The 33rd China Yangling Agricultural Hi-tech Fair and the 2026 SCO Agricultural Expo were held in the Yangling Demonstration Zone, Shaanxi Province, from October 25 to 29.
SATV, Xi'an, October 31 — The 33rd China Yangling Agricultural Hi-tech Fair and the 2026 SCO Agricultural Expo were successfully held in the Yangling Demonstration Zone, Shaanxi Province, from October 25 to 29. Themed "New Quality Productive Forces · A New Future for Agriculture," this year's expo ran alongside the 2026 SCO Agricultural Expo, which was themed "Deepening Pragmatic Cooperation · Jointly Drawing a Development Blueprint." Egypt was invited as the Country of Honor, and all 27 SCO member states participated in the exhibition.
The photo shows the site of the 2026 SCO Agricultural Expo.
It is reported that the "dual expos" adopted a format integrating online and offline participation and linking domestic and international events, featuring four sections: indoor exhibitions, field exhibitions, cloud exhibitions, and overseas exhibitions, with a total exhibition area of 140,000 square meters. Over the five-day event, more than 2,200 agricultural research institutes and enterprises from 51 countries and regions participated, showcasing at a high level 11,000 of the latest scientific and technological achievements and advanced applicable technologies in areas such as core germplasm resources, water-saving agriculture, agricultural machinery and equipment, and digital-intelligent agriculture. Projects signed at the expo totaled 32.93 billion yuan in investment, with on-site transaction volume reaching 295 million yuan and 1.22 million visits.
The photo shows a new film-laying seeder exhibited at the expo.
During the expo, agricultural international cooperation under the SCO framework yielded fruitful results. The organizers held a series of high-level events, including the SCO Roundtable on Modern Agricultural Development, the SCO Agricultural Cooperation and Development Conference, and the China-Africa Agricultural Cooperation and Exchange Matchmaking Conference, and released the "Initiative of the SCO Agricultural Base on Strengthening Cooperation on Agricultural Water-Saving Technologies in the SCO Region." In areas such as agricultural science and technology cooperation, green agriculture, and mutual recognition of agricultural product standards, the expo generated more than 180 SCO agricultural cooperation intentions, and multiple domestic agricultural universities and enterprises signed cooperation agreements with institutions in countries including Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
The photo shows an intelligent irrigation robot exhibited by Northwest A&F University.
Chinese agricultural science and technology has achieved notable results in multiple SCO countries. Relying on advanced planting technology and organic fertilizer technology from the team of Zhang Lixin at Northwest A&F University, Pakistan's sesame industry has achieved quality improvement and development; meanwhile, rapeseed in Kazakhstan and wheat in Belarus have seen substantial yield increases, and intelligent water-fertilizer equipment in Uzbekistan has achieved both water savings and yield increases. At present, the SCO Agricultural Base has built 11 demonstration parks in 5 countries, dispatched more than 190 experts, and promoted more than 110 improved varieties, continuously supporting the agricultural transformation and upgrading of SCO countries with modern agricultural technology. In addition, overseas exhibitions have been further expanded, having been held successively in 6 countries including Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Russia, effectively promoting the "going global" of Chinese agricultural technologies, standards, and products.
The photo shows representatives of participating enterprises exchanging views at the exhibition area.
While promoting international cooperation, this year's expo also actively empowered local agricultural industry development. On October 30, Yangling Nonghe Youpin Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. held an enterprise empowerment symposium and strategic cooperation signing ceremony, completing signings with 16 high-quality enterprises from across the country. The cooperation covers multiple key areas, including specialty agriculture, the tea beverage industry, deep food processing, cultural and creative health and wellness, and biomedicine.
The photo shows overseas merchants at the event discussing cooperation intentions.
Luo Bingfeng, Chairman of Yangling Nonghe Youpin, stated that the platform will continue to base itself on Yangling's agricultural industry characteristics, integrate high-quality resources, deepen industry services, build an efficient cooperation bridge between government and enterprises and among enterprises, and help local high-quality agricultural enterprises go global.
