The School of Resources (SR) was officially established in 2022, which can be traced back to the Soil and Agricultural Chemistry of Hunan Agricultural College in 1951.

SR has 62 faculty members, including 13 professors, 15 associate professors, 14 doctoral supervisors, and 37 master’s supervisors. Among them, there is 1 chief scientist of the National Key Research and Development Program, 2 post scientists in the National Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System, 1 leading talent for Hunan scientific and technological innovation, 1 scholar of the Hundred Talents Program for Foreign Experts, 2 recipients of the “Furong Scholars Incentive Program” of  Hunan Province, 2 recipients of “Shennong Scholars Program”, 1 young talent in scientific and technological innovation  of Hunan, 2 outstanding young talents in scientific and technological innovation in Changsha, 1 recipient of the Youth Science and Technology Award in Hunan Province, 2 members of the “Hunan 121 Talent Project”, 6 recipients of the Youth Backbone Teachers in Hunan Province, 1 outstanding talent of Hunan Agricultural University, and 2 innovation teams of “1515” young talents at the university level. Over 86% of the full-time teachers are doctoral degree holders, and over 40% have conducted overseas studies and visiting. 23 of the faculty members serve as chairpersons, supervisors, vice chairpersons, executive council members, secretaries-general, and directors of specialized committees in national and provincial academic societies. The school has 4 basic teaching organizations: 1) Soil Science, 2) Plant Nutrition, 3) Land Resources Management, 4) Surveying and Mapping Information.

SR has two laboratories of agricultural resource utilization and agricultural environmental protection respectively, co-constructed by the central and local governments. The school also boasts provincial demonstration center for practice of teaching of environment and resources, a soil and rock specimen museum with a collection of over 2000 items, and a fertilizer specimen museum. The laboratory of the school covers an area of 4,500 square meters with equipment worth 41.7 million Yuan. SR also has a large modern potted plant experimental base of 10,000 square meters and a long-term positioning experimental base of 10,000 square meters. Eight experimental demonstration bases for rice, rapeseed, fruits, and vegetables have been established in cities such as Changsha, Changde, Yiyang, Hengyang, and Yueyang.

SR has conducted extensive and profound international exchange and cooperation to promote its development The school has established comprehensive and in-depth cooperative relationships in scientific research and talent training with international research institutions such as the International Rice Research Institute, the University of Missouri in the United States, the University of the Philippines, the University of Göttingen in Germany, and the Rothamsted Experimental Station in the United Kingdom. In the past five years, 5 international students have been enrolled, more than 20 teachers and students have been sent abroad for academic visits, and more than 180 foreign scholars have been received for exchanges and visits.

The education system for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees (including postdoctoral program) is well-established, with a current enrollment of 687 undergraduates and 287 postgraduate students.

Discipline and Degree

Post-doctoral Research Station

Agricultural Resources and Environment (2007)

Doctoral Program

First-category Discipline

Agricultural Resources and Environment

Second-category Discipline

Soil Science;

 Plant Nutrition;

 Agriculture Environmental Protection;

Land Resource and Information Technology)

Master Program 

First-category Discipline

Agricultural Resources and Environment

 Second-category Discipline 

Soil Science;

Plant Nutrition; 

Agriculture Environmental Protection; Land Resource Science and Information Technology;

Land Resources Management

Bachelor Program

Land Resources Management (1988)

Agricultural Resources and Environment (1951)

Scientific Research and Social Services

Scientific Research Platform

School-level research institute

1. Soil Science;

2. Plant Nutrition;

3. Land Resources Management

Bases

1. National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources (co-constructed with Shandong Agricultural University and Shenyang Agricultural University);

2. Hunan Key Laboratory of Farmland Pollution Control and Agricultural Resources Utilization;

3. Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition of Colleges and Universities;

4. HUNAU Key Discipline Laboratory (co-constructed by the central and local governments);

5. Hunan International Scientific and Technological Innovation Cooperation Base for Ecological Restoration  of Typical Agricultural Pollution and Wetland Protection;

6. Resource and Environment  Testing Center;

7. Joint Graduate Student Training Base of Hunan Agricultural University and Hunan Institute of Soil and Fertilizers;

8. Agricultural Resources and Environment HUNAU - Hualu Biotechnology Cooperation Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Base

9. Undergraduate Teaching and Internship Base  for Agricultural Resources and Environment;

10. Liuyang Long-term Positioning Experimental Station of HUNAU;

11. Soil and Rock Specimen Museum;

12. Fertilizer Specimen Museum

Research Achievements

Over the past 70 years, with the academic accumulation and development of generations, the key research directions of the school are soil health and farmland conservation, plant nutrition physiology and efficient utilization of nutrient resources, remediation of soil heavy metal and prevention and control of agricultural non-point source pollution, as well as land resource utilization and remediation. Over the past five years, the school has undertaken more than 380 scientific research projects, including 24 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and 1 National Key Research and Development Program, 3 projects and 16 sub-projects. The annual funding exceeds 20 million Yuan. More than 540 papers have been published, including over 180 SCI-indexed papers, more than 50 papers in top journals classified by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and 4 papers included in the top 1% of ESI. 8 textbooks and 12 academic monographs have been published. 21 patents and 6 software copyrights have been authorized, and 6 national and local standards have been formulated. The school has won a second prize of Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress Award, 1 second prize of Provincial Natural Science Award, 1 second prize of Shennong China Agricultural Science and Technology Award, 2 National Harvest Award for agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery, 1 third prize of provincial teaching achievement award, and more than 10 other awards at the provincial and municipal levels.

Social Services

To promote the local economic development and meet the social demands and the characteristics of the discipline, the school focuses on its close technical collaboration with the departments of local government as well as other non-government institutions. The school has provided a range of social services to produce its unique social and economic benefits for both society and enterprises.