The Global Rural Industrial Ecology Conference 2020 is set to be held in Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang province, from Nov 12 to 14. [Photo/zj.zjol.com.cn]

The Global Rural Industrial Ecology Conference 2020 will be held Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang province, from Nov 12 to 14, according to a press conference held on Oct 28.

Government officials, scientists, entrepreneurs and successful farmers will be invited to deliver speeches on food security, intelligent agriculture, digital villages, talent training, and industrial upgrading.

The conference consists of one summit, one exhibition, and five parallel forums, during which reports on the integrated development of rural industries in China, balanced urban and rural development in Jiaxing, and agriculture and business eco-strategies will be released.

The mascots for the conference, "Jiajia" and "Hehe", were launched at the press conference. "Jia" comes from Jiaxing and means "happiness" or "home" while "He" refers to seeds, which are the foundation of agriculture.

The conference is supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and organized by the National Rural Industry Integration Development Alliance, the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture, the Jiaxing CPC Municipal Committee, and the Jiaxing municipal government.

"Jiajia" and "Hehe", the mascots for the upcoming Global Rural Industrial Ecology Conference 2020, are unveiled at a press conference held in Jiaxing on Oct 28. [Photo/zj.zjol.com.cn]