江苏省农业科学院

What 江苏省农业科学院 does

Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS, 江苏省农业科学院) is a provincial-level public agricultural research institution established in 1931 and headquartered at 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, under the Jiangsu Provincial Government. The academy operates 15+ specialized research institutes spanning food crops, economic crops, horticulture, plant protection, veterinary medicine, livestock, agricultural resources and environment, agricultural economics, agricultural equipment, food processing, quality safety, and agricultural information services. Its core research output covers crop variety development (rice, wheat, rapeseed, vegetables, fruits including peach, strawberry, watermelon), animal vaccines and diagnostic kits, agricultural resource and soil research, food processing technology, and smart/digital agriculture. JAAS maintains an IP portfolio including 39 nationally registered rapeseed varieties with cumulative promotion exceeding 60 million mu, multiple nationally and provincially certified sweet potato varieties, and proprietary animal health products such as the African Swine Fever virus indirect ELISA antibody detection kit and a combined mycoplasma vaccine.

The academy's business model combines three revenue streams: (1) government-funded agricultural research grants from national, provincial, and municipal governments, (2) technology licensing and royalties from transferring crop variety rights and animal vaccine technologies to commercial enterprises (evidenced by 2026 transfer announcements for watermelon, cabbage, peach varieties and vaccine IP), and (3) training and education fees through Xinnong College (新农学院) and its regional branches in Suzhou and Xining, serving farmers, agricultural technicians, and rural entrepreneurs under programs such as central finance high-quality farmer training. International cooperation is delivered through the China-Pacific Island Countries Agricultural Cooperation Demonstration Center, working with FAO Pacific Islands Subregional Office and partner countries including Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Fiji, plus academic exchanges with institutions in Australia, Denmark, the UK, and Korea.

The academy's go-to-market is sales-led and government-anchored, distributing technology via the 'Yafu Science and Technology Service' (亚夫科技服务) extension station network, Xinnong College training programs, direct variety licensing, and international cooperation channels. Recent strategic signals include expansion into western China via the Xining branch, AI/data infrastructure investment (facility tomato high-quality dataset, LLM-based agricultural knowledge services), and active postdoctoral and Zijin Talent recruitment. The institution is non-trading and classified as a government state entity with no parent company.

Name

江苏省农业科学院

Legal name

江苏省农业科学院

Website

https://jaas.ac.cn

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences is a provincial-level public agricultural research institution under the Jiangsu Provincial Government, operating 15+ specialized research institutes to develop crop varieties, animal vaccines, and agricultural technologies for transfer to farming communities, government agencies, and international partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Research and Extension Services

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111), Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming (111219)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFABAEAN

Biologicals Distribution & Field Application Services

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Inputs & Agrochemicals/Biologicals & Biopesticides (Microbials, Botanicals, Beneficial Insects)

SECONDARYEDAOAOAF

Crop, Soil & Agronomy Technician Training

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Agriculture, Horticulture & Skilled Trades

SECONDARYAFACAKAK

Fertilizer & Lime Quality Testing Services

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Agricultural Testing & Diagnostics Services (Soil, Plant Tissue, Water)

SECONDARYAFAGAGAO

Other Specialty & Industrial Crop Farming (Emerging/Regional Specialty Crops)

Agriculture & Food Production/Crop Farming/Specialty & Industrial Crop Farming (Tobacco, Hops, Spices, Medicinal/Aromatic Plants)

Keywords

• Agricultural research services
• Crop variety breeding
• Veterinary biologics
• Agricultural extension training
• Plant genetics research

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanjing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Research Funding: Primary revenue stream from government-funded agricultural research projects and grants. The institute conducts research funded by national, provincial, and municipal governments as a public agricultural research institution.
2. Technology Transfer and Commercialization: Revenue from transferring agricultural technologies, crop varieties, animal vaccines, and other research outputs to commercial partners. Examples include variety rights transfers for watermelon, cabbage, and peach varieties.
3. Training and Education Services: Revenue from providing agricultural training programs including the '新农学院' which offers professional training for farmers, agricultural technicians, and rural entrepreneurs. Programs include high-quality farmer training, youth agricultural entrepreneur programs, and international cooperation training.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences is a provincial-level public agricultural research institution that conducts multi-disciplinary agricultural R&D covering crop variety breeding, plant protection, animal health, agricultural resources and environment, food processing, agricultural mechanization, smart agriculture, and biotechnology. It commercializes its research outputs by licensing proprietary crop varieties (watermelon, cabbage, peach, strawberry, rapeseed, sweet potato), animal vaccines and diagnostic kits to commercial partners, and delivers professional training and extension services to farmers, agricultural technicians, and rural entrepreneurs through Xinnong College and the Yafu Science and Technology Service network.

