Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Authorized by the State Council, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST)-CAAS was founded in December, 2003. Through 20 years’ development, the institute has built a solid foundation in the aspects of academic disciplines, research platforms, research teams, scientific projects, and international cooperation, etc. IFST also has made a number of scientific achievements on agro-products processing industrial development. The institute has started to step into a new stage of fast development and comprehensively construction of a world-class institute.

As the only national research institute on the agro-products processing area, IFST takes the responsibility of solving the fundamental, directional and overall major scientific and technological issues, undertaking the tasks of basic and applied basic research, high-tech development, key technology research and major products creation et al. IFST focused on four disciplines: processing and storage, quality and safety, nutrition and health, intelligent manufacturing. Carrying out scientific and technological innovation, commercialization of agricultural products, policy research, personnel training and international cooperation in the area of agro-products processing, leading the development of science and technology in this field, and providing strong support for industrial poverty alleviation and industrial revitalization.

In 2013, IFST competed to be the first 11 institutes to carry on the National Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program. At present, the institute has 9 innovation teams, which are Cereal Processing and Quality Control, Plant protein structure and function regulation, Meat Processing and Nutrition, Fruit and Vegetable Processing and Quality Control, Root and Tuber Crops Processing and Comprehensive Utilization, Chinese Food Processing and Equipment, Food Nutrition and Functional Component Utilization, Applied Enzymology, as well as Mycotoxin Prevention and Control in Agro-Products.