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Ethiopia’s farm investment plans falter on flood plain
- Bloomberg
- 26 November 2013
Karuturi, like many other large-scale investors, underestimated the complexity of opening land for large-scale commercial agriculture.
Ethiopia - Land for sale (Video)
- Journeyman Pictures
- 28 October 2013
Ethiopia's huge agricultural output has brought about an economic miracle for the nation. But inhabitants are being pushed out of their native land by foreign investors and have no share in the profits.
80 Indian firms invest Rs 10,800 cr in African farms
- Financial Chronicle
- 28 Mar 2012
African continent is the new destination for Indian agriculture companies, as more than 80 of them have invested over Rs 10,800 crore in commercial farming activities in under-developed countries of the region.
Choc de cultures en Ethiopie
- Le Monde
- 05 January 2012
Gilles van Kote, envoyé spécial du Monde, et Jiro Ose, photographe japonais basé à Addis-Abeba, se sont rendus dans la région de Gambela, à la pointe occidentale de l'Ethiopie, pour enquêter sur le phénomène de location de terres.
Scramble for Ethiopia’s Land
- Le Monde
- 05 January 2012
Rich soil, a tropical climate, and an abundance of water: the region of Gambela in the west of the country is fertile. Foreign investors are renting thousands of hectares of it to develop intensive agriculture without regard for the environment and the population, reports Le Monde.
Spreading in Gambella: Investment, criticism, opportunity
- Addis Fortune
- 11 December 2011
Interest by both local and international companies to lease land has been met with criticism by some outside the region, yet locals are unperturbed.
The new East India Cos
- Outlook India
- 11 October 2011
Obtaining millions of hectares for farming in Africa, Indian firms are playing predator.
India’s role in the new global farmland grab
- IDEAs
- 19 August 2011
New report provides a detailed examination of the role of the Indian government and Indian companies engaged in overseas agricultural land acquisitions in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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- Government of Ethiopia
- 29 Mar 2011
Goverment of Ethiopia webpage on land lease contracts (in Amharic)
Ruchi Group lines up $150 m for overseas expansion
- Business Line
- 01 Mar 2011
Indore-based Ruchi Group plans to grow oil palm in Cambodia on 20,000 ha.
Out of Africa
- Business Today
- 21 July 2010
Indian floriculture companies are moving into other agri-products in the world's second-largest continent.
Produire du riz ou investir dans la région de Gambela : la vidéo de propagande du gouvernement éthiopien
- ASO
- 10 July 2010
La voix de l’Anywaa Survival Organisation s’est élevée contre la politique de cession des terres adoptée par le gouvernement éthiopien.

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