Can Tho, Australia to stimulate trade, agriculture
Can Tho wants to enhance affiliations in trade and agriculture with Australia in the coming time, stated Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam.
Packaging rice exports at a factory in Can Tho. Illustrative image. (Photo: tintucnongnghiep.com)
Can Tho (VNA) – Can Tho wants to enhance affiliations in trade andagriculture with Australia in the coming time, stated Vice Chairman of themunicipal People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam.
He made thestatement at a meeting with Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick inthe Mekong Delta city on November 28.
Theofficial said bilateral trade has felt short of potential, with only twoAustralian-invested projects in the production of vegetable oil products andbeverages in Can Tho.
In 2015,Can Tho exported commodities worth 8.2 million USD to Australia. In the firstten months of this year, thanks to Australia allowing local fruit to enter itsmarket, the figure leapt to 11 million USD.
Australianimports in Can Tho, mostly materials and fishery products, were valued at245,000 USD last year, increasing 20-fold to 4 million USD as of October 2016.
Namexpected more joint projects on high-tech farming will be implemented and askedfor Australian assistance for his city in climate change adaptation, waterresources management and sanitation.
For hispart, the Australian diplomat said his country cares for prosperous outlook inVietnam, particularly in the Mekong Delta.
Jointinfrastructure projects between the two countries have facilitated developmentin the delta, Chittick added, citing the construction of the My Thuan bridgeand the upcoming building of the Cao Lanh bridge.
Australiapays a particular interest in water resources management in the area and has sponsoredto ensure water supply from upstream Mekong River for the delta, he stressed.-VNA
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Packaging rice exports at a factory in Can Tho. Illustrative image. (Photo: tintucnongnghiep.com) 
