Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Companies from 29 countries and regions of the world have confirmed their participation in the fair of high-tech achievements in agriculture, which will be held this month in Shaanxi province / Northwest China /. This was announced today by one of the Chinese officials, Xinhua News Agency reports.

The 27th China / Yangling / High-tech Agriculture Fair is scheduled for 22-26 October. It will take place on the territory of the High and New Agricultural Technology Showcase in Yangling District.

According to Liu Tianxiong, a senior official of this demonstration zone, representatives of companies from Germany, Switzerland and other countries currently in China have reserved 129 stands. He also added that the exhibition will bring international cooperation in the field of agriculture to a new level.

The main theme of the exhibition is announced as “Innovation as a driving force for high quality development”. Within the framework of the exhibition, which will be held for five days, 14 major events are organized, including a round table on the development of modern agriculture in the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

The Yangling Fair, established in 1994, is one of the largest and most influential agricultural high technology events in China.