The 16th China International Organic Food Expo (CIOFE) concluded successfully in Yinchuan on September 27, 2025. The expo was hosted by the China Organic Food Certification Center and lasted for three days. It attracted 24 organic agricultural product brand groups and delegations from their places of origin, as well as 459 organic food enterprises. There are 787 types of organic agricultural products and processed goods were gathered from across the country. More than 1,000 buyers attended the event for business matching. The expo served over 10,000 people through both on-site and online activities. On-site agreement reached 186 million yuan, and intended cooperation value reached 527.7 million yuan.

Recently, COFCC reached a cooperation intention and signed a cooperation agreement with BioGro, an organic product certification body in New Zealand. COFCC and BioGro will carry out comprehensive cooperation in areas such as organic agriculture technology exchange, organic product certification, and organic product market promotion. Under this framework, COFCC issued a China Organic Product Certification certificate for the first time to New Zealand organic wine certified by BioGro, based on the China-New Zealand Organic Product Mutual Recognition Arrangement. This marks the official launch of a new business area in which COFCC issues organic certificates for New Zealand organic products under the mutual recognition arrangement.

From May 28 to 29, China Organic Food Certification Center held the 2025 Training Course for Senior Organic Product Certification Inspectors in Zhuhai, Guangdong.
The training course covered the latest policies, standards, and requirements for organic product certification in 2025. It also included topics on brand building strategies and methods for agricultural products, as well as post-certification supervision arrangements and case studies. The training also organized on-site teaching activities. Participants visited the production base of Zhuhai Lvshouzhi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.
More than 150 participants attended the training, including organic program heads and senior inspectors from the agricultural system from over 30 provincial agricultural agencies. And By the end of 2024, the agricultural system had developed 1,406 organic agricultural product producers, with 4,831 products, and had established 146 organic agricultural product bases.

In accordance with the functions and responsibilities assigned to the China Green Food Development Center (hereinafter referred to as the "National Green Food Center") by the Central Organization Establishment Commission and the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. National Green Food Center has decided to establish the Organic Agriculture and Organic Product Joint Action Mechanism Office (hereinafter referred to as the "Organic Office"). The daily work of the Organic Office is undertaken by the China Organic Food Certification Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Organic Center").
The main tasks of the Organic Office includes participating in the formulation and implementation of relevant regulations, plans, and policy measures for the development of organic agriculture and organic products. It also involves participating in the development, promotion, and application of standards for organic agriculture and organic products. In addition, the office organizes international exchanges and cooperation in organic agriculture.

In June 2019, the delegation from the China Green Food Development Center visited Denmark to communicate and exchange ideas with agricultural departments, certification agencies, and organic organizations, expanding the scope of organic agriculture communication.

In November 2018, China Green Food Development Center designated delegation to IFOAM and FiBL for fruitful communications on organic agriculture policies and research on organic agriculture technologies. In the reform plan of national ministries and commissions, "guiding the development of organic agriculture" has been clearly defined as an important function of the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Supervision Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

In August 2018, Vice Minister Yu Xinrong of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs visited Austria. During the meeting, both sides expressed their intention to further consolidate the cooperation consensus in organic agriculture and continue to promote practical cooperation in areas such as organic agriculture and agricultural product trade.

China and foreign organic agriculture development and market promotion conference was held, and representatives of agricultural food counsellor, Commercial Counsellor and project officials from 10 embassies in China including Germany and France attended the conference.

In December 2017, the Chinese organic agriculture delegation visited Vietnam to participate the "International Forum on Promoting the Development of Organic Agriculture“, introducing the development situation and experience of organic agriculture in China.

In 2017, Han Changfu, the Minister of Ministry of Agriculture, visited Austria and Germany for development of organic agriculture in both countries, and signed the cooperation agreement with the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture to jointly build the “Sino-Austria Organic Demonstration Tea Plantation".