Deal signed with China over banana exports

The Kingdom on Thursday signed a joint phytosanitary protocol for banana exports to China, with officials saying this was the first move in promoting the product on the world stage.

The agreement was signed by the Chinese ambassador to Cambodia Xiong Bo and Agriculture Minster Veng Sakhon, who said: “It [the agreement] will open the door for Cambodia to export more agriculture products to the world’s largest market.”

Cambodia saw its first banana export to China last year by Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) from its plantations in Ratanakkiri province.

The company transported fruit overland to port facilities in Vietnam and then they were loaded onto a container ship bound for its buyer in China.

HAGL is a Vietnamese conglomerate that operates in the property, mining, commercial agriculture and hydropower sectors.

Read more...