Can Tho links with Cambodian province

1 April 2013
Viet Nam News
Agricultural commodities, processing and products / Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Crop products and commodities / Economy and commerce / Industries / Investment / Rice / Rice / Tourism
Agro-business company / aquaculture / Battambang / Battambang Province / Battambang province head Prach Chann / Can Tho city / Can Tho People's Committee / Can Tho People's Committee chairman Nguyen Thanh Son / Commerce / deep-water port / Infrastructure / international airport / Investment / Mekong Delta / Nguyen Thanh Son / Phnom Penh / Prach Chann / rice / rice export / Tourism

The Can Tho city and Cambodian province of Battambang have signed a memorandum of understanding on economic co-operation that covers commerce, investment, and tourism. The two sides will create favourable conditions for businesses from the two localities to co-operate in areas like processing of farm produce, goods distribution, investing in processing plants for farm and aquaculture produce, animal husbandry, and tourism. … Several Can Tho businesses are seeking opportunities to co-operate with their Battambang counterparts to purchase and process paddy and rice for export. Located in the north-west of Cambodia nearly 300km from the capital Phnom Penh, Battambang has a population of over 1 million of whom 81 per cent are farmers. The province harvests 2 million tonnes of rice a year and has innumerable ponds and lakes suitable for aquaculture. …

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