Want to post a news? Founded in 1960, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SAAS) has grown into a local, comprehensive agricultural research institute with well-rounded disciplines, high academic standing and strong capacity for technology commercialisation. SAAS sees its fundamental mission as accelerating advances in agricultural science and upgrading the modernisation of agriculture. Committed to fostering stable agricultural growth and sustained farmer income, SAAS strives to help Shanghai take the lead in achieving agricultural modernisation by vigorously promoting agro-technological innovation and other decisive measures.