the safety, credibility and quality of agricultural products and foods
3) Development of distribution and processing technologies with an aim to maintain or improve the quality and functionality of agricultural products
We, as members of the sole national institute specializing in integrated food research, will continue our efforts to be a more open and active research organization, aiming to be the hub of industry-academia-government cooperation in the country and as an international center.
In this special issue, five young researchers from each research division are going to introduce recent research topics at NFRI.
We hope the special issue helps you to understand the roles and activities of NFRI.
