Two Worlds Meet at China's International Agricultural Event

Two Worlds Meet at China's International Agricultural Event

April 24, 2007

Worldwide Manufacturers Matching Technology Needs at the
agriChina Exhibition 

 
    BEIJING, China, April 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The
western world pays tribute to the huge potential of
agriculture in China at the biggest event of its kind,
April 26 ¨C 28 in Beijing. agriChina 2007 will feature 130
global exhibitors offering state-of-the-art farm machinery
and services and an expected 15,000 specialist visitors.
 
    agriChina is a global showcase of modern Western and
Asian agricultural machinery. International specialists
gather to compare the most appropriate technical
agricultural production approaches. Chinese manufacturers
in particular have experienced a booming farm equipment
spare parts and components sector where the rapid
mechanisation of Chinese agriculture has involved a 15%
increase in medium tractors in the last year alone, with
the same percentage increase for harvesters. Farm equipment
and spare parts businesses with annual turnovers of more
than EUR 500,000 have increased in China by 42% over the
last three years, according to the China Association of
Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers (CAAMM).

    At agriChina, global technologies are matched with
international seminars and presentations on subjects from
soil management, food safety and beef cattle production, to
rice harvesting, bioenergy and international benchmarking.
With China already the largest producer of potatoes in the
world, harvesting a quarter of global output or some 73
million tonnes annually, it's no surprise that a whole
series of agriChina presentations will concentrate on this
crop.
 
    China may still be a land of 240 million small farmers
but the number of larger Western-style units is increasing.
That's why agriChina will also feature a presentation for
large-scale farmers and agricultural contractors organised
by the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery (CSAM).
 
    The organisers, DLG-Agriservice, a subsidiary of the
DLG, Deutsche Hannover Messe and Hannover Fairs Center
Shanghai, also want agriChina participants to get to know
Chinese farming and farm equipment production.  A unique
expert excursion is organised on Sunday, April 29, which
includes visits to cattle farms, arable units, a growing
greenhouse enterprise and an agricultural engineering
plant. 
 
    Unique this year is the extent of a personal match
making service for exhibitors and visitors to the event for
smooth business contacts between East and West. Martin
L¨¹th, head of international cooperation with the DLG
reports: "Weeks ago, our special team in Beijing was
already arranging appointments."
 
    Why not visit agriChina 2007 as a member of the
international press. Interviews with the event organisers,
including DLG representatives, can be organised along with
guided tours of the event and its major exhibitors. For
more information visit: http://www.agri-china.cn or
http://www.dlg.org/en .





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    Malene Conlong
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