Official name（abbreviated name）
Council for Public-Private Partnership in Food Technology by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF)
Council for Public-Private Partnership in Food Technology
Website
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/shokusan/sosyutu/index.html#a02
Activities description
The Foodtech Public-Private Council was established in Japan in October 2020 as an industry-academia-government collaboration to promote the resolution of issues and the development of new markets in the area of food tech and other emerging technologies that contribute to the development of the food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries and to the enhancement of food security. The membership consists of individuals who agree with the objectives of the Foodtech Public-Private Council, and approximately 1,270 people, mainly from food companies, start-up companies, research institutes, and related ministries and agencies, are participating (as of November 2023).