Pursat market to boost local vegetable trade
Farmers in Pursat province are to benefit from a new vegetable market, allowing them to sell their produce for free for the first five years. The market is aimed at boosting sales of chemical-free vegetables for distribution across the country, to reduce reliance on imported vegetables from neighbouring countries and improve the livelihoods of farmers. Pursat agricultural department director Lay Piseth said he hoped the market would boost the local economy, as well as improving the vegetable trade nationwide. The creation of the market was initiated by Energy Minister Suy Sem, who was elected to represent Pursat Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003, and Phou Poy, president of Baitong Rice and chairman of the Rice Bank.
