German Government Additionally Grants €4.8 M for Green Belt Project in Siem Reap

German government has decided to additionally grant €4.8 million for the Green Belt Project in Siem Reap, said Mr. Hans Jurgen Beer Fehz, Secretary of State for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany on 08 October during the meeting with DPM Sok An, adding that the aid will help farmers in that regions to better their livelihoods through crop plantation for sale to companies, restaurants, guesthouses, hotels and so on so as to help promote tourism sector in that region. So far, Germany has provided up to 12 million EUR to this sector and now additionally granted €4.8 million for the continuation of the project until 2014. (Rasmei Kam, October 10, 2012.)