PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo), a member of Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) on May 7 launched its representative office in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh.

Present at the event were Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An, Vietnamese Ambassador Ngo Anh Dung, senior trade and agriculture officials from the two countries along with PetroVietnam’s representative Hoang Xuan Hung.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy PM Men Sam An said she hoped the business would develop for the benefits of both PVFCCo and Cambodian farmers. She also expressed her belief that PVFCCo will succeed, generating tax revenues and giving Cambodian farmers high-quality products.

PVFCCo’s general director Phan Dinh Duc said the corporation hopes to contribute to boosting fine traditional friendship between the two nations, especially in economics and agriculture.

“PVFC commits to bring bumper harvests for not only Vietnamese farmers but also Cambodian cultivators,” he said.

After the ceremony, PVFCCo inked three memoranda of understanding with their partners in Battambang province.

On the occasion, the corporation presented 25 tonnes of fertilizer to farmers in Cambodian provinces of Battambang and Prey Veng.

Over the past time, the company has conducted a series of experiments in Kampong Cham and Battambang provinces in an effort to reach the agricultural output target of 8.6 tonnes per ha./.