2026 China Shandong International Smart Agriculture Expo and Greenhouse Technology & Equipment Expo

In June 2026, an agricultural technology revolution-themed event will kick off at the Shungeng International Exhibition Center in Jinan. Under the slogan "Empowering Intelligence for a Green Future," the Shandong Jinan Smart Agriculture Expo will cover an area of 28,000 square meters, gathering cutting-edge agricultural technology from around the world to provide new solutions for the transformation and upgrading of traditional agriculture. This four-day industry feast is expected to attract over 500 exhibiting companies from domestic and abroad and 30,000 professional visitors, marking an important milestone in promoting the modernization of China’s agriculture.

The expo will adopt an innovative model of "scene exhibition + immersive experience" for the first time, building an intelligent ecosystem that covers the entire agricultural production chain in the core exhibition area. In the precision agriculture exhibition area, smart greenhouse control systems from the Netherlands can achieve fully automated adjustments of light, humidity, temperature, and carbon dioxide levels. Coupled with crop growth models developed by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, these systems can increase tomato yields by 40% while reducing energy consumption by 25%. Japanese companies will showcase fruit and vegetable picking robots that utilize multispectral vision recognition technology to accurately harvest up to 800 strawberries per hour with an error rate of less than 0.3%. These disruptive technologies are being implemented in demonstration bases in Shouguang, Shandong, setting new benchmarks for facility agriculture.

The digital agriculture exhibition area will present an astonishing "Agricultural Brain" system. Developed by Inspur Group, an agricultural big data platform has integrated real-time data from over 60% of large-scale farms in Shandong province, utilizing AI algorithms to predict pest and disease outbreaks 14 days in advance. On-site displays of satellite remote sensing and drone patrol solutions have improved seedling monitoring efficiency in dozens of acres of wheat fields by nearly 100 times. Notably, a "blockchain + agricultural product traceability" system developed by China Agricultural University uses immutable data records to achieve full transparency from field to table for geographically indicated products such as Zhangqiao scallions and Jinxiang garlic.

In the agricultural equipment sector, Weichai Power will spotlight its hydrogen fuel cell tractor. This completely zero-emission new energy agricultural machine has an endurance of up to 8 hours and only takes 3 minutes to refill. It has already undergone field tests in the Yellow River Delta saline-alkali land improvement project. Complementing this, Leyang Heavy Industries will showcase a fleet of unmanned planting machines that can perform precise sowing on 3,000 acres of high-standard farmland daily through 5G network coordination. The intelligent upgrade of these pieces of equipment marks the formal entry of China's agricultural machinery industry into the "green manufacturing" era.

The expo will feature a special "Future Farm" experience area where visitors can wear VR devices to enter virtual planting scenarios. Through digital twin technology, audiences will be able to control smart irrigation systems in real-time, observing the influence of various water and fertilizer ratios on crop root development. A model vertical farming display will also show how to achieve year-round leaf vegetable production in balcony spaces with LED plant factories. This "urban micro-agriculture" model is entering households amid the trend of consumption upgrading.

Coinciding with the expo will be the Smart Agriculture Summit Forum, which will release the "2026 China Agricultural Technology Development Blue Book." According to preliminary disclosures, the contribution rate of agricultural technology progress in China is expected to exceed 65% by 2026, with provinces like Shandong and Jiangsu already surpassing 40% in smart agriculture penetration. Experts in drip irrigation technology from Israel and representatives from the German Agricultural Machinery Association will share the latest practices of European Agriculture 4.0, while e-commerce giants such as Pinduoduo and Meituan will discuss paths for the intelligent upgrading of agricultural product e-commerce.

The industry matchmaking session will be a highlight. The Jinan municipal government will introduce 20 key investment projects in smart agriculture, including a smart fruit and vegetable industrial park with a total investment of 1.5 billion yuan and an 800 million yuan agricultural robot R&D and production base. Financial institutions will set up special credit lines of 1 billion yuan on site, offering subsidized loans to farmers purchasing smart machinery. Notably, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences has signed a strategic agreement with Huawei to jointly build a "Harmony Smart Agriculture Laboratory," promoting the deep application of domestic operating systems in the agricultural sector.

In the specialty agricultural products exhibition area, visible quality improvements from digital reconstruction are evident. Zhanhua winter jujubes implement intelligent sorting equipment to achieve sugar content grading, and each jujube bears a unique QR code that records growth data. Rizhao green tea utilizes IoT technology, allowing for traceability to specific picking plots and tea masters for each tea leaf. These cases vividly illustrate the digital realization path of "quality agriculture,” providing new ideas for the branding of agricultural products.

The scale of international exhibitors at the expo has reached new heights. The Netherlands will present a complete suite of greenhouse solutions, Israel will exhibit the latest water and fertilizer integration systems, and Danish companies will focus on intelligent livestock management. A special "Belt and Road" agricultural technology zone will gather innovative results such as water-saving irrigation technologies from Central Asia and biological control solutions from Southeast Asia. This fusion of global wisdom opens new horizons for the international development of Chinese agriculture.

As the expo progresses, multiple landmark achievements will be announced. The Shandong Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will launch the "Smart Agriculture One Million Talent Training Program," planning to train 100,000 new professional farmers over the next three years. Jingdong Technology will release an agricultural AI open platform that provides over 200 intelligent planting models. China Mobile will showcase a “5G + Beidou” precision agriculture network that has constructed a centimeter-level positioning service system covering the entire province of Shandong. These systemic supports are laying the ecological foundation for the development of smart agriculture.

This expo is not only a showcase of technology but also a banquet of ideas. Experts and scholars highlight that the deeper value of smart agriculture lies in reconstituting agricultural production relationships — as data becomes a new production factor, farmers transform into agricultural managers, and farmlands upgrade into digital assets, the entire industry’s value distribution logic will be redefined. Jinan, as the core city of an agricultural province, is establishing its voice in the field of smart agriculture through this expo, injecting new momentum into the high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.

As night falls, the light show outside the exhibition hall features wheat waves, using digital art to interpret the dialogue between traditional farming civilization and modern technology. What this expo presents is not only specific equipment and technology but also a future-oriented agricultural philosophy: with the IoT connecting everything, algorithms optimizing decisions, and robots liberating human labor, agriculture — the oldest industry — is undergoing an unprecedented vitality under the light of intelligence. As exhibitors have reached a consensus, 2026 may be a critical turning point for Chinese agriculture, moving from "mechanical replacement of labor" to "intelligent replacement of experience."