The Nanjing Research Institute for Agricultural Mechanization of MARA (NIAM) – 农业农村部南京农业机械化研究所 was founded in 1957 and has a staff of 255. NIAM focuses on agricultural machinery across various stages of crop production, including tillage, soil preparation, planting, sowing, grain harvesting, crop stalk harvesting, fruit, vegetable, and tea harvesting, crop
The National Germplasm Resources Chengmai Observation and Experiment Station of Hainan Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences (HNAAS), approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) in 2019, focuses on the research of tropical fruit trees, vegetables, grain crops, and specialty cash crops. Its primary goals are the observation,
Established in 1981, the China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI) – 中国水稻研究所 focuses on both basic and applied research, aiming to solve scientific and technical challenges in rice production. CNRRI places significant emphasis on rice genetic studies and genome research to improve yield, pest resistance, and stress tolerance. It also
The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) – 国家自然科学基金会 was established in 1986 and has been under the administration of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) since 2018. The NSFC is responsible for directing, coordinating, and effectively utilizing the National Natural Science Fund to support basic research. It
The New Rural Development Institute (NRDI) at Peking University was established in 2018 as a high-level, multidisciplinary national think tank affiliated with the School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences (SAAS). NRDI focuses on accelerating agricultural modernization, promoting rural revitalization, and achieving rapid, inclusive, and sustainable rural transformation. NRDI conducts basic, forward-looking,
