MOA held a briefing on the 14th China International Agricultural Trade Fair (CATF) in Beijing on May 27, 2016. Vice Minister Qu Dongyuattended and addressed the event, which marked the preparation work of the 14th CATF was fully launched to invite the participation of exhibitors.
Vice Minister Qu , who is also the Vice President of the 14th CATF Organizing Committee, noted that the CATF serves as an important platform for countries to showcase their achievements in agricultural development and to promote agricultural trade. With 13 years of development, it has become the biggest, most prominent, reputable and influential brand-name expo in China in the field of agriculture. The CATF also serves as an important platform for agricultural trade promotion, promotion of advanced technologies and global agricultural exchange and cooperation, offering a fast track for foreign products to enter Chinese market and bridging China and the world in agricultural cooperation, exchanges and trade.
Vice Minister Qu stressed that China highly values international agricultural cooperation and its international trade value in agricultural products has maintained rapid growth. With the introduction of the Belt and Road Initiative, agricultural cooperation between China and countries along the land and maritime Silk Road is getting closer with increasing common interests, growing needs for specific projects, stronger desire for cooperation, frequent business to business exchange and a broad prospect for cooperation. In the coming decade, China will keep the momentum of growing trade and mutual investment and increasing technical exchanges and trade cooperation with other countries.
The 14th CATF will be held in Kunming International Convention and Exhibition Center in the city of Kunming, Yunnan province on November 5-8, 2016, concurrently with the 12th China Kunming Pan-Asian International Agriculture Exposition. Taking "supply-side reform, industrial integration, green, sharing and innovative development' as its theme, this year's CATF will cover an indoor area of 55,000 square meters and an outdoor area of 10,000 square meters. The expo will comprise four parts: provincial exhibitions, specialized exhibitions, international exhibitions and sales area.
This year's CATF will feature internationalization, professionalism, renowned brand-names, and rich activities for exhibitors and visitors.