Field Crops Research Institute (FCRI)

The Field Crops Research Institute (FCRI) was established in 1968 in accordance with the Governmental Council, Decree No. 24/CP, February 9, 1968, on the definition of institutional organization of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Objective

Our goal is to conduct scientific research and technology transfer in the fields of:

• Research on biotechnology, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, and breeding of food crops;
• Research on cultivation techniques, seed techniques, pest and disease control, and crop structure for food crops;
• Research on agricultural systems;
• To carry out the task of technology transfer and agricultural extension of food crops

Linking and cooperating with domestic and international organizations on scientific research, technology transfer, consultancy, expert exchange, and human resource training in the field of food crops

Manpower and Structural Organization

FCRI has a total staff of 255, of which 1 is a professor, 21 are Ph.D.s, 100 are M.Sc.s, 101 are B.Sc.s, and the rest are workers and employees.

FCRI has 3 management departments (Research Planning and International Cooperation, Administration and Personnel, Finance and Accounting); 5 research divisions (Plant Biotechnology, Plant Protection, Plant Physiology—Biochemistry and Production Quality, Agronomy, and Horticulture); and 6 Research and Development Centers (Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center, Inbred Rice Research and Development Center, Legume Research and Development Center, Root and Tuber Crops Research and Development Center, Field Crops Testing and Evaluation Center, and Agrarian System Research and Development Center).

The Institute’s headquarters is located at Gialoc district, Haiduong Province, on a total of 150 ha of land, of which 100 ha is for field experiments and seed production. FCRI’s branch is located at Thanhtri, Hanoi, with a total of 55 ha of land, of which 38 ha is for field experiments.

Available research facilities: Crop production infrastructures; Laboratories of Plant Physiology—Biochemistry and Production quality, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Protection; Seed Quality Control; Cold Stores; Phytotrons; Net House …