Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (short CAAS, Chinese: 中国农业科学院) is the Chinese national, agricultural scientific research organization.
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Formed | March 1, 1957 (1957-03-01) | ||||||
Jurisdiction | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs | ||||||
Headquarters | Beijing, China 39°58′02″N 116°20′04″E | ||||||
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Website | www | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 中國農業科學院 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中国农业科学院 | ||||||
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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]