25 December 2014
The Chinese
government has announced its funding of a new agricultural training centre to
the tune of $6.7 million, the agreement to establish the Cambodia-China
Agriculture Promotion Center.
The official
launch of both branches of the centre is expected to happen in late February
when 12 Chinese agriculture experts will arrive from China to begin the
training. The provinces of Kandal, Kampong Cham, Prey Veng, Kampong Speu, Siem
Reap, Takeo and Kampong Chnang are to be targeted for agricultural education
program. Cambodia’s agricultural sector, which constituted 34% of its GDP in
2013 according to the World Bank, has received significant international
attention in recent days.
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