EVENT ROUND UP Gather at the grain Oscars to discover the newest trends within the industry! The 17th China International Trade Fair for the Grain and Oil Products, Equipment and Technology by Gao Yangyang and Dr Wu Wenbin, Henan University of Technology, China
On October 17-19th, 2019, The 17th China International Trade Fair for the Grain and Oil Products, Equipment and Technology opened in Hefei, Anhui Province. The exhibition was hosted by the China National Association of Grain Sector, and organised by the China National Association of Grain Sector and the Anhui Association of Grain Sector, and supported by The Anhui Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, The International Grain Trade Coalition, The ASEAN -China Centre, The Association for promotion of West China Research and Development The Belt and Road Development Committee. The event was also a partnership with Hefei Taihe Optoelectromic Technology Co Lt. Founded in 1999, China International Trade Fair for the Grain and Oil Products, Equipment and Technology is the comprehensive international brand exhibition with the longest history, the highest grade, the largest scale, the most comprehensive product category and the most influential in China’s grain industry. With the concept of “Gathering at the Oscars of grain and oil to share the newest trend in the grain and oil industries” and the tenet of “marketisation, specialisation and internationalisation”, this exhibition guided participating enterprises and regions to strengthen the cultivation, management, promotion and maintenance of brands, and displays the new products, technologies and trends of the industry development. The exhibition had seven featured exhibition areas, including a grain and oil products exhibition area, brand enterprise exhibition area, international exhibition area, grain machinery and equipment exhibition area, targeted poverty alleviation exhibition area, advantageous industrial counties and assured grain and oil demonstration project exhibition area, as well as a scientific research institutions exhibition area. Large domestic grain and oil product enterprises, grain machinery enterprises, advantageous industrial county enterprises and 26 provincial and group enterprises led by COFCO all participated 96 | December 2019 - Milling and Grain
in the exhibition. The total number of exhibitors exceeded 700, with an exhibition area of 53,000 square metres, and the number of exhibitors reached a new record high. There were many highlights of the exhibition. Firstly, grain machinery was the main focus of the exhibition, with an exhibition area of 26000 square meters dedicated to this area and more than 200 exhibitors present from this sector. Many leading enterprise groups in the industry
and a large number of grain machinery manufacturing enterprises participated in the exhibition for this sector. International exhibitors came from all around the world, including Poland, the Netherlands, the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom to name a few. In addition, featured industrial county promotion activities were held on the exhibition site to display high-quality grain and oil products from all over the country. The 17th China International Trade Fair for the Grain and Oil Products, Equipment and Technology coincides with the sixth national poverty alleviation day and the world poverty eradication day in China. Sponsored by the social organisation administration of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, organised by the China Grain Industry Association, and co-sponsored by 20 national food and agriculture social organisations, the first “Poverty Alleviation Activity Held by National Non-Government Organisations in Grain and Agriculture Industustries” was jointly participated in by more than 130 enterprises from poverty-stricken areas- which ran concurrently with the exhibition. This activity focused on achievements to alleviate poverty that have been funded and organized by the National Association and Chamber of Commerce of the Food and Agriculture Industry and promotes the integration of food and agriculture into poor areas within the national market. This grain and oil exhibition was dedicated to opening 5000 square meters of exhibition area for the “China Grain Industry Poverty Alleviation Exhibition”. At the same time, 21 national food and agriculture social organisations participated in this activity and also launched the initiative of actively participating in poverty alleviation. During this year’s grain and oil exhibition, a series of simultaneous activities were held, including an international rice promotion meeting, business matchmaking meeting and Grain Machinery Forum, which enriched the exhibition content.