CSAM attends 23rd China Agricultural Products Processing Industry Investment and Trade Fair

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Mr. Anshuman Varma, Deputy Head of CSAM, attended the ‘23rd China Agricultural Products Processing Industry Investment and Trade Fair’ held in Zhumadian in Henan Province of China, from 5-8 September 2020. As part of an international delegation, Mr. Varma attended a Welcome Ceremony on 5 September, and also attended the Opening Ceremony and visited the Fair on 6 September.

The Fair was co-sponsored by the People’s Government of Henan Province and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, and is the only 5 A-level Exhibition in China that focuses on agricultural products processing. Based on the theme “Develop the Agricultural Products Processing Industry by Innovation, Build the Moderately Prosperous Society through Vitalizing Industries”, the Fair aimed to demonstrate the achievements of China’s agricultural products processing industry and provide opportunities to strengthen regional and international cooperation for investment and trade among other objectives.

The Fair, now in its 23rd edition, has been attracting a large number of agricultural products processing enterprises from China as well as other countries and regions. According to data cited by the People’s Government of Henan Province, at this year’s Fair 182 key projects on agricultural products processing with a total contract value of CNY 85.86 billion were signed.

Picture courtesy Zhang Longbao

Picture courtesy Zhang Longbao