N-W CIRPFM is the legal successor of the VASHNIL Department for the non - Chernozem zone of the RSFSR, established by the Decree of The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Council of Ministers of the USSR of March 20, 1974 No. 206.

By Decree of the RSFSR Council of Ministers of April 3, 1990 No. 107 the VASHNIL Department for the RSFSR non-Chernozem zone was transformed into the regional Department of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences for the non-Chernozem zone of the Russian Federation.

By the Decree of The RSFSR Council of Ministers dated April 3, 1990 No. 107, the VASHNIL Department for the non - Chernozem zone of the RSFSR was transformed in the Regional Department of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences for the non-Chernozem zone of the Russian Federation.

In compliance to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation "About the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences” dated January 30, 1992 No. 84 the united Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences was established based on the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and N-W CIRPFM was transferred to its management.

Due to liquidation of the Regional Branch of the Russian Agricultural Academy for the non-Chernozem zone of the Russian Federation, and by the Order of the Russian Agricultural Academy dated January 04,1996 No. 29 was established the North-West Scientific Center of the Russian Agricultural Academy.

In compliance to the Order of the Russian Agricultural Academy dated November 16, 2001 No. 85 the North-Western Scientific Center of the Russian Agricultural Academy was transformed into the State Research Institution: North-West Scientific-Methodical Center of the Russian Agricultural Academy.

According to the Order of the Russian Agricultural Academy dated June 23, 2009 No. 81 the State Research Institution: North-West Scientific-Methodical Center of the Russian Agricultural Academy was converted into the State Research Institution: North-West Regional Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

In compliance with the Federal Law "On the Russian Academy of Sciences, reorganization of State Academies of Sciences and amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation” of September 27, 2013 No. 253-ФЗ and Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 30, 2013 No. 2591-p the North-West Regional Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences was turned over to the management of the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations.

Based on the Order of the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations dated December 15, 2014 No. 1320, the State Research Institution: North-West Regional Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences was renamed to the Federal State Research Institution: "North-West Center for Interdisciplinary Researches of Food Maintenance".

By the Decree of the Russian Federation President of May 15, 2018 No. 215: “On the structure of Federal Executive Authorities” and by the Order of the Russian Government of June 27, 2018 No. 1293-р N-W CIRPFM is transferred to The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation management.

In accordance with the Order of The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation of December 18, 2019 No. 1399 N-W CIRPFM became a separate division of the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences