Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Research institution overview
Formed	March 1, 1957
Jurisdiction	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Headquarters	Beijing, China; 39°58′02″N 116°20′04″E / 39.967313°N 116.334506°ECoordinates: 39°58′02″N 116°20′04″E / 39.967313°N 116.334506°E
President responsible	Tang Huajun;
Website	www.caas.cn
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	中國農業科學院
Simplified Chinese	中国农业科学院
Hanyu Pinyin
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó 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 42 institutes. Thirty-two are direct affiliates, eight institutes are co-hosted together with local governments or universities. It has more than 5,000 professional employees.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3] One of CAPIAC's branches is the International Cooperation Committee for Animal Welfare (ICCAW), established in 2011.^[4] 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.^[5]

References[]

^ "At a glance". Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
^ "About China Association for the Promotion of International Agricultural Cooperation". www.capiac.org.cn. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
^ 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.
^ 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. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
^ "Strong commitment towards higher animal welfare in China". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2020-10-20.

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[1] "At a glance". Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[2] "About China Association for the Promotion of International Agricultural Cooperation". www.capiac.org.cn. Retrieved 2020-10-20.

[3] 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.

[4] 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. Retrieved 2020-10-20.

[5] "Strong commitment towards higher animal welfare in China". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2020-10-20.

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