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China to Build Rice Facilities in Cambodia – Phnom Penh Post

State-owned Green Trade Co had conducted a feasibility study related to costs and locations and submitted the relevant documents to Chinese officials


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A woman cleans rice at a shop in Phnom Penh. Photo: Reuters

 

China will start to build 12 rice-paddy storage facilities and 10 drying silos across Cambodia next year, in a major move to transform the kingdom into a key food supplier for the region and beyond, the Phnom Penh Post reported.

According to Ministry of Commerce spokesman Pen Sovicheat, state-owned Green Trade Co had conducted a feasibility study related to costs and locations and submitted the relevant documents to Chinese officials.

Read the full report: Phnom Penh Post.

 

 

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George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.