Established

• Established in accordance with the Decision 13/NN/QD dated 6/3/1969 of the Ministry of Agriculture.
• Registered Activity certificate on Science No 214 dated 24 December 1993 of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment.

Director Board

a) Director:

Dr. Bui Huy Hien
Phone number :844 8362380
Email address : bhhien@hn.vnn.vn

b) Vice directors:

1. Dr. Tran Thi Tam (Mme)
Phone number: 844 8385221
Email: sfsp.nisf@hn.vnn.vn

2. Dr.  Tran Thuc Son
Phone number : 844 8388957
Email: tsonnisfacvn@hn.vnn.vn

3. Msc..  Tran Duc Toan

Phone number: 844 8388958

Email: tdtoan@fpt.vn

Functions of NISF

• Research, Validation and Application of new technologies to protect, stabilize and improve soil fertility aiming at effective use of land resources and fertilizers
• Production, testing and verifying quality of fertilizers and other nutrient containing products
• Protecting land and water environment to produce clean agriculture.
• Undertaking the information, training and technical advisory works relating to soil management and fertilizers use

a) Research departments and laboratories

• There are 6 departments: Soil Genesis and Classification Research, Soil Fertility Research, Plant Nutrition Research, Land Use Research, Soil Environment Research, Central Analytical Laboratory.

• Center for soils and fertilizers research and techno-transfer (Ho Chi Minh City), Center for Research and Application of Agrochemical products ( HaNoi), Station for central Highland Soil research (DakLak province), Station for Improvement of degraded soil ( Bac Giang province)
• Station for soil Environment monitoring and analysis of Northern Vietnam (HaNoi) and of South Vietnam ( Ho Chi Minh City)

 

• c)Administrative departments 
• Planning and Scientific management; Personnel; Financing and Accounting.
Man power

The Institute has a staff of 165 people including 2 Professors,  10 Doctors and , 8 Masters, 87 Engineers and 48 Technicians.

Main Achievements

1. Presided over fundamental surveys of soil resources, compilation of methods for soil classification and mapping.
2. Research on the method of soil classification in conformity with FAO-UNESCO and USDA soil Taxonomy.
3. Studies on Pedagogical processes specific for humid and tropical soil of Vietnam to serve intensive cultivation and sustainable land use.
4. Research on environment pollution and protecting measures soil.
5. Research  on fertilizer efficiency, balance fertilization method and rational application for main crops.
6. Production, testing and transfer of technology for new types of fertilizer.
7. By means of State –level programs and International cooperation, 
8. The Institute is a member of Vietnam Soil Science Society and has cooperative relations with many countries and international organizations in the field of soil, fertilizer and environment.
International relations

National Institute for Soils and Fertilizer has cooperative relation with many countries such as Lao, Thailand, Taiwan, china, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, Israel, India, Morocco, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, United State, Japan, England, Netherlands as well as with an International organizations in the field of research on:

1. Fertilizers for crops in different soil and ecosystem
2. Land management for sustainable agriculture and environment.
Direction of activities for the next decade 
1. NISF’s Direction of activities for next decade is to forward on eco-regional approach for Natural Research Management for sustainable agro-forestry production that is the needs for industrialization and modernization process.
2. Continue surveying of soil resources and compilation of methods for soil classification and efficiency fertilizer mapping for various soil types on different crops different scales and different regions. Compile suitable soil map for crops in the whole country.
3. Land use management of flatland as well as upland for sustainable agriculture, aim to control  effectively nutrient for crops and consolidate organic agriculture to create sustainable ecological agriculture system.
4. Research and evaluation status of soil environment through different land use methods, and forecast potential of soil erosion and soil pollution by different influence source.
5. Maintenance and widening international relations with NGO and GO
6. Capacity building for researchers in pedological, fertilizer and environmental areas.