On April 25, under the guidance and support of the Department of Seed Industry of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), and the Institute of Crop Sciences (ICS), CAAS, jointly held the Launch and Advancement Meeting of the Crop Germplasm Resources Improvement Program in Wuhan. At the meeting, the rapeseed germplasm resources improvement program led by OCRI was officially launched. Academici...

On March 1, the Standard Evaluation Method for Edible and Nutritional Quality of Plant-Based Milk (T/CGFA015-2026), led by the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), was officially released and implemented. The standard fills critical gaps in China’s evaluation system for plant-based milk, particularly in the dimensions of nutrition, sensory quality, digestion, and absorption, and is of great significance for the standardized development of th...

On April 23, the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), hosted a field demonstration meeting on the integration and large-scale demonstration of annual high-yield and efficiency-enhancing technologies for the oilseed–rice cropping system in Liling, Hunan Province, alongside a parallel workshop on the National Key Research and Development Program sub-project. More than 50 participants attended the event, including officials from the Liling Muni...

On May 29, the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) convened a symposium on the advancement of basic research. The meeting focused on in-depth study of the important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the symposium on strengthening basic research, and conveyed the implementation requirements from the CAAS exchange meeting on studying and implementing the congratulatory letter from General Secretary Xi Jinping. It also reviewe...

Recently, Clarivate released the 2026 edition of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Oil Crop Science, an English-language journal supervised and sponsored by the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), has received its first Impact Factor of 4.4. The journal is ranked 51st among 285 journals in the category of Plant Sciences, placing it in the Q1 quartile. The JCR indexes journals that meet the rigorous quality standards of the Web of Science...

On March 23, the achievements of the project Joint Trial and Demonstration of Integrated Soybean Varieties and Production Technologies in China, Myanmar and Laos, led by the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), were showcased at an exhibition on the achievements of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) held during the Reception Commemorating 10th Anniversary of First Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting. Through improved varieties, adv...

On June 15, the 2026 World Youth Development Forum opened in Wuhan. A concurrent exhibition showcasing scientific and technological achievements of young and mid-career researchers was held during the forum. Four representative achievements from the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)—plant-derived methyl selenium tablets, a synergistic ARC bio-inoculant for quality improvement, nitrogen fixation and green yield enhancement in peanut and soy...

On April 26, a delegation led by Prof. Olga Neverova, Vice President of the Ural State Agrarian University of Russia, and Lada Rozhdestvenskaya, Head of the Department of Food Production Technology and Organization at Novosibirsk State Technical University, visited the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). The six-member delegation conducted discussions and a study visit focusing on the deep processing of oil crops, development of functional foods,...

Recently, Dr. Wei Fang, a researcher from the Innovation Team for Oil Quality Chemistry and Processing Utilization at the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), was awarded the 2026 Dutton Award by the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS). The award is one of the highest international honors in the field of lipid analytical chemistry and is presented annually to only one scholar worldwide who has made outstanding contributions to lipid analys...

On March 23, the achievements of the project Joint Trial and Demonstration of Integrated Soybean Varieties and Production Technologies in China, Myanmar and Laos, led by the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), were showcased at an exhibition on the achievements of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) held during the Reception Commemorating 10th Anniversary of First Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting. Through improved varieties, adv...

On the 21st, November, Prof. Lise Korsten, President of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and an AAS Fellow, visited the Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (OCRI-CAAS) and held discussions with OCRI-CAAS leaders and experts on pathways to deepen China–Africa cooperation in oil crops science and technology.   During the visit, Prof. Korsten toured the innovation teams for sesame and specialty oil crops, groundnut (peanut), and southern soybean, as well as ...

Africa’s rich diversity of oil crops such as sesame, groundnut and soybean is central to food security, rural livelihoods and growing export markets across the continent. To better tap this potential and respond to priorities under the FOCAC Beijing Action Plan (2025–2027), African and Chinese scientists are stepping up joint research and innovation on oil crops. On 20 November, policymakers, researchers and private-sector representatives from Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mali, Madagascar, Nigeria...

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 17–20 November — The 7th International Conference of Mycotoxicology and Food Security was co-hosted in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, by Xianghu Laboratory, the Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (OCRI-CAAS), and partner institutions. More than 600 delegates from 15 countries and regions, including representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Society for Mycotoxicology, gathered ...

On 28 October, the side event titled “Crop Science Cooperation for China–Africa Food Security” was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the 2025 General Assembly of the China–Africa Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Alliance (CAASTIA). More than 60 experts and scholars from agricultural research institutions and enterprises from China and Africa engaged in in-depth discussions on frontier technologies and cooperation models across key crops including rice, soybean, groundnut (peanut...

From 7 to 9 November, the Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (OCRI-CAAS), together with the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) China Section and other partners, hosted in Wuhan the 8th International Symposium on Lipid Science and Health and the 5th Annual Meeting of the AOCS China Section. More than 400 experts, scholars, and industry representatives from 12 countries—including China, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Finland, Japan, and Malaysia—gath...

On May 10th, in the ten-thousand-mu rapeseed demonstration field located in Changming Village, Sanchahe Town, Anxiang County, Hunan Province, a yield assessment working group composed of industry experts from research and extension departments in Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, and other regions conducted an on-site evaluation. The evaluation focused on the progress made in large-scale rapeseed yield per unit area improvement in Anxiang County, supported by scientific and technological inputs from the O...

 SCOPOUS, Elsevier's largest peer-reviewed digest and citation database in the world, has released its CiteScore™ for 2024.  The latest citation score of 《Oil Crop Science》, an English journal sponsored by OCRI, was 4.4, up 30% from last year, and the rankings in agronomic crop science (72th percentile) and botany (71st percentile) were both increased by more than 10%, ranking Q2.  Since its publication, 《Oil Crop Science》 has devoted itself to publicizing and popularizing the latest research ac...

On June 4th, during a national rapeseed high-yield cultivation promotion event held at Xincao Farm in Dongtai City, Jiangsu Province, the Jiangsu Provincial Agricultural Technology Extension Station convened experts to conduct on-site evaluation and acceptance process. The new rapeseed variety 'Zhongyouza 501' achieved an average yield of 377.68 kilograms per mu across 200 mu of continuous planting, utilizing a single mechanical harvest. This accomplishment establishes a new benchmark for mechan...

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On April 26, a technology meeting "late-sown, dual-density, dual-high" was convened in Qionglai, Sichuan Province. 'Zhongyouza 501' developed by OCRI-CAAS exhibits late sowing, dense planting, high yields, elevated oil content, and multi-resistance traits. 'Zhongyouza 501', in conjunction with "late-sown, dual-density, dual-high" technology is poised to facilitate large-scale high yield. Field evaluations in a 260-mu demonstration field indicated that the theoretical yield per mu in Qionglai rea...