研究所总体及各部门英文介绍-农业资源与农业区划研究所-中国农业.DOC

农业资源与农业区划研究所英文介绍 INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND REGIONAL PLANNING, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES I. General introduction （研究所介绍） The Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (IARRP) of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) was established in May 2003 after the reorganization of the Institute of Soils and Fertilizers (established in August 1957) and the Institute of Natural Resources and Regional Planning (established in February 1979). It is a national comprehensive research institution with a focus on agricultural resources utilization and regional development. As a national agricultural resources and environmental science research center, the institute targets at serving national economic construction, promoting agricultural development, increasing farmers income, undertaking the primary mission of national and international cooperative research projects, and personnel training. The institute caters to the whole country, studies and explores the theories and methods in the fields of agricultural resources and environmental research, agricultural development strategy, regional planning and structural adjustment, agricultural production and practical techniques, and fosters competent agriculturists. By the end of 2010, IARRP has a total of 306 staff members, including 138 professors or associate professors. Among the researchers, 59% of them have doctors degree and 92 of them are graduate tutors. In line with the national strategic demands and discipline construction planning, the institute has activated 5 academic level teams in scientific and technological innovation in the fields of plant nutrition and fertilizer, agricultural remote sensing, regional agricultural development and ecological environment protection, modern soil science and agro-microbial resource and utilization. At present, 13 institutional level research departments have been established in the research fields of plant nutrition, fertilizer, agricult