Export push for cassava as govt eyes processing hub
Export push for cassava as govt eyes processing hub
Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit, who presided over World Tapioca Conference 2023 in Nakhon Ratchasima, told the forum that the government was driven by an ambition to turn the province into cassava growing and processing hub under a management master plan for the cash crop. the conference was packed with events including academic seminars, research sharing sessions, cassava-based innovations and business pairing activities.
The highlight was the signing of a memorandum of understanding on a deal to export cassava to China, Hong Kong and Turkey. In total, some 4.7 million tonnes of cassava are earmarked for export to the countries, valued at more than 20 billion baht.
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