The 2019 Taoyuan Agricultural Expo created 2.33 million visitors and 700 million yuan of business opportunities.

Taoyuan Agricultural Expo 2019 creates 2.33 million visitors and 700 million business opportunities

Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan went to Xinwu District yesterday (27) afternoon to attend the closing ceremony of the "2019 Taoyuan Agricultural Expo". Mayor Zheng Wencan said that the 2019 Taoyuan Agricultural Expo officially closed. The municipal government organized the Agricultural Expo four years ago, hoping to present the possibility of agriculture with low carbon, green energy, science and technology, circulation and wisdom. It was held in Xinwu for three consecutive years, leaving many touches, memories and courage to pursue new agriculture. Mayor Zheng Wencan pointed out that 2019 Taoyuan Agricultural Expo will take "Agricultural Feast Time" as the main axis of the exhibition. It will plan five theme zones and 16 exhibition halls in total. It will combine the five highlights of "Taiwan's only all-park carbon certification expo","Blue Ocean Economy","Smart Farming","Zero Waste Recycling" and "Real-world Puzzle Solving" to attract more than 2.333 million people to visit the park for 30 days, bringing more than 700 million yuan of business opportunities to Taoyuan, including the innovative agricultural machinery museum of the Agriculture Committee. There are orders of more than 140 million yuan. Compared with the total number of people entering the park, the investment has achieved the maximum benefit with the least cost, creating many impossible miracles, and letting all visitors deeply feel the strength, potential and charm of Taiwan's new agriculture.

Mayor Zheng Wencan pointed out that Taoyuan Agricultural Expo is the epitome of green life, and it is the first "Carbon Footprint Certification Expo in the whole park" in China, with a total carbon reduction of 3044.7 tons, and it is the first exhibition in Taiwan to be awarded the Gold Award of Low Carbon Expo. In addition, the park pioneered the agricultural smart grid, with 2 photovoltaic corridors, wind turbines, solar photovoltaic roofs and other 10 power generation facilities. This year's extension will last from September 28 to October 27, with a total power generation of 114,592 kWh, which can supply 392 families with a monthly power supply. The whole district is self-sufficient in electricity, showing the achievements of Taoyuan circular economy.

Mayor Zheng Wencan said that after the closing of the Agricultural Expo, green energy facilities will continue to remain, green ark, carbon cable life, hospitality canteen, grassland theater and other exhibition halls will continue to be retained, and some installations will be transferred to other fields for exhibition. In the future, the Agricultural Expo Base will be transformed into an environmental education base and will continue to operate in a new form as a venue for environmental education activities, camping, music, exhibitions, markets, sports activities, etc. It will also combine Yong 'an Fishing Port and Leisure Agriculture District to create new highlights for leisure and sightseeing, making outdoor activities in the new housing area more exciting.

▲ Taoyuan Agricultural Expo 2019 creates 2.33 million visitors and 700 million business opportunities