中国农业机械流通协会(CAMDA)于1991年5月13日经国家民政部批准成立。协会主管单位是国务院国有资产监督管理委员会，由中国物流与采购联合会代管，业务上受国家商务部、农业部、工信部和国家发改委等国务院职能部门指导。

    中国农业机械流通协会是以农机流通企业为主体，以农机制造企业为基础，涵盖农机流通、制造、大市场、科研院校，以及有关社会团体、地区农机流通协会等自愿组成的全国性行业组织，成员单位不受隶属关系和所有制的限制，是不以营利为目的的社会团体法人。其服务职能包括：制定农机流通行业规划、行业标准制定、现代农机流通体系构建、现代农机流通方式研究、开展全行业优质服务活动以及举办全国性农机展览、新产品新技术推广、农机交易市场规划建设、信息咨询与数据统计、农机市场景气指数发布、行业信用体系建设、流通人才培训、国际交流与合作等各个领域。目前拥有1100余家直接会员单位，2600多家间接会员单位及20000多个销售网点，在中国农机行业中具有广泛的社会影响力和较高的权威性。由中国农业机械流通协会牵头主办的“中国国际农业机械展览会”是“亚洲最大、世界知名”的农机展会，具有深厚的行业、社会基础和广泛的国际影响力。

    中国农业机械流通协会的宗旨：遵守中华人民共和国宪法、法律、法规和国家有关政策，代表和维护全行业的共同利益及协会成员的合法权益，向政府有关部门反映行业及会员的愿望和要求；协助政府做好行业管理工作，组织会员开展各种活动，在政府和企业之间发挥“桥梁”和“纽带”作用；为会员、企业、行业提供全方位服务，为推进行业升级、农业机械化和农业现代化发展做出贡献。

 

    China Agricultural Machinery DistributionAssociation

    Establishment of the China AgriculturalMachinery Distribution Association (CAMDA), subject to approval from theMinistry of Civil Affairs, took place on May 13, 1991. Directly under theState-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the associationreceives supervision and administration from the China Federation of Logistics& Purchasing, and receives business guidance from the Ministry of Commerce,the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry and InformationTechnology, and the National Development and Reform Commissions.

 

    The CAMDA is a nationwide industry organizationwith agricultural machinery distribution enterprises as the backbone, and withagricultural machinery manufacturing enterprises as the foundation, involvinguniversities and colleges dedicated to research and education in agriculturalmachinery  distribution/manufacturing/marketing,relevant social groups, and regional agricultural machinery distributionassociations. The member units are free from the restriction of relationship ofadministrative subordination and ownership system. It is a non-profit socialorganization with the status of a legal person. Its functions includeformulating plans on the agricultural machinery distribution industry, settingindustry standards, building modern agricultural machinery distribution system,studying modern agricultural machinery distribution methods, carrying outall-industry quality service activities, and organizing national agriculturalmachinery exhibitions. It also carries out new product and technologypromotions, agricultural machinery market planning, information consulting anddata statistics, releases agricultural machinery market climax index, buildsindustry credit system, and conducts distribution talent training, andinternational exchanges and cooperation. As an influential and widelyrecognized institution in China’s agricultural machinery industry, it now hasmore than 1,100 direct member units, over 2,600 indirect member units and20,000-plus sales outlets. The China International Agricultural MachineryExhibition sponsored by CAMDA is the largest agricultural machinery exhibitionin Asia, and a well-known event in the world.

 

    The CAMDA’s tenet: Observe theConstitution, laws, regulations of the People’s Republic of China, andrelevant  national policies, representand maintain the industry’s common interests and CAMDA members’ legitimaterights and interests, and convey the wishes and requirements of the industryand CAMDA members to competent government departments; assist the government in industry administration, organizeits members to carry out various kinds of activities, and act as a bridge between the government and enterprises;provide all-around services for its members, enterprises and the industry,contributing to industry upgrading, agricultural mechanization and agriculturalmodernization.