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。本会的登记管理机关是中华人民共和国民政部。本会党的工作接受中央社会工作部的统一领导。本会接受民政部、行业管理部门的业务指导和监督管理。
中国农业机械流通协会是由农机流通企业、生产企业的流通部门、有形市场、维修单位、科研院所、大专院校、行业媒体、区域性行业组织、农业（农机）专业合作社、农业社会化服务组织以及其他相关生产经营服务组织等自愿结成的全国性、行业性社会团体。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余家会员单位，服务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：坚持以马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观、习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，全心全意为会员服务、为行业服务、为政府服务和为“三农”服务，密切社团、企业与政府间的联系，维护会员的合法权益，为促进农机事业发展，推动乡村振兴与农业农村现代化做贡献。
本会遵守宪法、法律、法规和国家政策，践行社会主义核心价值观，弘扬爱国主义精神，遵守社会道德风尚，自觉加强诚信自律建设。
本会坚持中国共产党的全面领导，根据中国共产党章程的规定，设立中国共产党的组织，开展党的活动，为党组织的活动提供必要条件。
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.