On June 2-3, the 9th Chengdu Seed Industry Expo, hosted by GL events Exhibitions (Harbin) Co., Ltd., Sichuan Seed Association, Chengdu Seed Industry Association, was held in Chengdu Century City New International Convention and Exhibition Center, and concurrently, Spring New Variety Field Exhibition was held at Tianfu Vegetable Expo Park, Mengyang Town, Pengzhou City on June 2-9.
This year, themed “Meet the Good Seeds in Chengdu”, with a total exhibition area of 30,000 square meters, the expo attracted more than 700 exhibitors from home and abroad, who will exhibit more than 10,000 new, excellent and special agricultural products, and nearly 3,000 varieties exhibiting in the field. Chengdu Seed Industry Expo focuses on platform construction, industry clusters, technology research, industry exchange and other industrial development, discusses hot topics of the whole industry chain, brings more excellent varieties and cutting-edge technology to growers, dealers, cooperatives and other mid-and-downstream customers of the industry chain, and provides the best display platform for new varieties.
Government support and guidance
This Expo has received full support and recognition from China Seed Association, Sichuan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu Agricultural and Rural Bureau, Chengdu Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, and Pengzhou Agricultural and Rural Bureau. Chengdu National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Sichuan Seed Station, Chengdu Seed Management Station, and Chengdu General Station of Agricultural Technology Promotion provide comprehensive guidance for this conference.
List of leaders and guests attending the opening ceremony:
Deng Guanglian, Vice President of China Seed Association
Xu Bin, Chief Agronomist of Sichuan Provincial
Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Yao Guanggui, Chengdu Agricultural and Rural Bureau
Han Qingxin, Vice President of Chengdu Academy of Agriculture
and Forestry Sciences
Zhou Zhijun, Deputy Director of Sichuan Seed Station
Qian
Liang, Deputy Mayor of Pengzhou Municipal People's Government
Wu Xianmin, President of Sichuan Seed Association
He Shun, Director of Chengdu Seed Management Station
Lin Jinping, President of Chengdu Seed Industry AssociationYan Hong, Director of Chengdu General Station of Agricultural Technology Promotion
Speech delivered at the opening ceremony by Deng Guanglian, Vice President of China Seed Association:
As a leading seed province, Sichuan has taken action to effectively promote seed industry revitalization, while our natural resources provide a strong vitality for the development of modern seed industry. Chengdu Seed Industry Expo has become a must-see agricultural Expo in the west China with innovative content and approach.
Speech delivered at the opening ceremony by Xu Bin, Chief Agronomist of Sichuan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Sichuan aspires to upgrade our status as a national granary. In recent years, Chengdu has resolutely implemented the important guidance of the central and provincial committees. Driven by innovation, Sichuan continuously deepens the reform of the seed industry system and accelerates the construction of a strong agricultural province. As an industry event of the highest standard in west China, Chengdu Seed Industry Expo actively focuses on latest industry hot topics, in-depth discussions, consensus building and joint promotion of seed industry revitalization.
Speech delivered at the opening ceremony by Yao
Guanggui, Chengdu Agricultural and Rural Bureau
Chengdu always prioritizes the development of modern seed industry in the “agriculture, rural areas and farmers" work. It has issued a plan to clarify the top-level design of industrial development, and implemented the “building circles and strengthening chains" action of modern seed industry, while refining the five aspects of "preservation, breeding, seeding, promotion and overall cultivation”. The 9th Chengdu Seed Industry Expo is a concrete action to conscientiously implement the guidance of the 20th CPC National Congress in Sichuan, and has made a great contribution to the development of the modern seed industry.
Speech delivered at the opening ceremony by Wu Xianmin, President of Sichuan Seed Association
Over the years, Chengdu Seed Industry Expo has always been focusing on platform construction, industry clusters, technology research, industry exchange and other industrial development. It has become the most unmissable display platform for new varieties and cutting-edge technologies in west China. We hope to share new opportunities and build a new future together through this platform.
