Quyết định 57/2003/QĐ-BNN

To establish the Institute for Agricultural Electro-Engineering and Post-Harvest Technologies on the basis of consolidating the Agricultural Electro-Engineering Institute and the Institute for Post-Harvest Technologies. This Institute is a non-business scientific unit under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, entitled to use its seal and open its own accounts at the State Treasury.

Its head office is located in Phuong Mai ward, Hanoi city.

It has the following tasks:

- To conduct scientific research;

- To research into the design, manufacture, operation and repair of assorted machines, equipment and technological processes in service of mechanization in cultivation, husbandry, farm produce preservation and processing, salt-making, rural production and business lines, and agricultural production environment;

- To research into physiological, biochemical and microbiological characteristics of foodstuff farm produce;

- To research into technologies for preliminary processing, preservation and processing of farm produce;

- To research into the application of automation technologies, electric energy and energy of other types in service of agricultural production, farm produce preservation and processing, salt-making, and rural production and business lines;

- To perform the work of measurement-standardization, assay and expertise of the quality of agricultural mechanical machines and equipment; to analyze the quality of, and standardize, farm produce according to the tasks assigned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

- To transfer technologies, provide investment consultancy and technical services, conduct production and business in the field of agricultural electro-engineering and post-harvest technologies;

- To provide post-graduate training, foster officials and personnel in the field of agricultural electro-engineering and post-harvest technologies;

- To sign and implement contracts on cooperation with different domestic and foreign organizations and individuals in scientific research and technological transfer in the field of agricultural electro-engineering and post-harvest technologies.- (Summary)