At the Fourth China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), being held in Beijing from June 22-26, one of the largest agricultural infrastructure projects in southern China is making its presence felt — not with flashy products, but with a vision to connect the country's farmlands with the world.

The booth of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Huizhou, Guangdong) Green Agricultural Products Production and Supply Base at the Fourth CISCE in Beijing, June 23, 2026. [Photo by Liao Jiaxin/China.org.cn]

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Huizhou, Guangdong) Green Agricultural Products Production and Supply Base is a national-level project written into the Outline of the Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. 

The base was completed in 2025 and is expected to handle over 5 million metric tons of agricultural products annually, with an output value exceeding 30 billion yuan (about $4.4 billion). It is the largest single investment in the national supply and marketing cooperative system. The project is a joint effort between China's national supply and marketing cooperative, the Guangdong provincial supply and marketing cooperative, and the Huizhou municipal government.

"We serve as a bridgehead for Chinese agricultural products entering the GBA, process them into food ingredients within our park, and export them worldwide," explained a representative of the project at the CISCE. "At the same time, we bring in high-quality global agricultural products and distribute them across China."

The representative added that one of their goals is to fully integrate food safety standards across the GBA, with standards in Hong Kong and the mainland ultimately becoming the same. 

This vision is already taking shape: three-quarters of enterprises in the park are now equipped to supply Hong Kong and Macao. The effort to align food safety standards across the GBA is a long-term undertaking, however, as each product category has its own complex supply chain.

The project also has a strong social dimension. As a supply and marketing cooperative initiative, the base is driven by a mission to support farmers. It has so far helped establish 31 cooperative farms, connected with 26 farmer cooperatives and supported over 44,000 farming households through contract farming and integrated services. The purpose of the base is to create stable orders for farmers' produce — with demand driving orders, and orders stabilizing agriculture.

The base is located within a two-hour commute of major GBA cities via the regional rail network. Customs and inspection services are available on site.

In terms of imports, the base sources produce from a wide range of countries, such as coffee beans from Ethiopia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Brazil, and grains from Brazil and Canada. Meanwhile, export destinations include Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico and the Ivory Coast.

At this year's expo, the base is holding talks with potential partners to further expand its global reach.