Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences is a comprehensive public agricultural research institution directly under the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government. Established in 1908, the institute is mainly responsible for the basic research of agricultural application, the application and development of high-tech and the service of promoting agriculture through science and technology in Zhejiang Province.

Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences has 1964 employees, including 1084 employees and 880 retired employees. Among the employees, there are 857 professional technicians, including 37 senior1person, 389 intermediate and 97 junior. There are 284 doctors (postdoctoral) and 253 masters.

In 2007, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences cooperated with Zhejiang Normal University to set up an innovation base for postgraduate education and began joint enrollment. 200 1, Zhejiang agricultural science was designated as the pilot unit of Zhejiang postdoctoral research mobile station by Zhejiang Provincial Personnel Department.

In June 2002, the Ministry of Personnel approved the establishment of the postdoctoral research center of Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and jointly enrolled students with Zhejiang University. In February, 2007, with the approval of the Office of the National Postdoctoral Management Committee, she obtained the post-doctoral qualification of self-enrollment.

Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences covers an area of 618,000 square meters, with a building area of179,243.72 square meters, of which the research building is163,277.74 square meters. There are 870 mu of scientific research and innovation base in Yang Du, Haining, 380 mu of extended science and technology pasture and 238 mu of Nanfan base in Hainan. The hospital has 2,279 sets of special instruments and equipment over 10,000 yuan.

Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences participated in the construction of the Ministry of Agriculture 18 modern agricultural industrial technology system, including rice, rape, wheat, barley, corn, soybean, sweet potato, sericulture, pear, orange, grape, peach, edible fungus, pig, waterfowl, rabbit, popular vegetables and hemp.