Agriculture & Food

International agricultural trade is the trade form with the longest history, the widest audience and the strongest influence. It enriches the dining table of all countries in the world, satisfies the appetite of people of all countries, promotes the integration of international cultures, and closes global economic exchanges. In recent years, the term "agricultural service trade" has suddenly appeared in front of people, but most people do not understand its concept and connotation.

According to relevant departments, trade in agricultural services is a form of trade in which agricultural-related services are provided or purchased outside the country (overseas), that is, the import and export of agricultural services. According to the agricultural service trade cases collected nationwide by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 2021, China's agricultural service trade currently presents typical models of agricultural materials and agricultural machinery, agricultural technology, processing and warehousing, circulation marketing and information services in practice. In layman’s terms, those who catch a delicious salmon from the sea and lease fishing equipment for aquatic products are the agricultural service entities of agricultural materials and agricultural models, and those who provide green and environmental protection technologies such as low consumption and loss reduction for the fishing process belong to the agricultural technology type. , Salmon needs to be kept fresh and delivered to consumers, so the freezer cabin is a processing and storage type. Using a business platform to help sell salmon to all parts of the world is a distribution and marketing type. It is announced to the world that we have caught a salmon, and this salmon is very delicious. Is the information service type.

It can be seen from the above that agricultural service trade is accompanied by every link of agricultural international trade. Looking ahead, the scale of China's agricultural product trade will continue to grow on the basis of 300 billion US dollars, and the potential of agricultural service trade matching the scale of product trade will be further released. , agricultural service trade may become an important new engine of agricultural economic growth.

With the increasing importance of agricultural service trade and the in-depth understanding of it from all walks of life, relevant departments have introduced a series of agricultural service trade promotion measures in recent years, and the first international agricultural service trade conference is one of the important activities.

The first International Conference on Trade in Agricultural Services will be held on September 2, 2022 at the Beijing National Convention Center. The conference will be hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, undertaken by the Agricultural Trade Promotion Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the People's Government of Weifang City, Shandong Province, Syngenta Co-organized by the Group China. With the theme of "Agricultural service trade: a new model of economic and trade cooperation and a new path for agricultural upgrading", there are four parts: guest speeches, keynote speeches, keynote speeches and round-table discussions, focusing on the connotation, development status, typical models and prospects of agricultural service trade. and other hot topics. This is the first major event held in the field of agricultural service trade in my country, and it will serve as a "wind vane" for the future development of agricultural service trade.

Agricultural service trade is rich in connotation, based on agriculture and service industry, and is also supported by economic, social, cultural and technological development. The purpose of this conference is not only to guide domestic enterprises that have entered the field of agricultural service trade to cause in-depth thinking, to explore the development prospects and paths of agricultural service trade in my country, but also to develop international cooperation in agriculture to build the development of domestic and foreign agricultural service trade. The platform for advanced models and technology exchanges provides sustainable vitality for the development of my country's agricultural industry, thereby promoting the high-quality development of my country's agricultural service trade.

China is the world's second largest trade in services and the world's second largest trade in agricultural products, which has laid a solid foundation for the development of agricultural service trade. Although the development of China's agricultural service trade is in its infancy, the agricultural service industry is developing rapidly, with a huge industrial scale, many participating companies and broad market prospects. I believe that China's agricultural service trade will have a bright future.