Sri Lanka

"We are trying to promote Qatari investment in [Sri Lanka's] farm sector.”

Qatar could invest in Sri Lanks’s agricultural sector, Ambassador Vijayasiri Padukkag pointed out. In the Eastern province, he said, there was plenty of vacant arable land where farms can be established.

The government has defended its decision, saying that under the agreement, Qatar will help Kenya develop an equivalent number of hectares for its own food security.

Sri Lanka has offered farm land to Qatar to grow food on the fertile island.