The convening of the Agricultural Outlook Conference and the launching of agricultural outlook report are significant means of releasing the agricultural market information authoritatively, and important initiatives to improve China’s status in the international agricultural market. This has become common practices of many countries and international organizations. China has convened Agricultural Outlook Conference (AOC) and launched China Agricultural Outlook Report for the past four consecutive years since 2014. In a bid to promote the agricultural supply-side structural reform, strengthen the leading role played by market information in agricultural development, and restructure and upgrade agriculture sector, the "2018 China Agricultural Outlook Conference" will be held in Beijing, from 20-21 April, 2018. This event, sponsored by Market Early Warning Expert Committee of Ministry of Agriculture, will be hosted by Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Main Contents
Releasing China
Agricultural Outlook Report. The conference will release China Agricultural Outlook (2018-2027), analyze the
market situation and project the market trend.
Specialized
presentation by commodity. Reports and presentations will forecast the agricultural supply and demand
situation in 2018, covering rice, wheat, maize, soybean, cotton, oilseed, sugar, vegetable, fruit, meat,
poultry eggs, dairy products, fish products, feed, etc.
Deliberation on hot
topics in rural and agricultural development. AOC will organize seminars on pressing topics relating to
China's agricultural development, including rural vitalization, agricultural supply-side structural reform,
E-commerce, agricultural big data, agricultural product price and farmers' income, agriculture futures and
insurance, international trade and investment, agricultural resources and environment, agricultural science
and technology innovation.
Participants
The AOC is expected to draw some 1,000 participants.
Officials of
agricultural departments of provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities under the central government).
Officials of relevant
departments of the Ministry of Agriculture and other ministries and commissions.
Relevant experts and
scholars engaged in agricultural monitoring and early warning, agricultural outlook, economic analysis and
information analysis from relevant research institutes and universities.
Representatives of
new types of agricultural operators such as family farm, farmers' cooperatives and flagship agricultural
enterprises.
Representatives of
industrial associations, agribusinesses and consulting agencies.
Employees of
agricultural finance, securities and futures.
Agricultural experts
and representatives of international organizations and other countries.