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Qatar firm defends WA farm investment

10 Apr 2013 | West Australian
Hassad Australia chief executive Tom McKeon said the company employed people from local communities, supported local businesses and paid tax. The company owns 11 farms over 250,000ha in Australia, including three in WA.

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29 Mar 2011 | Government of Ethiopia
Goverment of Ethiopia webpage on land lease contracts (in Amharic)

Ethiopia: Regional agreement template (Ahmaric)

10 Mar 2011 | Oakland Institute
Contract template that was given to the Oakland Institute research team in Benishangul

Produire du riz ou investir dans la région de Gambela : la vidéo de propagande du gouvernement éthiopien

10 Jul 2010 | ASO
La voix de l’Anywaa Survival Organisation s’est élevée contre la politique de cession des terres adoptée par le gouvernement éthiopien.

Rice Production or Investment in Gambela region, Ethiopian government's propaganda video

10 Jul 2010 | ASO
Anywaa Survival Organisation's critique of the Ethiopian government's video presentation of rice land grab in the Gambela region.

Land grab in Africa is not a good development: Radio report

10 Mar 2010 | VOA
Private corporations from Asian and Middle Easter countries are facing Africa’s virgin lands to secure their population’s food needs. Ethiopia is in the forefront of African states offering fertile land for long-term lease to these corporations and states. This

Ethiopia: Zenawi on land grab policy that made farmers “cotton picking” slaves

01 Dec 2009 | Gadaa.com
Video: Mr. Meles Zenawi, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, discusses his government’s land grab policy, where the federal government has taken over millions of hectares of farmland from the States of Benishangul, Gambela and Oromia to distribute it to the so-called investors.