- 02. 1962
- Established the Institute of Plant Environment
- 07. 1973
- Renamed as the Agricultural Sciences Institute
- 12. 1994
- Reorganized and expanded into the National Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology with 3 Departments and 16 Divisions
- 08. 1998
- Consolidated the National Sericulture and Entomology Research Institute
- 05. 1999
- Reorganized (4 Departments, 19 Divisions → 4 Departments, 14 Divisions, 5 Divisions)
- 03. 2002
- Reorganized (4 Departments 14 Divisions → 3 Departments, 1 Research Institute, and 14 Divisions), and Incorporated with the Rural Living Science Institute
- 01. 2004
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Reorganized (3 Departments, 1 Research Institute and 14 Divisions → 3 Departments, 1 Research Institute, and 16 Divisions)
- Established the Department of Agricultural Biology (Integrated the Crop Protection Department and Sericulture & Entomology Department), and the Department of Agro-Food Safety
- Established the Institute of Rural Resources Development: Reorganized the National Rural Living Science Institute
- 10. 2008
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Reorganized into 5 Departments, 1 Bureau, 1 Center, and 23 Divisions
- Incorporated with the National Institute of Agricultural Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology
- Renamed the Rural Resources Development Institute → Department of Korean Food Research for Globalization
- Established the National Agrobiodiversity Center
- 09. 2009
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Reorganized into 6 Departments, 1 Center, and 23 Divisions
- Renamed the Department of Korean Food Research for Globalization → Department of Agro-Food Resources
- Renamed the Hazardous Substances Division → Chemical Safety Division
- 06. 2012
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Reorganized into 6 Departments, 1 Center, 23 Divisions, and 2 Teams
Moved the Division:
- Organic Agriculture Division: Dept. of Crop Life Safety → Dept. of Agricultural Environment
- Crop Protection Division: Dept. of Agricultural Biology → Dept. of Crop Life Safety
Renamed Divisions or Teams:
- Agricultural Microbiology Team → Agricultural Microbiology Division
- Microbial Safety Division → Microbial Safety Team
- Microbial Safety Division → Microbial Safety Team
- Post-Harvest & Food Engineering Division → Postharvest Engineering Division
- Functional Bio-Material Division → Metabolic Engineering Division
- Bio-Crop Development Division →Molecular Breeding Division
- Korean Food & Culture Division → Agro-Food Utilization Division
- Fermentation & Food Processing Division → Fermented Food Science Division
Established the Technology Services Team
- 07. 2014
- Relocated to Jeonju Innovation City
- 12. 2015
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Reorganized 6 Departments, 1 Center, 23 Divisions, 3 Teams
- established the Field Mechanization Team
- 11. 2016
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Reorganized 6 Departments, 1 Center, 23 Divisions, 4 Teams
- established the Agricultural Health and Safety Team
- 02. 2021
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Reorganized 6 Departments, 1 Center, 25 Divisions, 3 Teams
- established the Bioremediation Team, Technology Services Division, Microbial Safety Division
- 04. 2023
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Reorganized 6 Departments, 1 Center, 25 Divisions, 1 Team
- established the Safety and Disaster Prevention Engineering Division, integrated the Disaster Prevention Engineering Division and Agricultural Health and Safety Team