Hassad plans overseas investments
    Hassad Food Company is keen to secure food supplies for Qatar at reasonable prices through local and international investments in various countries, according to an article in the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry memorial book ‘40 Years of Excellence and Achievement.’
    • Gulf Times
    • 15 October 2011
    Karuturi to outsource Ethiopian land to Indian farmers
    Karuturi Global is looking at outsourcing 20,000 hectares of farm land in the African nation to Indian farmers on a revenue-sharing basis.
    • Business Standard
    • 12 October 2011
    The new East India Cos
    Obtaining millions of hectares for farming in Africa, Indian firms are playing predator.
    • Outlook India
    • 11 October 2011
    Karuturi incurs $15 mn loss as floods ravage maize crop in Ethiopia
    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.
    • Business Standard
    • 05 October 2011
    Karuturi Global Ltd contemplating $2.5 billion investment in Tanzania's agriculture
    India-based company Karuturi Global Limited is planning to make an investment of $2.5 billion in farmland in Tanzania in the upcoming years.
    • IndiaCompanyNews
    • 24 September 2011
    Chauhan in China to make pitch for investments in MP
    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.
    • ZeeNews
    • 17 September 2011
    Swiss giant Glencore may bid for KS Oils
    The world's largest commodities trader Glencore International AG is evaluating a bid for KS Oils, a leading Indian edible oil firm that has recently been acquiring farmland in Indonesia
    • Times of India
    • 13 September 2011
    Africa land grab: New century, more colonisers
    Indian companies acquire land in Africa at throw away prices to ensure India's food security. Prof Jayati Ghosh analyses the issue and offers alternative solutions.
    • Newsclick
    • 12 September 2011
    Private Equity firms eye to invest in indian agriculture & food sector
    Indian companies are looking at agricultural outsourcing by opting for cheaper options in neighbouring countries so as to produce things at less cost, making this sector lucrative to the PE firms
    • Economic Times
    • 09 September 2011
    ‘Landgrab' overseas
    AN extraordinary new process has been at work in the past few years: the aggressive entry of Indian corporations into the markets for agricultural land in Africa, writes Jayati Gosh
    • Frontline
    • 09 September 2011
    Simmering tension over forest give-away
    A plan to replace a large swathe of protected rainforest in Uganda with sugarcane could lead to further civil unrest in a year when nine people have been killed during strikes and protests against the rising cost of living.
    • IRIN
    • 07 September 2011
    Afrique de l'Est : terres en vue
    En proposant d’injecter 2,5 milliards de dollars (1,7 milliard d’euros) dans le secteur agricole du continent noir, les géants indiens de l’agroalimentaire s’apprêtent à battre le record des deals agricoles signés en Afrique au cours des cinquante dernières années.
    • Jeune Afrique
    • 06 September 2011
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