Kenya

Le Kenya est le pays où a commencé cette ruée vers les terres fertiles africaines. Le sujet y reste tabou quand il n'est pas un instrument politique. Reportage du JDD.

Au cours de son reportage au Kenya sur les achats massifs par des pays étrangers de terres inexploitées, l'envoyée spéciale du JDD Karen Lajon a essayé de devenir propriétaire au pays de Karen Blixen.

An investor is seeking to partner with the Bunyala Irrigation Scheme to improve rice production in the area to boost food security in Kenya.

«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 have gone on strike to protest unpaid wages from Karuturi Global, the Indian flower export multinational.

Central Organisation of Trade Unions has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the management of a flower farm owned by the Indian company, Karuturi.

Workers of the troubled Karuturi farms in Kenya went on strike to demand their two months salaries. The incident came two days after four workers tried to commit suicide outside the farm's gates in protest.

A manufacturer of a cartons and polythene bags has applied to the High Court in Kenya to wind up cash-strapped Indian flower firm, Karuturi.

A meeting called to address the problems facing Karuturi flower farm in Naivasha, Kenya, was cancelled. The farm directors who had flown in from India kept off the venue of the meeting due to the anger of union officials and the farm workers

"Africa is the next destination for the world sugar industry due to huge land available in that continent," said Abinash Verma, director-general of the Indian Sugar Mills Association.

Business came to a halt at the expansive Karuturi flower farm in Naivasha, Kenya, after its over 3,000 workers downed tools demanding their July salaries.

Operations at Karuturi flower farm in Naivasha, Kenya, have been paralyzed due to a financial crisis.