Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)

The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) is a national, integrative agricultural scientific research organization with responsibility for carrying out both basic and applied research, as well as research into new technologies impacting agriculture. CAAS is dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture within and outside China, building up its technological and knowledge capacity, empowering it to be a primary source of expertise and innovation in agricultural science and technology in China. CAAS is also seeking to establish further international collaboration and large-scale cooperation in agricultural research in an effort to accelerate the pace of innovation and make significant contributions to eliminating poverty and hunger in the world.