Cabinet endorses Science and Technology Ministry's plan to push forward Food Innopolis

BANGKOK, 18 May 2016 (NNT) - Science and Technology Minister Pichet Durongkhaweroj said that the cabinet has approved the ministry's plan to establish Food Innopolis and turn it into a global food innovation hub.

Food Innopolis will focus on research, development and innovation for food industry, he said. The cabinet also approved in principle the Finance Ministry's proposal to set up a 10-billion-baht fund to support Food Innopolis.

The ministry was ordered to come up with more attractive packages to entice investors such as tax incentives for researchers, easier work permits for foreign workers and financial and technical support. The food cluster will be established at Thailand Science Park in Klong Luang district in Pathum Thani province.

He said the government was scheduled to kick off the Food Innopolis cluster on May 27 when the Science and Technology Ministry will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with other government agencies, educational institutes and the private sector.


-- NNT 2016-05-18

Food what?

Next will be scamnopolis, corruptnopolis, etc etc.

Food what?

Next will be scamnopolis, corruptnopolis, etc etc.

Well at least it's not another hub.

from the OP

that the cabinet has approved the ministry's plan to establish Food Innopolis and turn it into a global food innovation hub

I was under the impression that Innopolis was a town in Russia.

And sorry WhizBang it will be a "global food innovation hub".

But how many ways can you cook mama noodles?

So many hubs around, where do you store them when they are not being used?

The noodles and somtam hub of the world...high technology.

3.6 billion baht Food Innopolis project approved



BANGKOK: -- The plan to establish food innovation centre or Food Innopolis Thailand was given a greenlight to go ahead by the Cabinet.

The project is the proposal of the Science and Technology Ministry in its effort to add higher value to Thai food through innovative technology.

The cabinet yesterday endorsed the ministry’s proposal but advised it to come up with more attractive packages to entice investors.

It also advised the ministry to establish the food cluster at Thailand Science Park at Klong Luang district in Pathum Thani province.

The government will set aside a 3.6-billion-baht fund to support Food Innopolis within the first five years of its establishment.

According to NNT, Food Innopolis will focus on research, development and innovation for food industry and turn the country into a global food innovation hub.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/163725


-- Thai PBS 2016-05-18

just "googled"

http://www.foodinnopolis.or.th/

Alternative headline:

"The Earl of Sandwich marries CP alchemist. Record dowry 3.6 bln Stephen Hawking named to be best man."

just "googled"

http://www.foodinnopolis.or.th/

Interesting:-

Special permit to own Land & permanent resident visa.

Foreigners cant own land in Thailand.

Hope the food is better than the English wording in the Innopolis website.

I wonder how much innovative effort will go in to reducing packaging waste and good, clear, true labeling ( e.g. Lactoysoy Blue / Red dairy content ) ? !

So the Thais are actually figuring out that Residency and Owning properties and Land is an incentive to Foreigners....

No its just the same old marketing spiel.....if they ever did change the law ( constitution ) to allow foreigners to own land it would be big front page news and there would be one hell of a hoo-ha about it.