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The is a Japanese research facility headquartered in Tsukuba Science City,
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, 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. It became a new legal body of
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in 2001 originally as National Agricultural Research Organization, remaining under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).


History

In 2001, the National Agricultural Research Organization was established based on research institutes and experimental stations of MAFF. It was merged with a research institution in 2003 and with two other research institutes in 2006, and then renamed to the present name, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization.NARO Website
/ref> Many of the research institutes and research centers constituting NARO have a history of more than 100 years.


Organization

*Headquarter (Tsukuba) * NARO Agricultural Research Center (NARO/ARC) (Tsukuba) * NARO Institute of Crop Science (NICS) (Tsukuba) * NARO Institute of Fruit Tree Science (NIFTS) (Tsukuba) *
NARO Institute of Floricultural Science Naro ( scn, Naru ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Agrigento, on the island of Sicily, Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Camastra, Campobello di Licata, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Delia, Italy, Delia, Favara, Ag ...
(NIFS) (Tsukuba) *
NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science Naro ( scn, Naru ) is a '' comune'' in the province of Agrigento, on the island of Sicily, Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Camastra, Campobello di Licata, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Delia, Favara, Licata, Palm ...
(NIVTS) ( Tsu) * NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS) (Tsukuba) *
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National Institute for Rural Engineering National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...
(NIRE) (Tsukuba) *
National Food Research Institute National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...
(NFRI) (Tsukuba) *
NARO Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center Naro ( scn, Naru ) is a '' comune'' in the province of Agrigento, on the island of Sicily, Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Camastra, Campobello di Licata, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Delia, Favara, Licata, Palm ...
(NARO/HARC) (
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NARO Tohoku Agricultural Research Center Naro ( scn, Naru ) is a '' comune'' in the province of Agrigento, on the island of Sicily, Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Camastra, Campobello di Licata, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Delia, Favara, Licata, Palm ...
(NARO/TARC) (
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NARO Western Region Agricultural Research Center Naro ( scn, Naru ) is a '' comune'' in the province of Agrigento, on the island of Sicily, Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Camastra, Campobello di Licata, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Delia, Favara, Licata, Palm ...
(NARO/WARC) ( Fukuyama) *
NARO Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center Naro ( scn, Naru ) is a '' comune'' in the province of Agrigento, on the island of Sicily, Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Camastra, Campobello di Licata, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Delia, Favara, Licata, Palm ...
(NARO/KARC) ( Kōshi) *
NARO Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution Naro ( scn, Naru ) is a '' comune'' in the province of Agrigento, on the island of Sicily, Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Camastra, Campobello di Licata, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Delia, Favara, Licata, Palm ...
(BRAIN) ( Saitama)


Employees

The number of employees are as follows: * Researchers: 1,542 * Administrative staffs: 598 * Technical staffs: 528 * Total number of employees: 2,677 (as of April 1, 2013) (Part-time staffs are not included.)


See also

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References


External links


NARO Web site
{{authority control Independent Administrative Institutions of Japan Research institutes in Japan Japanese food- and drink-related organizations