On the afternoon of June 17, 2026,China Customs Brokers Associationheld the "Green Cooperation and Trade Facilitation Salon for Agricultural and Food Products" at the IBI Digital Economy Headquarters in Beijing. Bai Fengchuan, President of the China Customs Brokers Association and Executive Director of the International Federation of Customs Brokers AssociationsBai Fengchuan, IBI Director/Senior Vice President/Co-founderWang Ting, Senior Expert of the China Customs Brokers Association Think Tank/Former Deputy Director of the Standards and Regulations Center of the General Administration of CustomsZhao Minggang, as well as Minister of the Ethiopian Embassy in ChinaNebiyu Mohamed Bogale, Agricultural Counselor of the Canadian Embassy in ChinaBenjamin Roffey, Agricultural Counselor of the Malaysian Embassy in ChinaNajibah Binti Mohamad Nor, and Customs Counselor of the Uzbek Embassy in ChinaKomil Kadyrov, along with other Chinese and foreign guests, attended the event to discuss green trade in agricultural and food products and the construction of resilient supply chains.

In his speech, President Baipointed out that trade in agricultural and food products is an important part of international trade. The China Customs Brokers Association will continue to promote customs clearance facilitation reforms, strengthen international cooperation, and provide support for the high-quality development of agricultural and food product trade.

On behalf of the organizers, Wang Ting delivered a speech: IBI will leverage its platform and technological advantages to actively promote green trade and digital transformation of agricultural and food products, contributing to the construction of an open and sustainable international trade system for agricultural and food products.

During the keynote speech session, Senior Expert Zhao Minggang of the China Customs Brokers Association Think Tank systematically analyzed the scale, structure, market distribution, and development trends of China's agricultural and food product import and export trade. He also provided forward-looking recommendations on optimizing trade structures, improving customs clearance efficiency, and strengthening quality supervision.

Fu Xiaotian, Deputy Chief Representative of the World Resources Institute China and Director of the Food and Natural Resources and Sustainable Investment Departments in China, delivered a speech titled "Promoting Green Trade and Supply Chain Resilience for Commodities." Subsequently, guests including Minister Nebiyu Mohamed Bogale of the Ethiopian Embassy in China, Agricultural Counselor Benjamin Roffey of the Canadian Embassy in China, Agricultural Counselor Najibah Binti Mohamad Nor of the Malaysian Embassy in China, and Customs Counselor Komil Kadyrov of the Uzbek Embassy in China shared their practical experiences and cooperation prospects based on the current state of trade cooperation with China in their respective countries.

During the Q&A session, the attending guests and the audience engaged in in-depth and pragmatic exchanges on hot topics such as mutual recognition of green standards for agricultural and food products, cross-border customs clearance facilitation measures, and regional supply chain collaboration.

The successful hosting of this salon provided a high-level and professional dialogue platform to promote the green, efficient, and sustainable development of international agricultural and food product trade. The participants unanimously agreed that in the face of new situations and opportunities, deepening international cooperation and jointly promoting green transformation are essential paths to advancing the global agricultural and food industry toward a higher-quality and more sustainable future.