(Reuters photo)Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Cambodia next week will likely lead to an increase in agriculture exports to China, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. “Besides milled rice and cassava and other agricultural products, which are existing exports to China, we are trying to boost exports of other agricultural products, including bananas.”He did not go into detail about what these agreements were. Xi’s second visit to Cambodia -- he first visited the Kingdom in 2009 as a vice-president -- comes at a time of huge pressure on Cambodia’s rice sector. The government recently requested a $300 million loan to address issues in the industry, which include falling prices, cash-flow challenges and a lack of suitable storage facilities. Hun Lak, the vice-president of the Cambodia Rice Federation, expressed his hopes for Chinese assistance in the country’s rice sector following President Xi’s visit.

Source: Bangkok Post October 07, 2016 10:07 UTC