Cargill and CARE International signed a Memorandum of Understanding for ‘She Thrives’, a programme to improve sustainable agriculture for rural communities in the central highland province of Dak Lak, in Hanoi on November 8.
Cargill on December 9 announced plans to expand its business in Vietnam with a 28 million USD investment in a new animal nutrition plant in Dong Nai province on the occasion of its 25th year of operation in Vietnam.
Cargill Vietnam has opened its 96th school in Vietnam, which was built with funding sourced from Cargill Cares, in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
Cargill Cares Council has rebuilt a school in the mountainous commune of Huc in central Quang Tri province’s Huong Hoa district, its 88th school in Vietnam under its rural school-building programme.
Cargill Cares Council, Cargill Incorporated’s international charity fund raiser, has mobilized nearly 6 billion VND (264,300 USD) in June to implement community projects in Vietnam.
Cargill on April 10 opened an 80,000 metric tonne warehouse for grains and oilseed at the Saigon International Terminals Vietnam (SITV) port in Phu My town, the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
Renowned US corporations like Uber, Coca-Cola, Exxon Mobil, Cargil and Pfizer are expanding their business in Vietnam, contributing to Vietnam’s export growth.
The animal feed market in Vietnam has a relatively high potential, which has prompted Cargill group to invest more in the country, according to the US group’s Chairman David McLennan.
Cargill Vietnam Company, a wing of the US-based Cargill Corporation – a leading firm in agriculture, food and financial service, will build two schools worth 2 billion VND (93,000 USD) in Vietnam.