Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōngguó Nóngyè Kēxuéyuàn

The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (short CAAS, Chinese: 中国农业科学院) is the Chinese national, agricultural scientific research organization.

It was established in 1957 in Beijing and oversees 45 institutes. Thirty-six are direct affiliates, nine institutes are co-hosted together with local governments or universities. It has more than 5,000 professional employees.[1][2]

The Academy building contains offices of several Chinese policy institutions such as the China Association for the Promotion of International Agricultural Cooperation (CAPIAC, 中国农业国际合作促进会) established in 1998.

RSPCA, Compassion in World Farming, the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the U.S. National Pork Board.[6]

List of institutes

  • Beijing branch[2]
    • Crop Sciences Institute
    • Plant Protection Institute
    • Vegetable and Flower Research Institute
    • Institute of Agricultural Environment and Sustainable Development
    • Beijing Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine
    • Bee Research Institute
    • Feed Research Institute
    • Agricultural Products Processing Research Institute
    • Institute of Biotechnology
    • Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development
    • Institute of Agricultural Resources and Agricultural Regional Planning
    • Agricultural Information Research Institute
    • Institute of Agricultural Quality Standards and Testing Technology
    • Institute of Food and Nutrition Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
    • China Agricultural Science and Technology Press
  • Outside of Beijing
    • Farmland Irrigation Research Institute
    • Rice Research Institute
    • Cotton Research Institute
    • Oil Crops Research Institute
    • Hemp Research Institute
    • Fruit Research Institute
    • Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute
    • Tea Research Institute
    • Harbin Veterinary Research Institute
    • Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute
    • Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
    • Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute
    • Grassland Research Institute
    • Specialty Research Institute
    • Environmental Protection Research and Monitoring Institute
    • Biogas Science Institute
    • Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization
    • Tobacco Research Institute
    • Shenzhen Agricultural Genome Research Institute
    • Urban Agriculture Research Institute
  • Co-hosted institutes
    • Citrus Research Institute
    • Beet Research Institute
    • Sericulture Research Institute
    • China Agricultural Heritage Research Office
    • Buffalo Institute
    • Grassland Ecological Research Institute
    • Poultry Research Institute
    • Sweet Potato Research Institute

References

  1. ^ "At a glance". Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "组织架构_中国农业科学院". www.caas.cn. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  3. ^ "About China Association for the Promotion of International Agricultural Cooperation". www.capiac.org.cn. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  4. ^ 中华人民共和国民政部. sgs.mca.gov.cn. Ministry of Civil Affairs. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  5. ^ 中国农业国际合作促进会动物福利国际合作委员会-NGO名录-公益组织名录-NGO中心-中国发展简报网站. www.chinadevelopmentbrief.org.cn. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  6. ^ "Strong commitment towards higher animal welfare in China". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2020-10-20.