'Agriculture, Developing a future growth industry'
Overcoming crises in the era of openness with food resource
industrialization technology
2020
Reclaimed Land Agriculture research Team established
2018
Wheat Research Team established
2015
NICS relocated to Jeonbuk Innovation City and restructured
Headquarters, Department of Central Area Crop Science and Department of Southern
Area Crop Science newly established, Highland Agriculture Research Institute and
Bioenergy Crop Research Institute renamed
2009
~
2000
'New availability of crops'
explored by developing functionality crops and enhancing value by vitalizing
the processing industry
2008
RDA’s National Institute of Crop Science receives its current name Department
of Rice and Winter Cereal Crop, Department of Functionality Crop, and
Bioenergy Crop Research Center newly organized
2004
RDA’s Crop Science Institute restructured
Honam Agricultural Research Institute, Youngnam Agricultural Research Institute,
and Highland Agriculture Research Institute restructured
1999
~
1990
'Enhancing competitive power of our crops'
by developing excellent, high-quality crops and securing the nation’s
competitive power
1989
~
1980
'Production efficiency'
achieved with development of varieties and labor-saving technologies through
mechanization
1979
~
1970
'Food self-sufficiency'
achieved through breeding of tongil-type rice variety
1969
~
1962
'Crop science history begins'
with systematic and comprehensive research projects on food crops
1965
Honam Crop Experiment Station and Youngnam Crop Experiment Station established
1962
RDA’s Crop Experiment Station and Highland Experiment Station launched