The 23rd Guangdong Seed Expo kicked off at the Guangdong Modern Agricultural Technology and Equipment Demonstration Base in Tianhe district, Guangzhou on Dec 12, drawing big international interest from the sector.

This year's expo featured opening events, seminars, exhibitions, and more. It aimed to stimulate cross-sector collaboration and cooperation to foster new quality productive forces in the seed industry.

Attendees go on a field trip to explore seed varieties during the Guangdong Seed Expo. [Photo/GDToday]

More than 1,000 corporate seed giants from at home and abroad – including Glseed, Xianmei Seed, Helinong, Syngenta, Bayer, and Rijk Zwaan – displayed over 5,000 excellent seed varieties at the event.

The modern agricultural equipment exhibition area attracted the participation of 33 companies, which showcased over 100 items of machinery and equipment.

A vegetable harvesting machine attracts spectators. [Photo/GDToday]

During the opening ceremony, the China National Seed Trade Association signed a cooperation agreement with the Chilean Seed Association.

In addition, the Guangdong Agricultural Technology Promotion Center and the Tianhe district government agreed to cooperate to promote the development of the local seed sector.

The opening ceremony presides over the award of provincial crop germplasm resource repositories. Guangdong now has four major agricultural germplasm resource banks, preserving 368,000 samples, and topping the nation in comprehensive preservation capacity. [Photo/GDToday]

Guangdong's seeds companies promote themselves at the expo. [Photo/GDToday]

A wide array of local specialties goes on display. [Photo/GDToday]