R&D organizations directly affiliated to MARA include:
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) – 中国农业科学院 (see section 2.1.)
- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) – 中国热带农业科学院 http://www.crtdc.org.cn/cms/web/index.html (see section 2.2.)
- Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS) – 中国水产科学研究院 (see section 2.3.)
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering – 农业农村部规划设计研究院 (more information in Chinese: http://aape.org.cn/)
- Rural Energy & Environment Agency – 农业农村部农业生态与资源保护总站 (more information in Chinese: reea.agri.cn)
- National Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center (NASTEC) – 全国农技推广网 (more information in Chinese: https://www.natesc.org.cn)
- Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals
- Development Center for Science and Technology of MARA – 农业农村部科技发展中心 (more information in Chinese: http://www.nybkjfzzx.cn/p_pzbh/pzbh.aspx)
- Development and Service Centre for Quality Farm Products
- National Fisheries Technical Extension Center
- China Green Food Development Centre 中国绿色食品发展中心 http://www.greenfood.org.cn
- Center for Agri-Food Quality &Safety
- National Biogas Institute – 农业农村部成都沼气科学研究所(more information in Chinese: https://biogas.caas.cn/ and section 2.1.2.)