Vietnam helps raise Cambodias rice productivity

may chieu | school of medicine |

The conference, held by the Binh Dien fertilizer company, with the participation of Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam On, heard that with the widespread use of Vietnam's fertiliser, productivity on Cambodian rice fields has tripled to 5-6 tonnes per hectare during the past ten years.

At the event

More than 15% of Binh Dien's annual fertiliser output of 1 million tonnes of NPK is sold in Cambodia.

Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam On said the Cambodian government is prioritising agricultural development to ensure food security, reduce poverty among farmers, and gradually increase rice exports.

( VNA )

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