New Rural Development Institute (NRDI)
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,...
China Center for Agricultural Policy (CCAP)
The China Center for Agricultural Policy (CCAP) at Peking University – 北京大学中国农业政策研究中心 was established in December 1995 at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and later operated under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) between 2001 and 2015. Since 2016, CCAP has been affiliated with Peking University (PKU) as part of the School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences (SAAS). Led by...
School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences (SAAS)
Established in 2017, the School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences (SAAS) at Peking University (PKU) – 北京大学现代农学院 is an independent academic and research institution dedicated to advancing world-class studies in cutting-edge agricultural sciences. Its primary focus includes interdisciplinary teaching and research in Molecular Agrobiology, Agricultural and Development Economics, Intelligent...
Peking University
There are four schools and centers related to agricultural science at Peking University. These are: The School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences The China Center for Agricultural Policy The New Rural Development Institute The Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences More information: https://english.pku.edu.cn/. DCZ
Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Agriculture and Biology
The School of Agriculture and Biology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) – 上海交通大学农业与生物学院 was founded in 1959 as the former Shanghai Agricultural College and was incorporated into SJTU in 1999. In March 2003, it was officially renamed as the School of Agriculture and Biology. The school consists of five departments: the Department of Plant Science, Department of Animal Science, Department...
Lanzhou University, School of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology
The School of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology at Lanzhou University – 兰州大学-草地农业科技学院 traces its origins to the Gansu Institute of Grassland Ecology, founded by Academician Ren Jizhou in 1981. In 2001, it became the Institute of Grassland Ecology under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and merged with Lanzhou University in 2002 to form the current school. The original...
College of Food Science
The College of Food Science at Southwest University (SWU) was founded in 1983 and has since grown to offer a full range of programs from undergraduate to postdoctoral levels. Doctoral degrees are available in food science, food, grain, oil, fat, and plant protein engineering, agricultural products processing and storage engineering, and aquatic products processing and storage engineering. The...
Key Laboratory of Resource Insects
The Key Laboratory of Resource Insects at Southwest University (SWU) was approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology in December 2022. It builds on the foundations of the former State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology at SWU and the Institute of Bee Research under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The laboratory addresses critical scientific and technological...
College of Animal Science and Technology
The College of Animal Science and Technology at Southwest University (SWU) was established on July 24, 2020, through the merger of the former College of Animal Science and Technology, the former College of Animal Science, and related disciplines in Animal Husbandry and Herbology. Its roots trace back to courses in dairy cattle science and chicken breeding offered by the private West China...
College of Veterinary Medicine
The College of Veterinary Medicine at Southwest University (SWU) was established in July 2020, with its origins tracing back to the private Huaxi Xiehe University and Jianhua Senior Agricultural School of the 1920s and 1930s, giving it nearly a century of academic history. In 2019, it reintroduced the specialty of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, becoming the first in the country to...



