India

Failed commercial farms
- The Reporter
- 10 August 2019
Birhanu Fikade of "The Reporter" sat down with Atkyelesh G.M. Persson (PhD) to learn about her findings on large scale FDI that failed to deliver the desired results in Ethiopia
Karuturi, Saudi Star et al labeled poor performers, less responsible investors
- The Reporter
- 10 August 2019
Scholar and employee of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Atkyelesh G.M. Persson, recommends that the government, private sector and academia further investigate the potential damages large scale farms have perpetrated in Ethiopia and beyond.
Former MP, investors evict thousands in Kiryandongo
- The Observer
- 07 August 2019
Kiryandongo Sugar, allegedly owned by some Indians, Agilis, owned by an American called Philip Investor, and Sole Agro Business Company, also owned by Indians, have been named in the evictions of thousands of people in the western districts of Kiryandongo and Masindi in Uganda.
Sénégal : Les populations de Syer s’insurgent contre l’octroi de plus de 300 ha de leurs terres à des Indiens
- Dakar Actu
- 25 July 2019
SENEGINDIA a obtenu 300 ha destinés à l'agriculture avec l’aval des autorités communales, "ce qui est contre les intérêts des populations" selon un villageois de Tagar
Karuturi Global‘s Ethiopia return stokes fears of deforestation and evictions
- IDM
- 04 July 2019
A 15,000-hectare concession awarded to Karuturi Global in Ethiopia’s Gambela region has left locals fearing their ancestral lands will be cleared for agribusiness once again by the Indian firm.
El nuevo acuerdo de tierra que Karuturi Global pretende con Etiopía debe desecharse
- ASO et al
- 20 June 2019
Una coalición de grupos hace un llamado urgente ante las autoridades de Etiopía y de India para que se cancele la concesión de nuevos contratos de arrendamiento de tierras a la compañía de agronegocios Karuturi Global.
Le nouvel accord foncier de Karuturi Global en Ethiopie doit être abandonné
- ASO et al
- 13 June 2019
En avril 2019, Karuturi Global a informé ses actionnaires qu'on lui avait "accordé 15 000 hectares de terrain pour des activités agricoles" à Gambella, mais le contrat de bail n'a toujours pas été délivré par les autorités compétentes
Karuturi Global's new land deal in Ethiopia must be scrapped
- ASO et al
- 13 June 2019
A diplomatic intervention by the Indian government and law suits filed by the company appear to have pushed Ethiopian authorities to backtrack and offer a new lease in the Gambella region, this time for 15,000 hectares.
Les producteurs de pomme de terre de la zone des Niayes dénoncent la concurrence déloyale de Senegindia SA
- Teranga News
- 26 April 2019
« L’Etat du Sénégal, en plus d’avoir donné des terres aux indiens, subventionne ces derniers à hauteur de 9 milliards de fcfa », dénonce le porte-parole des exploitants sénégalais des Niayes
What to watch: Karuturi - Will new land deal prove fertile?
- The Hindu
- 23 April 2019
Shares of Karuturi Global may remain in action, as its subsidiary Karuturi Agro Products Plc, Ethiopia, has been granted 15,000 hectares for agricultural activities.
The Madhvanis: The industrialists who have tasted sucrose and success
- Forbes
- 02 April 2019
Interview with Mayur and Kamlesh Madhvani, the Joint Managing Directors of the Madhvani Group which controls a 14,000 hectare sugar estate in Uganda
Saudi Arabia asks India to allow foreign ownership in real estate
- Economic Times
- 20 February 2019
Saudi Arabia wants India to change its laws to allow Saudis to own agricultural land to help enhance food security while reducing their dependence on oil, says the chairman of the Saudi-India Business Council

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