India

India's food crisis can be lessened by growing some of the relevant crops like wheat, rice, pulses and oilseeds in Argentina.

Countries that have recently invited India, through the ministry of agriculture, to lease land for farming include Egypt, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Senegal, Sudan, Trinidad and Tobago and Tunisia.

L'ultimo caso: due aziende indiane hanno sottoscritto un accordo con il ministro dell'agricoltura e dello sviluppo rurale etiope per ottenere in concessione terreni per una superficie pari a 15 mila ettari. L'obiettivo delle compagnie è di impiantare tea e la pongamia pinnata.

A move by Madagascar's army-backed leader to nix a huge South Korean farming deal has exposed the risks of such ventures in Africa.

The Indian construction company has decided to cultivate pongamia pinnata and edible oil seeds there

Standard Chartered Bank's Africa private equity arm and a unit of Reliance Capital are in talks to invest in Dubai-based Karuturi Overseas.

"Agricultural land owned by Indians in a foreign country with captive markets locally, and as an opportunity to export to India, is of interest to us," says Shashi Tharoor

"The urgent need is to find countries where India can grow its pulses and its grain, because India's farms may not be enough," says the director of Adani Logistics Ltd

Accaparement des terres - cas de l'Inde - par AGTER

Ruchi Soya Industries, one of the leading edible oil processors, on Friday announced a major farm land acquisition in Ethiopia for soybean cultivation.

Karuturi believes the potential for large profits is so great that it plans to invest nearly $1bn in its Ethiopian agricultural operations

The list of Indian companies that have purchased land in Africa is quite long and includes companies in businesses ranging from agriculture and horticulture to engineering and metals.