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27 Dec 2011PRI
Saudi company leases Ethiopian land for rice export
A Saudi Arabian company has leased tens of thousands of acres in western Ethiopia to grow rice for export. The Ethiopian government says it will help provide food security for its citizens, but some who live in the region, say they’re not seeing any benefits.
23 Dec 2011CS Monitor
Is Indian investment in Ethiopian farms a 'land grab?'
Investment by Indian-owned Karuturi Global has raised questions about whether Ethiopia is literally giving away the farm, or conversely, launching a 'green revolution' to help Ethiopia feed itself.
23 Dec 2011Life & Peace Institute
African soil for sale: Large-scale land acquisitions
Issue number 4/2011 of 'New Routes' by Life & Peace Institute (Uppsala)
20 Dec 2011RNW
Ethiopia: Gibe III - a dam too far?
Domestic and foreign investors are expected to grow sugar cane and other cash crops on a large-scale in the south of Ethiopia, an area known for its numerous indigenous tribes.
19 Dec 2011Oromiya Government
Karuturi sets sight on sugarcane crushing factory
In three years, 15,000ha will be covered with a sugarcane plantation in Gambela Province.
11 Dec 2011BBC
Indian firms look to Africa for business opportunities
Karuturi Global is now one of the biggest private land owners in the world. They have invested over a quarter of a billion dollars in Ethiopia and Kenya alone. BBC reports.
11 Dec 2011Addis Fortune
Spreading in Gambella: Investment, criticism, opportunity
Interest by both local and international companies to lease land has been met with criticism by some outside the region, yet locals are unperturbed.
06 Dec 2011PR Web
Investment opportunities, policies and attributes of commercial farming in Africa unveiled at 2nd Commercial Farm Africa in Dubai!
On 31 January 2012 in Dubai, 2nd Commercial Farm Africa features panel of experts and in-depth analysis on land utilization & investment policies in Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Sudan, Namibia, Ghana and Ethiopia.
05 Dec 2011
Ethiopia: Saudi Star gets ex-State Minister as new chief
Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc, perhaps the biggest agro industry firm in Ethiopia, has added a big name to its roaster: Fikru Desalegn, former state minister for Capacity Building,
04 Dec 2011Economic Times
Ramakrishna Karuturi: Man behind Karuturi Global - world's largest producer of cut roses
“We have finalised deals with four big agro companies in India for joint ventures for different crops that we are looking at growing – rice, maize, oil palm and sugarcane,” says Karuturi.
03 Dec 2011Toronto Star
Africa's farmland in demand: 'Is there a better place than this?'
The 19th century had the Great Scramble for Africa, when developed nations raced for several decades to lay claim to new territories and their riches. This century may yet be known as the Great Selloff of Africa.
25 Nov 2011gadaa.com
Oromo nationals march with OWS in Berlin to protest corporate landgrabs
Oromo nationals in Berlin staged a peaceful demonstration to protest against Meles Zenawi’s sale of farmlands in Oromia to local and international land speculators and to show solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
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