Nearly 300 Million Yuan Signed On-Site at the Shanxi-Shaanxi-Henan Agricultural-Supermarket Promotion Fair
SANMENXIA, Nov 9 (China News Service) (Liu Peng) On the afternoon of the 9th, at the Third China Characteristic Commodity Expo and Trade Fair, the agricultural-supermarket matchmaking promotion fair held by the three provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan saw a total of 29 purchase and sales intent agreements signed on-site, with a total value of 272 million yuan.
Agricultural product development experts from across the country, heads of agricultural departments from the four cities in the three provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan, and some exhibitors from the Yellow River Golden Triangle region attended. Zhao Zhongsheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Sanmenxia Municipal Party Committee and vice mayor, said at the promotion fair that carrying out agricultural-supermarket matchmaking is an effective means of reducing circulation links and lowering the circulation cost of agricultural products, and is the fundamental way to solve the difficulty of selling agricultural products. It helps achieve whole-process control of agricultural product quality from farmland to dining table, raises the level of agricultural product quality and safety, and is of great significance to establishing a modern circulation system for agricultural products, increasing farmers' income and promoting coordinated urban-rural development.
⟦NL> “The purpose of today's promotion fair is, through product exhibition and sales and matchmaking negotiations, to build a good open and cooperative platform for both agricultural and supermarket sides, bring agricultural products directly into supermarkets to be sold to consumers, effectively link farmers' small-scale production with the large market, let more high-quality agricultural products from the Yellow River Golden Triangle region go out, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results for supermarkets, producers and consumers.” Zhao Zhongsheng said he hoped participating enterprises would use this platform to strengthen communication, exchange and cooperation, achieve mutual benefit and common development, and make positive contributions to promoting the circulation of China's characteristic agricultural products, the development of characteristic agriculture and farmers' increased income and prosperity.
Wang Qinghua, deputy secretary of the Hubin District Party Committee and district mayor of Sanmenxia City, said in his speech that the purpose of holding this event is to use the platform of the Characteristic Commodity Expo to build an integrated chain of production, supply and sales of agricultural products, effectively link the small-scale agricultural production of tens of thousands of households with the ever-changing large commodity market, and truly achieve mutual benefit and win-win results for supermarkets, farmers and consumers.
The day's promotion fair invited a total of 124 purchasers including China's top 100 enterprises, well-known supermarkets and foreign business representatives, and 70 exhibitors from the Yellow River Golden Triangle region, among them 7 China top 500 enterprises, 5 well-known e-commerce companies, 8 well-known supermarket enterprises and 1 foreign enterprise. A total of 29 purchase and sales intent agreements were signed on-site, with a total value of 272 million yuan.
It is understood that this agricultural-supermarket matchmaking promotion fair was co-hosted by the Sanmenxia Municipal People's Government, Linfen Municipal People's Government, Yuncheng Municipal People's Government and Weinan Municipal People's Government, and undertaken by the Hubin District People's Government of Sanmenxia City and the agricultural departments of the four cities. It is one of the activities of the purchase and sales matchmaking fair of the currently ongoing Third China Characteristic Commodity Expo and Trade Fair, and is also an important special activity of this Characteristic Commodity Expo. (End)