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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.
01 Dec 2011Deccan Herald
Karnataka govt move to give farmers a stake in agri biz
The State government announced that it would amend relevant laws to enable farmers to use their land as equity in farming collaborations with private companies.
30 Nov 2011Times of India
Farmers oppose agri-meet
"If we lose our family farmers, we'll lose the diversity in our food supply, and what we eat will be dictated to us by a few large corporations," says Chukki Nanjundaswamy of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha
25 Nov 2011PTI
50 MoUs ready for signing at Global Agri summit in Karnataka
In an apparent attempt to avoid protests from farmers who have expressed fears that the goverment would acquire their lands to give it to MNCs, Chief Minister urges them not to be carried away by a "misinformation campaign".
31 Oct 2011Addis Fortune
Karuturi denies plan to share land with Indian farmers
Karuturi Agro Products Plc has refuted reports that the company subleased farm land to Indian farmers, claiming instead that the Indian farmers were hired solely for consultancy services.
25 Oct 2011Al Jazeera
Are foreign investors colonising Africa?
Indian author and media commentator Anand Giridharadas joins this Al Jazeera programme along with Oakland Institute’s Executive Director, Anuradha Mittal, and Christine L. Adamow, Managing Director of Africa BioFuel, a US company invested in farmland in Kenya and Tanzania.
23 Oct 2011El País
Pelea por nuevas tierras
Especuladores, Gobiernos, bancos y fondos de pensiones se lanzan a comprar
21 Oct 2011Abugida Info
African land grab: what Indian companies do in Ethiopia is what they are not allowed to do in India
The Ethiopian government has miserably failed to engage and convince citizens about the present and long-term implications of farmland grabbing.
17 Oct 2011Nazret
Karuturistan, Ethiopia: The fire next time?
For Gambellans who live as pastoralist and subsistence farmers, massive dispossession and auctioning off their land for pennies will inevitably destroy the very fabric of their society and way of life and threaten them with extinction.
15 Oct 2011Gulf Times
Hassad plans overseas investments
Hassad Food Company is keen to secure food supplies for Qatar at reasonable prices through local and international investments in various countries, according to an article in the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry memorial book ‘40 Years of Excellence and Achievement.’
12 Oct 2011Business Standard
Karuturi to outsource Ethiopian land to Indian farmers
Karuturi Global is looking at outsourcing 20,000 hectares of farm land in the African nation to Indian farmers on a revenue-sharing basis.
11 Oct 2011Outlook India
The new East India Cos
Obtaining millions of hectares for farming in Africa, Indian firms are playing predator.
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