Huazhong Agricultural University, referred to as Huanong, is located in Wuhan, Hubei Province. It is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), which is characterized by life sciences and has the coordinated development of agriculture, science, engineering, literature, law, economics and management.

The national "double first-class" construction of colleges and universities, the national "2 1 1 project" and "985 engineering advantage discipline innovation platform" focus on the construction of colleges and universities. He was selected into the discipline innovation and intelligence introduction plan of colleges and universities, the education and training plan of outstanding engineers, the education and training plan of outstanding agricultural and forestry talents, and the national postgraduate project of building a high-level university.

The new engineering research and practice project, the new agricultural research and reform practice project, the scholarship receiving institution of China government for overseas students in China, the national demonstration university for deepening the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education, and the first batch of scientific and technological achievements transformation and technology transfer bases in universities are members of seven universities in Wuhan. ?

The origin of the school can be traced back to 1898 when Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, founded Hubei Agricultural School at the invitation of the Qing government, which was one of the starting points of higher agricultural education in China. After inheritance and evolution, Huazhong Agricultural College was established in 1952 by all departments of Wuhan University Agricultural College, Hubei Agricultural College and some departments of six comprehensive universities such as Sun Yat-sen University, and was renamed as Huazhong Agricultural University in 1985. In 2000, it was placed under the direct leadership of the Ministry of Education from the Ministry of Agriculture.