US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Marie C. Damour. (Photo: US Embassy)

At a meeting with Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Can Tho Truong Quang Hoai Nam on Monday, she said next year the US Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will send agriculture experts to Can Tho to study how to remove barriers to agriculture development.

Damour hoped that Can Tho and the ARS will address issues such as improving the output and quality of farm produce, protecting land and water resources, and ensuring food safety and hygiene. She said that the US will continue working closely with Can Tho to carry out clean air and greenhouse gas emission projects to improve resistance to climate change, mostly in inner city and major manufacturing and processing zones.