A Chinese Chamber of Commerce delegation has met Sri Lanka’s Minister of Agriculture, eyeing the cultivation of fruit and vegetables for export, a government statement said.
“Their aim is to use currently unused land to develop large-scale dairy farms and export-oriented agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits,” the media unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation said.
Lands belonging to the Land commissioner General’s Department, the Land Reform Commission and the Mahaweli Authority are to be offered to Chinese investors for this.
The delegation discussed ‘several important issues’ with minister K D Lalkantha, the statement said.
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce delegation submitted a proposal in this regard, to which the minister “responded positively”.