The 14th China Agricultural Trade Fair (CATF 2016) and the 12th Kunming International Agricultural Expo, co-sponsored by MOA and the Government of Yunnan Province, kicked off in Kunming, Yunnan Province, on Nov.5, 2016. Mr. Luo Fuhe, Vice-Chairman of the 12th CPPCC National Committee visited the Trade Fair.
CAFT 2016 advocates the theme of "supply side reform, industrial integration, and green, shared and innovative development'. With 46 exhibition zones covering 70,000 square meters, it attracted over 3,000 enterprises and 300,000 visitors from China and abroad, showcasing nearly 10,000 safe, green, organic and GI agro-products.
The Meeting of China-CEEC Ministers of Agriculture and International Forum on Agro-Trade and Economic Cooperation was held as the first major side events during CAFT 2016, attended by agricultural ministers, vice ministers and other high profile delegates from 36 countries, including Germany, France, Australia, Russia, Brazil, and countries in Central and Eastern Europe, South East Asia and South Asia. During the Trade Fair, a series of other important events were scheduled, including the 2016 Agricultural Information Technology Summit, China Brand Agriculture Forum, the Seminar on Risk Management and Agricultural Development, and Yunnan International Cooperation Forumon Modern Highland Specialty Agriculture, etc.