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Dutch company plans vegetable seedling centre in Ha Nam

A Dutch company is planning to build a high-quality vegetable seedling production and research centre in the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam.
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Ha Nam (VNA) – A Dutch company isplanning to build a high-quality vegetable seedling production and researchcentre in the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam.

During a working session with the localauthorities in Ha Nam on February 14, Director for Research of the Bejo Zaden Group,Bert Schrijver, said the group needs about 10-15 hectares to build the centreand asked for the province’s support by ensuring fertile land, good irrigation,and transport convenience for the project.

Schrijver said the company will select andcross-breed high-quality varieties in Vietnam and Southeast Asia before puttingthem into mass production.

Local workers will be employed and provided withtechniques to create high-quality vegetable seedlings for the agriculturalsector, he added.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Truong Minh Hien said the project is conformable with the locality’spolicy of developing hi-tech agriculture.

He recommended two favourable locations for theproject, one in Vinh Tru town (Ly Nhan district), and another in Phu Vancommune (Phu Ly city).

The province will create the best conditions forthe company to implement the project, he said.

Bejo has been operating for 128 years,specialising in the selection and creation of premium vegetables with over1,200 varieties. Its network covers over 100 countries worldwide.

In Vietnam, the group has two subsidiarycompanies, namely Bejo Vietnam Co, Ltd., headquartered in Hanoi and BejoVietnam Production Co, Ltd. in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong.-VNA

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