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Strategies Towards the Development of Agrifood Voluntary Standards

Voluntary standards can play an important role not only in agrifood manufacturing but also in the distribution industry. Furthermore, it is a main factor to industries seeking product differentiation and operationalizing risk management of their supply chains as well as for customers who want to buy good products. Therefore, our agrifood industry should respond through the acquisition and management of voluntary standards which can influence the establishment of strategy in risk management and strategic differentiation. Government should build a cluster network for innovation and development of standardized voluntary standards in the domestic food industry by enabling an innovative environment which includes tie-ups between the food industry and local universities. An appropriate application of voluntary standards in the agrifood sector will lead to the increase of exports of food products and the sophistication of the domestic food sector.