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Shandong-Netherlands Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Conference and Business Matching Meeting Successfully Held

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On the morning of September 18, 2015, the "Shandong-Netherlands Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Conference and Business Matching Conference" was held at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague. Wang Junmin, Deputy Director-General of the Provincial Leading Group for Rural Work, attended the meeting, introduced the basic situation of Shandong, and proposed suggestions for promoting cooperation between Shandong and the Netherlands. Chen Xu, Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands; Aldrik Rietveld, Deputy Director-General of the Agriculture Department of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs; Xia Xuheng, Chairman of the Netherlands National Trade Promotion Center; and Yang Simon, Executive President, attended and spoke. Lü Wei, Deputy Director-General of the Provincial Department of Commerce, gave a speech on "Strengthening Quality and Safety Supervision and Promoting the Rapid Development of Agricultural Product Trade between Shandong and the Netherlands." The Shandong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau introduced China's inspection and quarantine system for imported food and agricultural products. Nearly 200 enterprises from Shandong and the Netherlands conducted face-to-face talks.

During their stay in the Netherlands, more than 10 agricultural product companies and representatives from several demonstration cities and demonstration zones visited Wageningen University, toured an apple experimental farm, investigated apple dwarfing and high-density planting techniques, and conducted in-depth exchanges with professional colleges such as the Food Safety Research Institute on agricultural planting and breeding, processing and production, and testing and inspection technologies. Cooperation intentions were reached in areas such as agricultural pest and disease control and agricultural product quality and safety supervision.

This event was fully serviced and executed by Shandong Zhenghe International Exhibition Co., Ltd.

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