Ethiopia

Understanding the Ethiopian land grab phenomenon
- Ethiopian Review
- 11 October 2011
New book explains the reasons behind the land grab phenomenon and why so many Ethiopians are not only alarmed but also adamantly opposed to it.
MoA, Turkish co sign 23.7m Br lease for cotton
- 09 October 2011
The MoA has identified a total of 2.6 million ha of land fit for cultivation of cotton, which is equivalent to what Pakistan, the fourth largest cotton producer in the world, uses for the same purpose.
Karuturi to fence farm half the size of Addis
- Addis Fortune
- 09 October 2011
Karuturi Global Ltd. is to construct embankments around 25,000ha of farmland, half the size of Addis Abeba, in Gambela, at a cost of US$15 million, following its report of a loss of US$15 million due to flooding.
África está en venta
- El País
- 07 October 2011
Grandes compañías compran tierras para producir alimentos que luego exportan - Mientras, los habitantes locales pasan hambre.
Karuturi’s first corn crop in Ethiopia destroyed; will replant
- Bloomberg
- 06 October 2011
The flooding that breached specially built barriers near Karuturi’s plantations couldn’t have been predicted, Karuturi claims.
Karuturi incurs $15 mn loss as floods ravage maize crop in Ethiopia
- Business Standard
- 05 October 2011
Karuturi in a statement said the floods had affected its maize crop in over 12,000 hectares of land that has been leased to them.
Karuturi's first maize crop effected by flash floods
- Karuturi
- 03 October 2011
The bursting of the river banks of Baro and Alwero has resulted in the submergence of the crop, adding a loss of hope for producing a sizeable maize crop by Karuturi.
Horn von Afrika: Landraub in der Hungerkrise
- FIAN
- 22 September 2011
Die beiden neu veröffentlichten Dossiers „Landnahme in Kenia“ und „Landnahme in Äthiopien“ stellen Land Grabbing in diesen nahrungsunsicheren Ländern auf den Prüfstand des Menschenrechts auf Nahrung.
Land grabs in Africa threaten greater poverty
- Epoch Times
- 21 September 2011
Desperate for foreign investment and the promise of development, African governments are increasingly offering to foreigners what their people rely on most—land
Chauhan in China to make pitch for investments in MP
- ZeeNews
- 17 September 2011
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh's meetings with a delegation from Kenya, Karuturi and Ethiopia were focused on agriculture development and possible areas of work for mutual benefit.
Land-Grabbing in Äthiopien: Hungern für den Export
- derStandard
- 16 September 2011
Seit drei Jahren wird verstärkt afrikanisches Land an ausländische Investoren verpachtet - Ein Äthiopier berichtet von den negativen Folgen.
Die lukrative Heimlichkeit der Landgrabber
- Wiener Zeitung
- 15 September 2011
Äthiopien-Experte Ochalla über die große Einkaufstour fremder Agrarkonzerne in Afrika.