China to promote sales of agricultural products

The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture has unveiled a series of plans to promote the sale of Chinese agricultural products both at home and abroad. China plans to build more overseas sales platforms abroad to make domestic agricultural products available in the overseas market. The ministry will organize more domestic and overseas agricultural exhibitions. About 26 national and international agricultural exhibitions will be held in 2006, said Zhang Yuxiang, director of the market and economic information department of the ministry. Zhang said that the ministry will also help organize about 34 local agricultural fairs and participate in 17 international agricultural fairs this year.