CIAME has a long history since 1950s, known as National Agricultural Products Ordering Fair then. Since 2011, it has been jointly sponsored by China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association (CAMDA), China Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufactures (CAAMM) and China Agricultural Mechanization Association (CAMA). While inheriting historical tradition, great progress has been made in internationalization of CIAME.

The exhibits of CIAME covers the whole process of agricultural production, including tilling, seeding, seedling, transplanting, fertilizing, plant protecting, harvesting, after-harvest processing, transporting, irrigating, foraging, powering, as well as spare parts and components. Machinery for economical crops including vegetables and orchards, those for hills and mountainous areas, whole-process mechanization solutions and intelligent agricultural machinery are highlighted.