Hefei Hosts China Plant Protection Conference and Pesticide and Equipment Trade Fair

On November 22, the 31st China Plant Protection Information Exchange and Pesticide and Equipment Trade Fair, themed "Scientific Pesticide Use, Green Development," opened in Hefei. Representatives from more than 1,000 domestic and international companies and plant protection experts attended, showcasing modern plant protection technologies and equipment to serve modern agricultural development.

The China Plant Protection Conference has been held for 30 years and is currently the largest and highest-level exhibition in the industry. The exhibition creates a platform for pesticide and equipment manufacturers, distributors, plant protection departments and new agricultural business entities, attracting companies from Switzerland, Germany, the United States and other countries to exhibit. A large number of green and environmentally friendly pesticides, new high-efficiency plant protection machinery and drones were unveiled. The conference will also hold high-level forums to discuss how agricultural production can achieve "green pesticide use and scientific pesticide use."

Since the beginning of this year, our province has increased efforts in green prevention and control and specialized unified prevention and control, training more than 50,000 farmer person-times. It is expected that the province's pesticide use this year will decrease by 3.6% compared with last year. The province has implemented green prevention and control of crop diseases and pests over an area of about 45.6 million mu-times, with a radiation-driven area of about 80 million mu-times. In the province's green prevention and control and pesticide reduction action demonstration zones, chemical pesticide use has dropped by 20% to 35%, achieving green yield increases and sustainable development.