Established in 1958, the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science (BAAFS) – 北京市农林科学院 is a public institution directly under the municipal government. It is primarily responsible for scientific research, technological innovation, demonstration and promotion in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fisheries, as well as related technical services and training.
Founded in 2003, the Beijing Institute of Genomics (BIG) of CAS – 中国科学院北京基因组研究所 has been located in the Olympic Science and Technology Park since 2013. The current director is Professor XUE Yongbiao. Since its establishment, BIG has achieved significant successes in major research projects, most notably the Chinese Superhybrid Rice
The Biogas Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture (BIOMA) – 农业农村部沼气科学研究所 was established in 1979 and has been affiliated with CAAS since 1997. As the only national institution specializing in biogas technology, BIOMA focuses on biogas production from agricultural waste for energy recovery, environmental protection, and technological demonstrations. The institute
The Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Institute of Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS) focuses on research in the application of conservation biology for crop resources, molecular biology of crop resources, applied plant virology, crop biotechnology breeding, and the development of functional food crops, as well as distinctive edible and medicinal
The Biotechnology Research Institute (BRI) – 生物技术研究所 was founded in 1986 and covers eight key research areas: Plant Genetic Engineering Plant Molecular Biology for Stress Resistance Plant Nutrition and Metabolic Engineering Plant Functional Genomics Gene Expression and Bioreactors Agro-Microbial Genetic Engineering Environmental Microbial Genetic Engineering Biosafety of GMOs The Institute
