compared with last year. The import volume reached 336 million dollars, increased by 51% as compared with 2006, and the export volume was 41 million dollars . The growth rate of export volume in 2007 had declined from the level of 58% in 2006 to 26% in 2007. Although the export of China's biopharmaceutical industry constantly kept a high growth rate, the volume is very small compared with the import volume. The export volume was only 41 million dollars in 2007 whereas the import volume added up to US$336 million. This sharp contrast indicated that China's biopharmaceutical products accounted for a very low market ratio in the international market. Agricultural biotechnology China's Minister of Agriculture Du Qinglin stated in July 2006 that science and technology should contribute up to 63% of the growth of Chinese agriculture sector by 2020. The minister outlined five areas that will be the focus of China in attempt to take advantage of biotechnology in agriculture, including GM cotton and rice, safe farm products, agricultural equipment, and research institutions. Organizations R&D Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Ministries Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Ministry of Health (MOH) Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Ministry of Education (MOE) Agencies State Food and Drug Administration (SDA) State Environment Protection Administration (SEPA) State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) China Science and Technology Exchange Center (CSTEC) State programs National Key Technologies R&D Program (NKTRDP) Approved in 1982 and implemented for three Five-year Plans, the program includes three major issues: agriculture, new and high technologies and social development. The research on biological technologies is focused on agricultural breeding, gene medicine, marine biological products and the industrialization on key technologies. National High Technology Research and Development Program (863 program) The program was approved in March 1986 (because of that date it is simply called "863"). Its objective was to develop frontier high technology to narrow the gap between China and developed countries. The program lists biotechnology as one of seven targeted areas. '863' is China's biggest S&T development program. The budget for the 863 program has been raised from RMB 5.9 billion in the past 15 years to RMB 15 billion for the 10th 5-Year-Plan (2001–2005). Torch