2025年中国南药食养产业大会将于11月19-21日在肇庆召开

Core Viewpoint - The 2025 China Southern Medicine Food and Health Industry Conference will be held from November 19 to 21 in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, focusing on the high-quality development of the southern medicine industry and the integration of traditional Chinese medicine culture with modern health consumption [3][4][5]. Group 1: Conference Details - The conference is guided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and co-hosted by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Zhaoqing Municipal Government [2][3]. - The theme of the conference is "Big Food Concept Leading Big Health Trend, Food and Medicine Sharing to Promote Rural Revitalization" [4]. - Various activities will be organized, including an opening ceremony, keynote forums, industry matchmaking, product exhibitions, and field visits to local medicinal material bases [7][8]. Group 2: Industry Context - Southern medicine refers to medicinal plant resources produced in southern China, including Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan, and Fujian, and is an important part of the traditional Chinese medicine system [10][11]. - The southern medicine industry is experiencing new opportunities for development due to the promotion of the Healthy China strategy and increasing consumer demand for natural health products [12]. - The industry chain of southern medicine is continuously extending through standardized planting, digital management, and technological innovation, covering various aspects such as seedling cultivation, planting, processing, health care, and trade [13]. Group 3: Regional Highlights - Guangdong is a core production area for southern medicine, with over 3.8 million acres of planting area in 2023, maintaining stable growth for several years [14]. - Zhaoqing's total planting area for southern medicine in 2024 is projected to be 1.5662 million acres, with a total output of 659,900 tons and a total output value of 10.605 billion yuan, accounting for over 40% of Guangdong's planting area and nearly 40% of the total output [15][16]. - The main cultivated medicinal materials include cinnamon, Ba Jitian, He Shou Wu, and Guangfo Shou, with six local medicinal materials included in the Guangdong Province Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection Regulations [17][18]. Group 4: Future Prospects - The conference aims to enhance Zhaoqing's status in the national southern medicine landscape and assist in building the "Southern Medicine Food and Health Capital" city brand [21]. - The event will accelerate the integration of southern medicine with modern technology and health concepts, promoting the transition from traditional medicinal materials to "food and medicine sharing" products [22][26]. - The conference will facilitate collaboration across the industry chain, helping the southern medicine industry achieve standardization, branding, and internationalization, thereby enhancing global competitiveness [24][28].