National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Japanese agricultural and food research organization

36°00′51″N 140°03′39″E / 36.0143°N 140.0609°E / 36.0143; 140.0609CampusTsukuba, Tsu, Sapporo, Morioka, Fukuyama, Kōshi, SaitamaWebsitewww.naro.affrc.go.jp

The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, Nōgyō Shokuhin Sangyō Gijutsu Sōgō Kenkyū Kikō, NARO) is a Japanese research facility headquartered in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki, and the workforce is located in Tsukuba and in several cities and towns throughout Japan. The organization is dedicated to scientific research related to Agriculture. It became a new legal body of Independent Administrative Institution in 2001 originally as National Agricultural Research Organization, remaining under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).

History

In 2001, the National Agricultural Research Organization was established based on research institutes and experimental stations of MAFF. It was merged with a research institution in 2003 and with two other research institutes in 2006, and then renamed to the present name, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization.^[2] Many of the research institutes and research centers constituting NARO have a history of more than 100 years.

Organization

Headquarter (Tsukuba)
NARO Agricultural Research Center (NARO/ARC) (Tsukuba)
NARO Institute of Crop Science (NICS) (Tsukuba)
NARO Institute of Fruit Tree Science (NIFTS) (Tsukuba)
NARO Institute of Floricultural Science (NIFS) (Tsukuba)
NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science (NIVTS) (Tsu)
NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS) (Tsukuba)
National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH) (Tsukuba)
National Institute for Rural Engineering (NIRE) (Tsukuba)
National Food Research Institute (NFRI) (Tsukuba)
NARO Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center (NARO/HARC) (Sapporo)
NARO Tohoku Agricultural Research Center (NARO/TARC) (Morioka)
NARO Western Region Agricultural Research Center (NARO/WARC) (Fukuyama)
NARO Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center (NARO/KARC) (Kōshi)
NARO Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution (BRAIN) (Saitama)

Employees

The number of employees are as follows:

Researchers: 1,542
Administrative staffs: 598
Technical staffs: 528
Total number of employees: 2,677 (as of April 1, 2013)

(Part-time staffs are not included.)

References

^ Message from the President., In: naro.go.jp, The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization — NARO, 4. October 2021. (English, Japanese)
^ NARO Website

External links

NARO Web site

Incorporated Administrative Agencies in Japan

There are 102 institutions as of April 1, 2012. Bold institutions employ national public servants.

Cabinet Office

National Archives of Japan
ja:Northern Territories Issue Association
ja:National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan

Ministry of
Internal Affairs
and
Communications

National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
ja:National Statistics Center
ja:Public Foundation for Peace and Consolation
ja:Management Organization for Postal Savings and Postal Life Insurance

Ministry of
Foreign Affairs

Ministry of
Finance

ja:National Research Institute of Brewing
Japan Mint
National Printing Bureau
Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition '70

Ministry of
Education,
Culture,
Sports,
Science and
Technology

ja:National Institute of Special Education
National Center for University Entrance Examinations
ja:National Institution For Youth Education
ja:National Women's Education Center
National Museum of Nature and Science
National Institute for Materials Science
ja:National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention
ja:National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
ja:National Institute of Radiological Sciences
ja:National Center for Teachers' Development
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
RIKEN
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
ja:National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health
Japan Arts Council
ja:Japan Student Services Organization
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
ja:Institute of National Colleges of Technology
National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Ministry of
Health,
Labour, and
Welfare

ja:National Institute of Health and Nutrition
ja:National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
ja:Organization for Workers Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid
ja:Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job
Seekers
ja:Welfare And Medical Service Agency
ja:National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
ja:Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization
ja:National Hospital Organization
ja:Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency
ja:National Institute of Biomedical Innovation
ja:Readjustment of Facilities for Insured Persons and Beneficiaries Organization
Government Pension Investment Fund
ja:National Cancer Center
ja:National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital
ja:National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
ja:National Center for Global Health and Medicine
ja:National Center for Child Health and Development
ja:National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontrogy