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PENGZHOU, China, Nov. 22, 2023 /Xinhua/--

On November 22, the 12th China Sichuan (Pengzhou) Vegetable Fair (hereinafter

referred to as "Vegetable Fair"), a major event for the Chinese vegetable

industry, is scheduled to take place inside the Tianfu Vegetable Expo Park in

Pengzhou, Sichuan.

Organized by Pengzhou Municipal People's Government, this year's Vegetable Fair

is going to unveil various scientific innovation landmarks such as the Southern

China Vegetable Seed Industry Innovation Center and Pengzhou Protected

Vegetable Demonstration Greenhouse. Combined with the field exhibition of new

vegetable varieties at the 9th Chengdu Seed Industry Expo (Autumn), the event

aims to create a modern agriculture industrial park that integrates smart

agriculture, protected agriculture and digital agriculture, and promote

exchanges and cooperation on new technologies, new equipment, new products and

new projects. Besides, the Vegetable Fair is also going to focus on the

innovative development of the vegetable seed industry as the main theme to host

the 3rd Chinese Vegetable Brand Conference and the 2nd Chinese Vegetable

Industrial High-quality Development Forum, among other activities.

The Vegetable Fair is a crucial window for the showcasing of development feats

of the "Sichuan vegetable" industry, and an important carrier for foreign

cooperation. Pengzhou hopes to expand the influence of its vegetable brands

through this event, and propel it forward on its path of positioning itself as

a "capital of vegetable" in Western China.

Experts have noted that vegetables in Sichuan enjoy sufficient heat and light

exchanges, resulting in long growth cycles, and can rely on their own immune

system for protection against external invasion, leading to high survival

capacity. Thus, Sichuan vegetables are known for their outstanding nutritional

content, flavors and textures, which is why experts and consumers alike have

aptly coined them as "vegetables of the lands" for the relatively greener and

healthier qualities compared with "vegetables of greenhouses".

As the permanent host of the China Sichuan (Pengzhou) Vegetable Fair, Pengzhou

is a representative production region of Chinese "vegetables of the lands", as

well as a Modern Agriculture Demonstration Zone of China and one of the top 10

vegetable production bases of China. With 820,000 mu of vegetable plantations

(including multiple cropping) and over 200 varieties of vegetables in 13

categories, the city is vital to the vegetable supply of Sichuan and even the

whole of China.

"Pengzhou is going to continuously dedicate efforts in terms of scientific and

technological innovation in the vegetable industry, promote breakthroughs in

germplasm source and other key aspects, strengthen the construction of

agricultural infrastructure facilities, improve support for agricultural

science and technology, and raise the level of modern agricultural facilities

and equipment. Meanwhile, steps will be taken to turn the Vegetable Fair into a

major platform for open cooperation, exhibition and sales, and investment

attraction for the 'agriculture, rural villages and farmers' of Chengdu,

Sichuan and even the entire southwestern region of China," a relevant Pengzhou

official in charge explained.

Source: Pengzhou Municipal People's Government