Heilongjiang province’s first agricultural e-commerce platform came into operation on Feb 8, where the online transactions, information services, traceability of agricultural products and credit information services are available.

The platform will set up e-commerce stations in more than 1,000 villages in 2015, With the help of the third party delivery service provider, farmers can receive the commodities they purchase online in at least three days.

All the agricultural products from local companies and cooperatives sold on the platform have gotten government’s qualification authentication. And the members can get supply and demand information on the bulk commodities, such as grain, vegetables and potatos, on the platform, which will also offer them financial services including loans from the commercial banks.

There are around 100 companies and cooperatives entering the online market with more than 240 kinds of products.

The platform is also expected to cooperate with e-commerce providers such as JD.com and Yhd.com to promote the development of Heilongjiang’s green food industry.