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National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Japanese agricultural and food research organization

The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, Nōgyō Shokuhin Sangyō Gijutsu Sōgō Kenkyū Kikō; NARO) is a Japanese research facility headquartered in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki, and the workforce is located in Tsukuba and in several cities and towns throughout Japan. The organization is dedicated to scientific research related to Agriculture.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 2006Founded1
  • Industryresearch1
  • Websitewww.naro.go.jp
  • Legal formNational Research and Development Agency1
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, Nōgyō Shokuhin Sangyō Gijutsu Sōgō Kenkyū Kikō; NARO) is a Japanese research facility headquartered in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki, and the workforce is located in Tsukuba and in several cities and towns throughout Japan. The organization is dedicated to scientific research related to Agriculture.2

Corporate structure

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization sits at the top of its group. 16 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
    • Agriculture Research Center Subsidiary · Tsukuba, Japan
    • Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution Subsidiary · Saitama, Japan
    • Central Region Agricultural Research Center Subsidiary · Tsukuba, Japan
    • Genetic Resources Center Subsidiary · Japan
    • Institute for Rural Engineering Subsidiary · Tsukuba, Japan
    • Institute of Crop Science Subsidiary · Tsukuba, Japan
    • Institute of Fruit Tree Science Subsidiary · Tsukuba, Japan
    • Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science Subsidiary · Tsukuba, Japan
    • Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science Subsidiary · Tsukuba, Japan
    • Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center Subsidiary · Kumamoto, Japan
    • National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region Subsidiary · Sapporo, Japan
    • National Food Research Institute,NFRI Subsidiary · Tsukuba, Japan
    • National Institute of Animal Health Subsidiary · Tsukuba, Japan
    • Tohoku Agricultural Research Center Subsidiary · Morioka, Japan
    • Western Region Agricultural Research Center Subsidiary · Hiroshima, Japan

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Agriculture Research Center
  • Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution
  • Central Region Agricultural Research Center
  • Genetic Resources Center
  • Institute for Rural Engineering
  • Institute of Crop Science
  • Institute of Fruit Tree Science
  • Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science
  • Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science
  • Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center
  • National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region
  • National Food Research Institute,NFRI
  • National Institute of Animal Health
  • Tohoku Agricultural Research Center
  • Western Region Agricultural Research Center

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Apr 2006Founded Founded1