Longan farmers in Pailin plan factory
A co-operative of longan farmers in Pailin plans to build a processing factory to increase export capacity as output and demand rise. Meas Loeurn, the co-operative’s leader, told the Post on Wednesday rising demand from China was prompting growing numbers of farmers to cultivate the fruit. “During the new year, we will push to set up the factory because some officials are promoting this issue very much,” Loeurn said. … Four hundred members — collectively farming hundreds of hectares of longan plantations — have joined the co-operative since it was founded last year. Sreng Sreang, deputy director of the Pailin longan collective, said nearly 1,000 tonnes of longan fruit were harvested last year. … The government hopes the longan will gain Geographic Indicator status, an internationally accepted standard that protects the intellectual property rights of a product from a specific region. …
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