Product overview

江苏省农业科学院 operates as a comprehensive agricultural research institution offering a portfolio of research products and services. The academy provides technology transfer for new agricultural varieties (crops, vegetables, fruits, veterinary vaccines), professional training through 新农学院 (Xinnong College), agricultural planning services through 规划设计研究院 (Planning Design Institute), science and technology extension via 亚夫科技服务 program, and international cooperation services. Research institutes cover food crops, economic crops, horticulture, plant protection, veterinary medicine, agricultural economics, agricultural resources and environment, agricultural equipment, agricultural product processing, quality safety, animal husbandry, and agricultural information services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 亚夫科技服务: Science and technology service brand for agricultural extension and rural support
• 中太农业中心
• 紫金人才计划

Products and services

• Xinnong College (新农学院) Professional agricultural training institution serving farmers, rural entrepreneurs and agricultural technicians through high-quality farmer training, youth agricultural entrepreneur programs (e.g., Jiangsu Youth Agricultural Entrepreneur Advanced Training Class), international cooperation training, and 'head goose' rural revitalization leader cultivation, delivered via classroom teaching and field demonstrations.
• Planning Design Research Institute (规划设计研究院) Agricultural planning and design institute providing regional agricultural development planning, urban-rural integration planning, agricultural park planning, and rural revitalization planning services for government and enterprise clients.
• Yafu Science and Technology Service (亚夫科技服务) Science and technology service program named after agricultural expert Zhao Yafu, providing on-the-ground technical services, guidance and demonstration to villages and farmers across Jiangsu Province through a network of field stations.
• Technology Transfer and Variety Rights Commercialization (品种权转让服务) Technology transfer and commercialization services for new agricultural varieties and veterinary biologicals developed by the academy, including national operating rights transfers for watermelon, cabbage, peach varieties and vaccines.
• International Cooperation Services (国际合作服务) International agricultural cooperation services including the China-Pacific Island Nations Agricultural Cooperation Demonstration Center (中太农业中心) and training programs for international agricultural talent, as well as bilateral academic exchange and joint research with overseas universities and institutes.
• African Swine Fever Virus Indirect ELISA Antibody Detection Kit (非洲猪瘟病毒间接ELISA抗体检测试剂盒) Veterinary diagnostic kit for African Swine Fever virus jointly developed with the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Biot (Tianjin) Biotechnology Co., Ltd., used by veterinary diagnostic laboratories for serological surveillance.
• Combined Inactivated Chicken Mycoplasma Vaccine (JS04 strain + HN01 strain) (鸡毒支原体、滑液囊支原体二联灭活疫苗) Veterinary vaccine for combined immunization against Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae in poultry, with technology transfer result publicly announced on 2026-06-29.
• Sumeng 17 and SM-69 Watermelon Variety National Operating Rights Transfer (苏梦17和SM-69西瓜品种全国经营权转让) National operating rights transfer announcement for two new watermelon varieties (Sumeng 17 and SM-69) developed by the academy, enabling a commercial partner to take nationwide production and marketing rights.
• Sugan 209 Cabbage New Variety Transfer (苏甘209甘蓝新品种转让) Technology transfer announcement for the Sugan 209 cabbage new variety, enabling commercial seed company uptake.
• Zaoxing 1 and Zaoxing 4 Peach New Variety Transfer (早醒1号、早醒4号桃新品种转让) Technology transfer announcement for two new peach varieties (Zaoxing 1 and Zaoxing 4) developed by the academy.
• Facility Tomato Intelligent Production High-Quality Dataset (设施番茄智能生产高质量数据集) High-quality dataset for intelligent facility tomato production, approved as a 2026 pilot project for Jiangsu Province's high-quality dataset construction; used to enable AI/smart agriculture applications in greenhouse tomato cultivation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 scientific and technological achievements selected as Top 10 in Jiangsu Province's 2025 Modern Agriculture sector
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• 南京市种子管理站 (Nanjing Seed Management Station)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2026Resource Research Institute signed a seed industry development cooperation agreement with Nanjing Seed Management Station to conduct comprehensive cooperation on germplasm resource sharing, new variety demonstration, seed industry policy publicity, and grass-roots agricultural technology services.
• 国家农业大数据与信息服务联盟 (National Agricultural Big Data and Information Service Alliance)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024The institute's information institute participates in the National Agricultural Big Data and Information Service Alliance for resource sharing and collaborative innovation in agricultural information services.
• 西宁市科学技术局 (Xining Municipal Science and Technology Bureau)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 September 2024Cooperation to establish the Xinnong College Xining Branch to promote agricultural technology training and cooperation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The branch leverages the institute's 3,500 expert resources to empower Xining's agricultural industry development.
• 苏州市农业科学院 (Suzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024Joint establishment of the Xinnong College Suzhou Branch to conduct rural talent training, with the Suzhou branch having organized over 20 training sessions and trained more than 1,200 participants.
• 萨摩亚、瓦努阿图、所罗门群岛、斐济 (Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji) - through China-Pacific Island Countries Agricultural Cooperation Demonstration CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2024International agricultural technology training and cooperation through the China-Pacific Island Countries Agricultural Cooperation Demonstration Center (中太农业中心), conducting agricultural technology training and exchange in Pacific Island nations.
