Shuhui ShiShuhui Shi Project officerProject officer

Department of International Cooperation Department of International Cooperation

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences （ CAAS）

September 16,September 16, ，， 20092009

Contents:

CAAS Information

International Cooperation

Nuclear in CAAS

Future Research Priorities of CAAS

General InformationGeneral Information

General InformationGeneral Information

• CAAS was established in 1957, CAAS is China's national agricultural research organization ,

directly affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA);

• CAAS has about 10,000 staff members , 39 research institutes , one graduate school and one agricultural publisher with its research facilities located over 18 different provinces ,national municipalities and the autonomous regions.

CAAS MissionCAAS Mission

CAAS has a strategic task of serving nation-wide agricultural and rural development and empowering farmers with science and technology .Its major mandates focus on strategic and applied research solving determinant and key scientific problems which are of national or regional importance .

CAAS’ InstitutesCAAS’ Institutes

CAAS 39 research institutes

CAAS 39 research institutes

Crop & flower

industry

Crop & flower

industry

Animal & veterinary

research

Animal & veterinary

research

high & new technology research

high & new technology research

economic & environmental

resource research

economic & environmental

resource research

15 research institutes

15 research institutes

11 research institutes

11 research institutes

5 research institutes

5 research institutes

8 research institutes

8 research institutes

CAAS Institutes CAAS Institutes

Through over 50 years of development, CAAS has constructed a powerful scientific research infrastructure, including：

4 State Key Laboratories, 21 MOA Key Laboratories; 3 State Quality Supervision and Inspection Centers, 27 Sector

Quality Supervision and Inspection Centers; 12 State Crop Improvement Centers, 1 Crop Improvement Sub-

center; 11 Crop Germplasm and Kindred Wild Resources Nurseries; 26 Crop and Livestock Experiment Farms; The National Crop Germplasm Bank located in Beijing has a long-

term preservation of 345,000 accessions of germplasm resources, ranking in the world forefront;

The National Agricultural Library has a collection of over 330,000 books with 2.1 million copies, and an advanced informational processing network has been established.

CAAS FacilityCAAS Facility

Developing strategy-9 major disciplinary groups

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animal science

crop science

agricultural microorganism

science

agricultural resources & environment

science

food science & engineering

agricultural quality standard & testing technologyagricultural

economics & sci-tech development

agricultural information

science

agricultural engineering

science

Future Target Future Target

We shall strive to develop CAAS into the

center of advanced level in the world

and the top level in China

the center for agricultural sci-tech

innovation

center for agricultural sci-tech

industrial incubation

center for international cooperation

and exchanges on agricultural sci-tech

and the training base for senior

agricultural research talents

We shall strive to develop CAAS into the

center of advanced level in the world

and the top level in China

the center for agricultural sci-tech

innovation

center for agricultural sci-tech

industrial incubation

center for international cooperation

and exchanges on agricultural sci-tech

and the training base for senior

agricultural research talents

International CooperationInternational Cooperation

• CAAS has established cooperative relations with the agricultural research and educational institutions of over 72 countries and 32 countries sign the MOU

• and CAAS also has cooperative relations with over 28

international organizations.

International CooperationInternational Cooperation

国家

国际农业组织

CAAS

Cooperation Relations: 72 CountriesCooperation Relations: 72 Countries

柬埔寨

摩洛哥

坦桑尼亚

埃及

中国农业科学院

Sign MOU with CAAS: 32 CountriesSign MOU with CAAS: 32 Countries

CAAS

（ FAO 、 EU 、 ASEAN 、 CG 、 UNEP 、 UNDP 、 CABI 、 IAEA 、 JICA 、 CIDA 、 ACIAR 、 WB 、 ADB and so on ）

Cooperation Relation: 28 international organization

Cooperation Relation: 28 international organization

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International Project Budget during 2001-2007

International Project Budget during 2001-2007

12 international organizations and foreign research institutions have opened liaison or representative offices at CAAS.

CAAS establish 15 collaborating center and collaborating laboratory with international organizations.

International Cooperation AchievementInternational Cooperation Achievement

Nuclear in China & CAASNuclear in China & CAAS

China has been an active participant in IAEA Technical Cooperation(TC) programme and one of the major donors of TC Fund.

Agricultural performance: China has one fifth of the world’s population, which it feeds on 7% ofthe global arable land resources, and is self-sufficient in food. In the area of mutation breeding, China is one of the advanced

countries in the technique in the world. Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) has been developed as an essential

component of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for economically significant pests.

The food irradiation technology has been introduced extensively throughout the country.

Tracers have been increasingly applied for research in agricultural resources and eco-environment, integrated plant nutrient and soil management system for different cropping systems and in production regions.

Nuclear and related techniques have been applied in China for studies on animal nutritional metabolism, reproduction, diagnosis and control of viral diseases.

Nuclear Application in China’s Agricultural

Nuclear Application in China’s Agricultural

There are total 10 main areas ：

Atomic energy development Nuclear Physics Nuclear Chemistry Nuclear exploitation &smelt Nuclear Engineering & Technology Isotope &irradiation technology in Agricultural Isotope &irradiation technology in Medicine Isotope &irradiation technology in biology Isotope &irradiation technology in industry Nuclear Security

TC’ Main AreasTC’ Main Areas

Areas : Soil and water management and crop nutrition Environment Crop gene DNA sequence in plants Livestock breeding: Pests Control Food Irradiation 

Institute : Institute of Plant Protection Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in

Agricultural  Institute of Vegetable and Flowers   Institute of Crop Sciences  Institute of Animal Science Institute of Agro-food Science and Technology Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development

Nuclear project in CAASNuclear project in CAAS

CPR5015

Assessment of Soil Erosion and Effectiveness of Soil Conservation Measures （定量评价土壤保持措施有效性）

2005

Soil and water management and crop nutrition

To transfer diagnostic tools for quantifying soil erosion and sedimentation and assessing the effectiveness of soil conservation measures for sustainable agricultural and environmental protection in western China. 

CAAS

CPR5016

Strengthening the Quality Assurance System for Food Irradiation （食品辐照商业化与质保体系）

2005Food Irradiation

To strengthen the quality assurance system and enhance the capacity of implementing quality standards and evaluation of existing and established standards on food irradiation in order to raise the quality and quantity of irradiated food. 

CAAS

CPR5017

Construction of Radiation-Induced Mutant Libraries and Function Analysis of Mutated Genes in Crop Plants

2007Plant bleeding and Genetics

To establish large-scale screening of induced mutations using molecular high-throughput techniques for mutant germplasm characterization and construct-induced mutant libraries for new variety development, genomics, proteomics and mutational analysis of gene networks in order to increase the efficiency of nuclear irradiation-induced mutation breeding of major crops (especially rice and wheat) in China. 

CAAS

CPR5018

Building Technological Capacity for Food Traceability and Testing of Pesticide Residues in Food

2009

Application of Isotopes and Radiation in Food and Agriculture

To provide the technical and regulatory basis for food origin traceability and for monitoring residues of pesticides, in order to ensure food safety and consumer confidence. 

CAAS

Current Program in CAASCurrent Program in CAAS

RAS5043Sustainable Land Use and Management Strategies for Controlling Soil Erosion

2005

Soil and water management and crop nutrition

To develop sustainable land and water management strategies using fallout radionuclides for reducing soil erosion and improving soil and water quality in the East Asia and the Pacific region.

CAAS

RAS5045

Enhancement of Genetic Diversity in Food, Pulses and Oil Crops and establishment of Mutant Germplasm Network

2007Plant Breeding and Genetics

The objectives of this project are to develop and transfer methodologies and technologies for the induction and identification of mutated genes contributing to important crop quality characters and stress tolerance to RCA Member States,

CAAS

RAS5046

Novel Applications of Food Irradiation Technology for Improving Socio-economic Development

2007Food irradiation

The overall objective of this project is to focus on the application of technologies related to new uses of irradiation for sanitary and phytosanitary purposes, including technology transfer to participating RCA Member States.

CAAS

Current Program in CAASCurrent Program in CAAS

Future Research Priority AreasFuture Research Priority Areas

There are 9 research priorities areas:

Germplasm resources gene discovery and developing of new animal and plant cultivars

Highly efficient production and food safety (tracing and safety testing technology, technology systems and modes for modern agriculture)

Prevention and control of serious agricultural bio-disasters (immune mechanism and the rules of epidemics, and etc.)

Efficient and recyclable utilization of agricultural resources (recyclable utilization of nutritious material, alternative agricultural resources and etc.)

Research PrioritiesResearch Priorities

Agricultural environmental control and ecological rehabilitation (the control and rehabilitation of agro-environmental pollution, warning and control of non biological agricultural disasters and etc.)

Agricultural engineering and intelligent equipment (computer-aid design, mechanization and precision production, agro-industrial production, and facility agriculture)

Agro-processing and modern logistics (processing, storage and logistics, functional food and bio-pharmacy products, and etc)

Biomass and industry raw material

Agricultural information and digital agriculture

Research PrioritiesResearch Priorities

Agricultural information and digital agriculture

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