PHNOM PENH, May 13 (Xinhua): A Cambodia's pepper association chief has welcomed China's approval for the kingdom's pepper to get direct access to the Chinese market, expressing confidence that farmers will greatly benefit from this move. "This is good news for our farmers," Nguon Lay, president of the Kampot Pepper Promotion Association, told Xinhua. "We hope that Chinese consumers will enjoy our aromatic and strong spicy taste of pepper," he said. The GACC certified 28 pepper plantations and seven packaging plants to export the commodity directly to China, the news release said. "We hope more Cambodian potential agricultural products such as durians and bird's nest will be able to export to the Chinese market in the near future," he told Xinhua.

Source: Ethiopian News May 13, 2023 19:00 UTC