The 2026 Mekong-Lancang Fruit, Coffee, Flower and Beer Carnival began today at the Hello World Living Mall in Kunming, capital of China’s Yunnan Province. The international festival features 94 stalls showcasing fruits and agricultural products from countries in the Mekong-Lancang region, including Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi stall attracted considerable attention from local visitors and businesspeople, providing an opportunity to showcase the country’s diverse agricultural products and explore new commercial links with the Chinese market.
Organised by the Department of Commerce of Yunnan Province, the festival is a platform for countries like China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Laos, Bangladesh, and Thailand to display and sell a wide range of fruits, agricultural produce, and food products. The participation of these countries underscores the growing agricultural trade and economic cooperation in the region.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Consul General of Bangladesh in Kunming Shahnaz Ranu highlighted the new level of agricultural trade and economic cooperation between Bangladesh and China. She noted that cooperation between the two countries is playing an important role in expanding agricultural exports, investment, and bilateral trade. Since last year’s fruit festival, cooperation between Bangladesh and Yunnan has strengthened under the “Three Frees and Three Facilitation” policy, creating new opportunities for Bangladeshi businesses to enter the Chinese market.
Shahnaz Ranu also mentioned the signing of a phytosanitary protocol during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China, which allowed the export of Bangladesh’s national fruit, jackfruit, to the Chinese market. She added that Bangladeshi mangoes have already entered the Chinese market, with potential for exporting guava and other tropical fruits in the future. Yunnan is described as an important market in China for Bangladesh’s fresh agricultural products.
The opening ceremony, held under the slogan “Share the Big Market, Export to China,” was attended by representatives and diplomats from Mekong-Lancang countries, as well as officials from the agriculture and commerce sectors. The organisers expect the festival will contribute to expanding markets for agricultural products of participating countries, strengthening trade relations, and creating new opportunities for agriculture-based cooperation. The festival will continue until August 23, offering visitors opportunities to see and purchase fruits, agricultural products, coffee, flowers, and other products from participating countries.
