Go to body Go to Main Menu Go to Submenu Go to footer

Rural Development Administration National Institute of Crop Science

About NICS

Historical Timeline & Milestones



NOW ~
2010

  • '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