Rubber drives agro investment

The value of approved agricultural projects in 2011 increased by more than 30 per cent compared to the year before, according to data from the Council for the Development of Cambodia. The CDC approved 24 projects worth US$724.9 million last year, $674 million of which was in rubber plantations. Agro industry and rice milling attracted about $30 million and $19 million, respectively, the data showed. More than 82 per cent of the investment dollars came from overseas. …  

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