Field interviews were held for the R&D Strategy and Road Map to be prepared within the scope of the Regional Development Oriented Mission Differentiation and Specialization Project carried out in cooperation with Kırklareli University and TÜBİTAK TÜSSİDE. In these interviews, the expectations and evaluations of the stakeholders in Kırklareli's food ecosystem regarding the food specialization of the university were received.

Field visits were conducted at two main focal points. The first one is the producers of vegetable oil, meat and meat products, milk and dairy products, beekeeping products and viticulture products, which are identified as competitive sectors for Kırklareli within the scope of the project. Another focal point of the field visits was the representatives of local government, chamber of commerce and industry, development agency and stock exchange, which are among the key stakeholders of regional development.

The field visits were carried out on February 23-24, 2021 by Barış Çarıkcı, Chief Researcher and Seda Celep, Expert Researcher at TÜBİTAK TÜSSİDE. On behalf of Kırklareli University, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Meryem Çamur, Head of Food Engineering Department Prof. Dr. Hatice Şanlıdere Aloğlu, General Manager of Teknokent Lect. Prof. Dr. Prof. Dr. Selin Özden, Head of Project Development and Coordination Office, Assist. Assist. Çiğdem Ovacı Beji, Head of Project Development and Coordination Office, and Celil Onur Şendir, Food Specialization Coordinatorship staff.

Kırklareli Governorship, Kırklareli Municipality, Kırklareli Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, Kırklareli Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kırklareli Commodity Exchange, Trakya Development Agency, Ak Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş, Danone Tikveşli Gıda ve İçecek San. ve Tic. A.Ş, Bahçıvan Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Rumeli Hardaliye and S.S. Hamitabat Village Agricultural Development Cooperative were the institutions and organizations visited.