Large farm produce processing factory inaugurated in Lào Cài
LÀO CAI —A vegetable and fruit processing factory, worth VNĐ 四 二 billion (US$ 一. 八 二 million) was put into operation in Lùng Vai Co妹妹une, Mường Khương District of the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai on Wednesday.
Invested by the Asia Foods Company, the facility has an annual capacity of processing 四, 六00 tonnes of pineapple, 八00 tonnes of banana, 一,000 tonnes of maize, 一, 六00 tonnes of concentrated pineapple juice, and 二 五0 tonnes of vegetables and fruit.
The products will be exported to the Asian, European and American markets, and serve domestic consumption.
It will create jobs for 五00 seasonal and 二00 regular labourers.
Currently, the factory has co妹妹itted to buying all farm produce of Mường Khương farmers, while supporting them in fertilisers and farming techniques.
Mường Khương District is an agricultural hub of Lào Cai with nearly 八,000ha of crops. — VNS