Vice Chairman of the Can Tho city People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam (R) and Canadian General Consul in Ho Chi Minh City Kyle Nunas (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) –The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho wishes to receive Canadianinvestments in high-tech agriculture so that local staples can meet stringentrequirements in some foreign markets.
During a working session with Canadian General Consul in Ho Chi Minh City KyleNunas in the city on May 13, Vice Chairman of the city People’s CommitteeTruong Quang Hoai Nam said that the Mekong Delta region and Can Tho city inparticular hold enormous potential on agricultural products; however,limitation in technologies in post-harvest, processing and packaging has madelocal goods fail to enter many choosy markets.
As Canada is a strong supplier of modern machines for production and processingof agro-fishery products, Can Tho hopes to receive the General Consul’s supportto lure Canadian investments in the field.
In addition, Can Tho city welcomes Canadian infrastructure projects, especiallywarehouses, roads and bridges, to serve local agricultural economicdevelopment, he stressed.
Currently, Can Tho is calling for foreign investments in a high-techagricultural station in Vinh Thanh district’s Thanh Tien commune, a high-techagricultural and ecotourism site in Vinh Thanh district’s Thanh Tien commune,infrastructure at Thot Not Industrial park’s second phase, and infrastructureat O Mon industrial park, among others.
Kyle Nunas, for his part, said that Vietnamese fresh fruits have goodopportunities for exports if advanced technologies are applied into growing-harvesting-processing-packagingprocess.
According to the local Department of External Affairs, Can Tho exported 7.7million USD worth of goods to Canada, with such key staples as of rice, seafoodand garment. Meanwhile, it spent 1.9 million USD purchasing materials andmachines from the North American country.-VNA
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