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Can Tho seeks ways to export bananas to Republic of Korea

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and a Korean company, which provides fresh fruits and agricultural products for supermarkets and commercial centres, discussed ways to export local bananas to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on May 10.
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Can Tho (VNA) – The Mekong Deltacity of Can Tho and a Korean company, which provides fresh fruits andagricultural products for supermarkets and commercial centres, discussed waysto export local bananas to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on May 10.

General Director of the Hand&HandLimited Company Kim Min said that his company has managed a lot of tropical fruitfarms in China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

It also opened a representative office inHo Chi Minh City in 2015 and signed contracts on planting fruit trees forexport with most of southeastern provinces, such as Dong Nai, Tay Ninh, BinhDuong and Binh Phuoc.

However, the company has yet to find a suitablepartner in the southwestern region which is considered a fruit granary ofVietnam and Southeast Asia, he said, adding that it is paying attention to CanTho as the city is the region’s economic centre and boasts rich land foragricultural production.

Hand&Hand set a target of developing anat-least-300ha-banana farm in Vietnam by 2022 with a total investment of 6million USD and with a hope for 10 million USD per year and generating 1,000jobs, he added.

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Truong Quang Hoai Nam recommended the Song Hau Farm in Dong Nghiepcommune, Thoi Lai district to the RoK company as the more than 6,000 ha farm iscurrently Can Tho’s main exported rice field and suitable to be expanded tobanana cultivation.

Kim Min said that the company plans to signland rent contracts with farmers and be responsible for all planting andproduction process.

It will also support farmers in gainingaccess to advanced planting technologies following GlobalGAP standards.

However, Deputy Director of the municipalDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment suggested establishingcollectives to represent farmers to sign contracts and work with thecompany.-VNA
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