BANGKOK: President Hifikepunye Pohamba has urged Namibian and Thai businesses to cooperate in the field of trade and ensure that the southern African country benefits from Thailand’s expertise in rice production.
Pohamba said Namibia particularly wanted Thai assistance on rice production. “Namibians know how to eat rice but do not know how to produce rice,” Pohamba remarked during a meeting at State House with a business delegation from Thailand that comprise mostly rice exporters.
Thai ambassador to Namibia, who led the delegation, Voradet Viravakin said rice exporters from his country are ready to assist Namibia in identifying the right technology to produce rice. Thailand is the world’s second-largest exporter of rice after India. Viravakin told media after the meeting that that Thailand has all the technologies and expertise in planting and growing rice.
“We are one of the biggest exporters of rice and we would like to help Namibia plant and produce its own rice. If need be, we can also export rice to Namibia,” Viravakin said. He added: “We have helped Ghana to grow its own rice and today that country is producing rice even for export.