Key projects
Starting from industries, we hope to further promote the revitalization of the seed industry and to comprehensively display the characteristics of agriculture in many places. The Expo invited Qian Liang, Deputy Mayor of Pengzhou Municipal People's Government, Fu Jianyong, member of the Party Committee of Jinyang Agricultural and Rural Bureau and Director of Agricultural Economics Center, and Wang Qiang, Technical Manager of field exhibition, to bring to the audience the wonderful projects of South China Vegetable Seed Industry Innovation Center, Jinyang seed industry development project, and the varieties of the 9th Chengdu Seed Industry Expo (Spring) New Variety Field Exhibition.
This promotion meeting aims to enhance the brand influence of special agricultural products represented by Pengzhou and Jinyang, bringing more, better and newer agricultural products to all over the country with continuous promotion, and to open up greater development space for the agricultural market.
100+ delegations and 700+ leading domestic and foreign enterprises
The 2-day Expo attracted 17,361 excited visitors including agro-dealers, planters, seedling farms and cooperatives, agro-buyers, agricultural skill training institutions and online pre-registration visitors! There were also a lot of curious industry visitors who registered on site. The crowded exhibition hall showed the new momentum of the industry's vigorous development.
This Expo gathered 700 + leading domestic and foreign agricultural enterprise brands, including Rijk Zwaan (China), Qiaochang, Qingdao International Seedling, Anhui Win-All High-Tech Seed, Beijing Kings Nower Seed Science and Technology, Hazera, Guangzhou South vegetables, Enza Zaden, Shouguang Vegetable Seed Group, Huasheng Seed, DJI, Zhongnong Runze, Yuksel Seeds and other well-known brands.
3000 varieties in field exhibition
The spring field exhibition showcased technology, green and efficient agricultural models, and digital field planting system management. Nearly 3,000 new varieties of fruits and vegetables from more than 200 research institutions and breeding enterprises, including peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, melons, beans, fresh corn and other seasonal fruits and vegetables were shown.
The
Expo specially invited experts from the Horticulture Research Institute of
Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Horticulture of Chengdu
Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Sichuan General Horticulture
Station and Sichuan Seed Station, who reviewed and awarded the exhibited
varieties from growth, variety of pure yield, resistance to adversity and other
aspects. At the opening ceremony, Zhou Zhijun, Deputy Director of Sichuan Seed
Station, He Shun, Director of Chengdu Seed Management Station, Lin Jinping,
President of Chengdu Seed Industry Association, Yan Hong, Director of Chengdu
General Station of Agricultural Technology Promotion, Li Chunwen, Director of
Chengdu Seed Industry Association Vegetable Branch and Liu Deyin, Secretary of
Chengdu Seed Industry Association awarded winning enterprises.
Expert Insights
To explore a new model of integration of production, study, research and use, the Expo concurrently held the "Chili Industry Conference 2023", "Hilly Mountain Mechanization Development Conference", "Large Agricultural Product Launch 2023" and other high-end forums. Geng Sanshou, Huang Renzhong, Tang Youwan and a number of other agricultural experts and agriculture-related technology developers were specially invited to give lectures on site, who conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges on topics such as the latest variety research and development, technology release and variety breeding technology promotion.
New, Excellent and Special Agricultural Products
Leaders visited the field exhibition of the 9th Chengdu Seed Industry Expo and spring new varieties exhibition, inquired about the planting and growth of new varieties, and showed interests in the growth of them. They gave important guidance, and pointed out the direction of future seed industry development.
The exhibited varieties on the Expo focused on application and commerciality, with increased fun and innovation. A food tasting area was set up in the field, so that leaders and visitors can not only feast their eyes, but also satisfy their palates, providing a multi-angle all-round display platform for new and special varieties.
Staying true to its mission, in the future, Chengdu Seed Industry Expo will continue to build a high-quality, high level, high-end integrated marketing services platform for the industry, build a blueprint for the industry, and continue to contribute to the power of seeds. Meet the Good Seeds in Chengdu!