Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s farm investment plans falter on flood plain
- Bloomberg
- 26 November 2013
Karuturi, like many other large-scale investors, underestimated the complexity of opening land for large-scale commercial agriculture.
Ethiopia: Saudi Star rice project feels the pinch
- The Reporter
- 23 November 2013
The Pakistani company MCG Consulting, which had been working with Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc on a rice farm in the Gambella Regional State, has pulled out of the project.
Terres volées d’Ethiopie
- Monde Diplomatique
- 18 November 2013
Quelle que soit la finalité — production agricole ou investissement financier —, de ces accaparements des terres, les bénéfices échappent presque toujours aux communautés locales. L’exemple de l’Ethiopie est emblématique.
Attack on Indian-owned farm in Ethiopia turns spotlight on land policy
- The Hindu
- 05 November 2013
A violent attack on a tea plantation leased by Indian-owned Verdanta Harvest Plc, a subsidiary of the Noida-based Lucky Group, has renewed concerns over Ethiopia’s policy of leasing out large tracts of land to international investors.
Aiding and Abetting - UK and U.S. Complicity in Ethiopia's Mass Displacement
- Think Africa Press
- 04 November 2013
In the face of evidence, the UK and US continue to deny systematic human rights abuses are occurring in the Lower Omo as thousands are displaced for an irrigation scheme.
Ethiopia - Land for sale (Video)
- Journeyman Pictures
- 28 October 2013
Ethiopia's huge agricultural output has brought about an economic miracle for the nation. But inhabitants are being pushed out of their native land by foreign investors and have no share in the profits.
Ethiopian subsistence farmers subject to forced relocation
- Redeye Collective
- 21 October 2013
Anuradha Mittal of the Oakland Institute speaks abouthow farmers in Ethiopia are being pushed off their land to make way for multinational agribusiness.
Ethiopia: Highlanders will overtake soon Gode
- Shekosh Report
- 18 October 2013
Huge delegation lead by Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam is on a tour at Shabelle region to inspect lands prepared for investors.
Ethiopia’s land grabs: Stories from the displaced
- InterContinental Cry
- 17 October 2013
Anywaa Survival Organisation (ASO) recently had an opportunity to interview affected community representatives and leaders who fled their homes in Gambela and Lower Omo because of government land grabs.
Cevital à la conquête de l’Afrique
- Depêche de Kabylie
- 12 October 2013
«Nous avons des projets en Afrique, notamment au Soudan, en Ethiopie, au Kenya, en Tanzanie et au Mozambique. Notre idée est d’aller dans ces pays qui nous offrent des terres agricoles et beaucoup d’eau».
Flower growers in Kenya strike against Karuturi Global
- CorpWatch
- 10 October 2013
Flower growers in Kenya have gone on strike to protest unpaid wages from Karuturi Global, the Indian flower export multinational.
Ethiopia: Land policy revised
- Africa Intelligence
- 27 September 2013
After enabling foreign firms to grab vast stretches of land, the government has begun to review its land policy.