The center was established in the early 1970s. At the time, the US and Japan still had diplomatic relations with Taiwan. In its early stages, the center was led by renowned international figures and attracted a pool of talent, which helped it lay down firm foundations and build its organizational culture.
七○年代是亞蔬的開創期，當時國際環境剛產生變化，美、日都還是邦交國，草創期又有國際農業界知名人物的領導，確實吸收了一批人才，扎下根基，建立起機構文化。