Can Tho welcomes Indian group to explore business opportunities in agriculture
Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Can Tho Nguyen Thanh Dung welcomed Indian TATA Group to explore business opportunities in agriculture in the Mekong Delta city when meeting with Country Director Gajanan Hujare on July 29.
Can Tho (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the People’sCommittee of Can Tho Nguyen Thanh Dung welcomed Indian TATA Group to explorebusiness opportunities in agriculture in the Mekong Delta city when meetingwith Country Director Gajanan Hujare on July 29.
TATA is one of the world’s top 10 providers ofagricultural equipment and technologies, said Hujare. The group has exportedtractors to Vietnam since 1980. It set up an representative office in Can Thoin 2014 and has become active in the Mekong Delta market since last year.
He said TATA hopes for more support from the province tobetter introduce its agricultural equipment and technologies among localfarmers.
TATA business manager Giang Quoc Cuong said the group willfocus on providing a wide range of products with new special features atcompetitive prices to attract buyers.
Dung, for his part, pledged to provide TATA with bestconditions to do business in Vietnam as machanisation of agriculture is one ofthe city’s priorities. Can Tho now has more than 80 percent of agriculturalland having employed mechanised farming tools and expects to achieve 100 percentat the earliest.
He urged the firm to adopt practical measures to bring bestbenefits to farmers./.
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A view of the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