• 联合国粮食及农业组织太平洋岛屿次区域办事处 (FAO Pacific Islands Subregional Office)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAO Pacific Islands Subregional Office visited and collaborated with the institute's China-Pacific Island Countries Agricultural Cooperation Demonstration Center for agricultural technology cooperation.
• 中国农业科学院 (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with CAAS on joint research projects including the development of African Swine Fever virus detection kits and other agricultural technology collaborations.
• 澳大利亚西澳大学 (University of Western Australia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Kadambot Siddique, Academician of the World Academy of Sciences and Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, visited the institute's Equipment Research Institute for academic exchange.
• 江苏省科技资源统筹服务中心 (Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Resources Coordination Service Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe center cooperates with the institute's library on resource integration, open sharing, and platform building for Jiangsu's agricultural information resources.
• 丹麦奥胡斯大学 (Aarhus University, Denmark)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Luc Janss from Aarhus University's Department of Animal Breeding and Genomics conducted academic exchange at the institute's Animal Husbandry Research Institute, discussing cooperation on dairy cattle genomic selection.
• 丹麦哥本哈根大学 (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Staffan Persson from University of Copenhagen's Plant Science Center delivered academic lectures at the Vegetable Research Institute and discussed potential research cooperation.
• 英国爱丁堡大学、约克大学 (University of Edinburgh and University of York, UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institute's Leisure Agriculture Research Institute visited UK universities to cooperate on European Horizon research projects, plant genomics, and soil ecology research.
• 重庆市农业科学院 (Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVice President Zhang Guixian of Chongqing Academy led a delegation to the institute for research exchange and cooperation discussions.
• 新疆维吾尔自治区农业科学院 (Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerXinjiang Academy's Agricultural Economics and Information Research Institute visited the institute's Information Research Institute for exchange on electronic resource construction and information platform development.
• 韩国首尔国立大学、韩国生命工学研究院 (Seoul National University and KRIBB, Korea)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institute's Veterinary Research Institute conducted academic exchange in Korea, discussing potential joint laboratory establishment and international cooperation project applications.
• 埃塞俄比亚农业科学研究院、孟加拉国小麦玉米研究所 (Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute and Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExperts from Ethiopia and Bangladesh completed a one-month training program at the institute on wheat scab resistance identification and evaluation technology.
• 柬埔寨农林渔业部 (Cambodia Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe third 'Fish and Rice Corridor' construction talent training program for Cambodia was completed, with 12 senior representatives from Cambodia trained on modern agricultural development experiences.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences: Zhejiang provincial agricultural academy conducting multi-disciplinary crop, horticulture, animal, and food research, plus technology extension in eastern China. Comparable institutional setup to JAAS, including variety development and farmer training programs.
• Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences: Hunan provincial agricultural research institution with research institutes in rice, cash crops, vegetables, livestock and tea, plus agricultural extension activities. Operates as a peer provincial academy within China's Academy system alongside JAAS.
• Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences: Anhui provincial academy covering crop, vegetable, livestock, and tea research with regional agricultural extension responsibilities. Operates with similar provincial government structure and training/extension mission as JAAS in the Yangtze River Delta.
• Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences: Shandong provincial agricultural research institution with parallel structure of crop, vegetable, fruit, livestock, and veterinary research institutes, plus provincial extension and training functions. Closest functional peer to JAAS given matched provincial mandate and disciplinary coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Wageningen University & Research (WUR): Dutch public research university and institute combining agricultural sciences, plant and animal research, food sciences, and applied technology transfer. The global benchmark for publicly funded agricultural research and a model for JAAS's research-plus-extension architecture.
• USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS): U.S. federal government's principal in-house agricultural research agency operating labs nationwide on crop, animal, soil, and food safety research. Comparable to JAAS in combining intramural R&D, technology transfer, and international cooperation mandates.
• Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS): National-level Chinese agricultural research institution operating 34+ institutes across crops, livestock, veterinary science, and food processing with both Beijing headquarters and nationwide branches. Directly comparable in research scope and disciplinary breadth to JAAS, but at national scale and with broader mandate.

Regional players

• Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR): Indian apex body coordinating agricultural research, education, and extension across 100+ institutes in India. Comparable public-sector R&D-plus-training mission but serves a different geography and market from JAAS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries10 records

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