Cash crop deal to aid Kingdom

A Malaysian firm on Saturday signed a joint agricultural agreement with property development company Paragon Corporation Cambodia worth a potential US$2 billion in exports of corn, rubber, coffee and other cash crops. Penned by Paragon Corporation Cambodia and Markmore Group Malaysia, the joint development project will develop 400,000 hectares of corn, sugarcane, rubber, cocoa, coffee, pepper and rice in Mondulkiri, Kampong Cham and Kratie provinces. At current prices, the export value of the products is expected to be about $2 billion, according to those familiar with the deal…

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