On November 6th, the 16th Belt and Road Eco-Agriculture and Food Safety Forum was successfully held in Shanghai as a concurrent event of the 6th China International Import Expo. The forum was hosted by the State Administration for Market Regulation and co-organized by the Shanghai Municipal Administration for Market Regulation, the Development Research Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the Secretariat of the Belt and Road Eco-Agriculture and Food Safety Forum. Ma Chunliang, Director General of Departments of Food Production Safety Regulation of State Administration for Market Regulation, attended and presided over the opening ceremony of the forum.
Ma Chunliang, Director General of Departments of Food Production Safety Regulation of State Administration for Market Regulation, presided over the opening ceremony of the forum
Ma Chunliang stated that this year marks the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative and the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Belt and Road Eco-Agriculture and Food Safety Forum. Over the past decade, the forum has been successfully held fifteen times within the frameworks of China’s Food Safety Publicity Week and the China International Import Expo. Focusing on the development of ecological agriculture and the field of food safety, the forum is committed to building a high-level platform for dialogue and exchange among government, business, and academia from countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, promoting in-depth cooperation in global agriculture and food safety.
Ma Chunliang proposed that further deepening cooperation in agriculture and food safety along the Belt and Road is of great significance. It requires continuous efforts to strengthen the innovation of the food safety governance system, promote high-quality supply in the food industry, enhance mutual trust in the international food trade, and insist on sharing the achievements of scientific and technological innovation. We look forward to the joint efforts of all parties from China and abroad to contribute to the high-quality development of the food industry and create a better life for humanity.
The theme of the forum is, ‘Deepening the Belt and Road Cooperation in Agriculture and Food: Jointly Creating a Better Life for Humanity.’ Leaders from the State Administration for Market Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Health Commission, General Administration of Customs, as well as leaders from Shanghai, Henan, Hainan, and other provincial governments, representatives of provincial market supervision departments, representatives of relevant United Nations organizations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and embassies of South Africa, the Netherlands, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Bulgaria, Tanzania, Senegal, among others, along with over 400 delegates from domestic and international enterprises, participated in the forum. Guests collectively deliberated on agricultural cooperation and food industry development, contributing insights and strategies for the high-quality development of agriculture and food industries in the Belt and Road Initiative, highlighting the role of the forum as a platform for policy interpretation.
2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the proposal of the Belt and Road Initiative and the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Eco-Agriculture and Food Safety Forum. Over the past decade, the forum has been successfully held for 15 sessions within the framework of the National Food Safety Publicity Week and the China International Import Expo. The forum has solidly promoted high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road, extensively conducted exchanges and cooperation in the agricultural and food industries, played a significant role in the development and safety of agricultural food industries in the countries along the route, and facilitated smooth international trade among the Belt and Road countries.
