On the opening day of the fair, the Taiwanese delegation put on a special discussion forum, led by Lin Feng-hsi, on "cross-strait exchange and cooperation." Almost 100 participants, including members of mainland agricultural delegations from Guangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Sichuan, Shandong, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces, made initial contacts on related matters.
博覽會開幕當天，台灣代表團特別舉辦一場由林豐喜主持的「海峽兩岸農業交流合作座談會」，大陸農業代表團包括廣西、湖南、安徽、四川、山東、江西、福建等七省、近百位會談代表，針對兩岸農業交流合作等事宜作初步接觸。