The 6th China Xinjiang Characteristic Forest and Fruit Products Expo was launched on the 13th at the Guangzhou Canton Fair Complex.
With the theme of "Beautiful Xinjiang, Fragrant Fruits", this three-day expo is jointly sponsored by the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the People's Government of Guangdong Province. It aims to use the prosperous economic market of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as a springboard to build a high-quality platform for Xinjiang's characteristic products to go to the country and even the world, and promote Xinjiang to build a national supply base for high-quality agricultural and animal husbandry products.
The scene of the launching ceremony. Photo by reporter Cheng Jingwei
Gao Hongdian, forest and grassland fire prevention inspector of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhang Hu, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee and Executive Vice Governor, and Mahmuti Wumaierjiang, vice chairman of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, attended the opening ceremony of this expo and delivered speeches.
Gao Hongdian said in his speech that Xinjiang is one of the provinces with the richest forest and fruit resources and the most distinctive characteristics in China. The unique sunshine, temperature difference and water and soil conditions have given birth to a number of nationally renowned high-quality fruits such as red dates, walnuts, apricots, almonds, apples and pears. In recent years, based on its resource endowment, Xinjiang has anchored its strategic positioning of building an important supply base for high-quality agricultural and animal husbandry products in the country, and promoted the forest and fruit industry into a new stage of high-quality development of scale, standardization, and branding. In the next step, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration will continue to increase its efforts to assist Xinjiang in the forest and grass industry, and continue to work hard in planning guidance, standard construction, market docking, brand cultivation and other aspects to help improve the quality and efficiency of the entire forest and fruit industry chain in Xinjiang.
The Academy of Forestry Sciences of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region exhibited many new varieties of forest fruits. Photo by reporter Cheng Jingwei
It is understood that the exhibition area of this expo is 6,000 square meters, with a total of 6 exhibition areas and 216 standard booths. More than 270 companies from 15 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across the country, forestry industry groups, 14 prefectures (states and municipalities) in Xinjiang, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps participated in the exhibition, displaying more than 870 kinds of specialty forest and fruit products, agricultural and animal husbandry products, and intensively processed products. Among them, products such as Cistanche deserticola in the sand industry, desert roses in the flower industry, and wine and other related products were simultaneously exhibited, focusing on the development results of Xinjiang's diversified forest and grass industry.
The Academy of Forestry Sciences of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region showcased new products, new varieties, and new technologies such as deep-processed fruit wine, "Wanglin No. 1" apple, "Red Jade" large fruit Elaeagnus angustifolia, and forest well-type efficient and precise water-saving irrigation technology.
"We help the development of Xinjiang's forest and fruit industry through technological innovation, improve product quality and value, and achieve cost reduction and efficiency increase." Wang Tianbin, secretary of the party committee and vice president of the institute, told reporters that Xinjiang is a water-scarce area. The new technology developed by the institute allows water to be irrigated directly to the roots of fruit trees, reducing surface water evaporation and improving water resource utilization; the new inoculation technology makes the quality of artificially grown Cistanche deserticola almost the same as that of wild ones, with higher yields and lower production costs.
Exhibitors and buyers are negotiating. Photo by reporter Cheng Jingwei
Saiwaihong Agricultural and Sideline Products Co., Ltd. of Maigaiti County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang brought high-quality agricultural products such as morels, hawthorn slices, and snow chrysanthemums. Lu Yinqiu, the person in charge of the company's booth, said that the company has participated in several China Xinjiang Characteristic Forest and Fruit Products Expo and has found many cooperative customers, allowing its products to sell well in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The expo has set up an online live broadcast area, inviting Internet celebrity anchors and business leaders to carry out real-time product promotion, and expand the influence of the exhibition through the "online + offline" integration model; the special promotion area organizes 5 prefectures (states, cities) in Xinjiang to carry out promotion activities to help exhibitors and purchasers efficiently connect and achieve cooperation.
As an important brand event for cooperation between Guangdong and Xinjiang, the China Xinjiang Characteristic Forest and Fruit Products Expo has become an important engine for promoting the marketization and brand development of Xinjiang characteristic industries. The holding of this expo will further consolidate the results of cooperation between Guangdong and Xinjiang, expand the production and marketing channels of Xinjiang's specialty products, assist the transformation and upgrading of Xinjiang's forest and fruit industry, and inject new vitality into the high-quality economic and social development of Guangdong and Xinjiang. (over)
