Hamar pastoralists are being evicted to roadside villages without their consent, and their ancestral grazing lands are being sold off to investors for commercial plantations.
- Survival International
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05 June 2015
Many Punjab farmers who went to Africa and Georgia in search of greener pastures are returning home
- Business Standard
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30 May 2015
The Ethiopian Agriculture Investment Land Administration Agency disclosed that it has provided over 2.3 million hectares of land for investors this Ethiopia fiscal year.
Compran enormes superfícies de tierras adecuadas para la agricultura
Midroc's subsidiary Elfora Agro-industry Plc plans to cultivate alfalfa on 300ha of land at Nettle and Shallo in the Oromia Region with an objective of producing 600 tonnes of forage a month.
- Addis Fortune
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11 May 2015
Il land grabbing si presenta insomma come un’ultima versione del neocolonialismo, che priva della loro terra i pastori e i piccoli coltivatori locali, l’accaparramento dell’acqua e la perdita della biodiversità. La ricerca si è concentrata sull’Etiopia, l’Arabia Saudita e gli Emirati Arabi: la fotografia è accompagnata da ampi testi esplicativi
- Corriere della Sera
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05 May 2015
Os países do G-8 querem assumir a terra do continente africano, exportando suas tecnologias e ignorando qualquer conhecimento agroecológico.
ICIJ and The Huffington Post estimate that 3.4 million people have been physically or economically displaced by World Bank-backed projects since 2004.
New report gives damning indictment of the government’s mandatory resettlement policy carried out in a political climate of torture, oppression and silencing.
In addition to these ongoing seven sugar factories, there is also an ongoing private initiative, Hiber Sugar S.C. which will operates on 25,000ha of land in Amhara Regional State at Tana Beles Basin.
- Addis Fortune
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06 April 2015
Deposed Indian flower firm is planning a major comeback to Kenya next month, after entering a debt deal that would enable it retake its vast farms currently under control of its creditor CFC Stanbic Bank.
ESAT's WWH Show interviews Obang Metho on land grabs by Karuturi and other companies in Ethiopia.