Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Research institution overview
FormedMarch 1, 1957; 67 years ago (1957-03-01)
JurisdictionMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
HeadquartersBeijing, China
39°58′02″N 116°20′04″E / 39.967313°N 116.334506°E / 39.967313; 116.334506
President responsible
  • Tang Huajun
Websitewww.caas.cn
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese中國農業科學院
Simplified Chinese中国农业科学院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó 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.[3][4] One of CAPIAC's branches is the International Cooperation Committee for Animal Welfare (ICCAW), established in 2011.[5] In 2017, ICCAW hosted a farm animal welfare conference together with UN Food and Agriculture Organization, RSPCA, Compassion in World Farming, the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the U.S. National Pork Board.[6]

In 2023, CAAS and Tencent announced a partnership to establish a Digital Seed Bank at the Tencent Science and Technology Museum.[7] The Digital Seed Bank includes digital displays of germplasm resources preserved at the National Crop Genebank of China, along with seed-storage and breeding technologies.[7]

  1. ^ "At a glance". Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  7. ^ a b "20 Most Valuable Asian Companies Heading into 2024". Yahoo Finance. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-06-03.