Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU, ) is a

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located in

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province, China. It is funded by the Ministry of Education of China as part of the nation's

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and former

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for leading national universities. It is also a designated Chinese state Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education. Nanjing Agricultural University is a leading institution in agriculture-related disciplines of China and around the world. It was ranked 301st-400th globally by the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), and the

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(UK) in the same range. It also achieved 2nd in Veterinary Sciences, 3rd in Agricultural Sciences, and 6th in

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in the 2021 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects by ARWU.

Faculties and colleges

Faculty of Plant Science

* College of Agriculture * College of Plant Protection * College of Horticulture

Faculty of Animal Science

* College of Veterinary Medicine * College of Animal Science & Technology * College of Prataculture College of Aquaculture

Faculty of Biology and Environment

* College of Resources & Environmental Sciences * College of Life Sciences

Faculty of Food and Engineering

* College of Food Science & Technology * College of Engineering * College of Information Science & Technology

Faculty of Social Science

* College of Economics & Management * College of Public Administration * College of Humanities & Social Sciences * College of Finance * College of Rural Development

General education

* College of Foreign Studies * Department of General Education on Political Science * Department of Physical Education

Featured graduate programs

* Agricultural Economics & Management * Agricultural Entomology & Pest Control * Clinical Veterinary Medicine * Crop Cultivation & Farming * Crop Genetics & Breeding * Food Science * Land Resources & Management * Pesticide Science * Plant Nutrition * Plant Pathology * Preventive Veterinary Medicine * Soil Science * Theoretical Veterinary Medicine * Vegetable Science

Research facilities

* Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement * Meat Quality and Safety Control * Soybean Improvement * Information Agriculture * National Key Engineering Center for Organic-based Fertilizers

NAU journals

* Journal of Nanjing Agricultural University * Chinese Agricultural Education * Journal of Nanjing Agricultural University (Social Science) * Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine * Institution of Chinese Agricultural Civilization * Horticulture Research

References

External links

南京农业大学 http://www.njau.edu.cn Official website

Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) official website
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