China Agricultural University is a pioneer of modern agricultural education in China and has its origins as Imperial Agricultural University, which was founded in 1905. Since then, China Agricultural University became a multidisciplinary research institution with strong foundations in biological and agricultural engineering.

Huazhong Agricultural University, also known as Central China Agricultural University, is a multidisciplinary university in Wuhan, successor to the Hubei Farming School founded in 1898. The focus of the university is on agriculture and is characterized by the life sciences and complemented by the combination of agriculture, basic sciences, engineering, humanities, law, economic trade and management.

The Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IAED-CAAS) is one of the specialized research institutes directly under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The Institute of Agricultural Economics was the first public research institution specializing in agricultural economics research since the founding of the People's Republic of China.