The 37th China Plant Protection Information Exchange and Pesticide Machinery Trade Fair will open on November 11 in Nanjing. Approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and hosted by the National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center, with the Jiangsu Provincial Plant Protection and Quarantine Station and Xiamen Phoenix Creative Exhibition Services as co-organizers, the fair runs from November 11 to 13 at the Nanjing International Expo Center.

Under the theme "Scientific Pesticide Use, Green Development," this year's fair is oriented toward scientific pesticide application and pesticide reduction, showcasing green pesticides, precision application equipment, green control products and technical models in support of the national campaign to secure grain output against pests.

Exhibit zones cover pesticides, technical materials, fertilizers, plant protection machinery, green control and agricultural aviation, presenting new products, technologies and equipment from China and abroad.

A strong line-up of leading companies has confirmed participation, including BNSD, Syngenta, Corteva, Bayer, ADAMA, Kesheng, Zhengbang, Mingdelida, Weidi, Qianjiang Bio, Limin, Suli Agriculture, Fengle, Kingenta, Yuntian Holdings, DJI, Huasheng, Yongjia Power, Top Cloud-Agri and Tianhe.

Academic forums on green control and green pesticides will feature academicians, experts and entrepreneurs, setting the direction for greener, more ecological plant protection in the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

A special exhibition, "A Century of Plant Protection Achievements Since the Founding of the CPC," reviews the development of plant protection in China through historical materials, photographs and data.

Strict epidemic prevention measures are in place: fire corridors enlarged from 3 to 6 or 9 meters, daily disinfection with round-the-clock ventilation, and entry only with a negative nucleic acid test taken within 48 hours and a green health code, supported by the fair's "Cloud Plant Protection" online registration system.

The fair will run online and offline in parallel, with a year-round online showroom for product promotion and buyer matching.

Scheduled events include the opening ceremony and information release (November 11, 9:00-12:00, Hall 5A); the First Green Control Summit Forum (November 11, 13:30-17:30, Hall 5A); the Second Pesticide Entrepreneurs Symposium (November 11, 14:00-17:00, Meeting Room Nanjing 302); the Second Aviation Plant Protection Application Forum and National Aviation Plant Protection Alliance annual meeting (November 11, 13:30 to November 12, 12:00, Meeting Room Nanjing 303); the Forum on Scientific and Safe Pesticide Use, covering packaging waste recovery (November 11, 8:30-17:00, Yangtze Hall); the Second Green Pesticide Granule Development and Application Forum (November 12, 9:00-12:00, Meeting Room Nanjing 302); 2022 new product and flagship launches (November 11-13); and the CPC centenary plant protection achievements exhibition (November 11-13, connecting corridor).

The organizers welcome agri-input professionals to Nanjing on November 11-13 to source products and enjoy the industry's annual gathering.