Ethiopia - Land for sale (Video)
    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.
    • Journeyman Pictures
    • 28 October 2013
    Changes planned for the law on foreign ownership of agricultural land
    Amid outcries from local residents against the foreign acquisition of agricultural lands in several Georgian regions, some experts have drafted recommendations to amend the Law of Georgia on the Ownership of Agricultural Land.
    • Georgia Today
    • 28 May 2013
    Saudi investor to delay Sudan farm project over dollar curbs
    A Saudi firm will hold off its planned project in Sudan to produce wheat and other basic food items until the government eases a ban to repatriate profits.
    • Reuters
    • 20 May 2013
    Ethiopia: Army attack kills and displaces farmers
    The army's attack on indigenous communities is suspected to be directly related to a land grab in the area by the Turkish company Tekron Group.
    • ASO
    • 08 Mar 2013
    Government invests in Sudan farming plan
    The Turkish Ministry of Food and Animal Husbandry purchased 5,000 square kilometers of farmland in the country's fertile south, where it secured land rights for the next 99 years
    • Today's Zaman
    • 07 February 2013
    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
    Gilo River set up for Turkish company to engage in cotton production
    The Ministry of Agriculture has signed a 23.7 million Br land lease contract with Toren Agri Plc, a Turkish company, for large scale production of cotton at its head quarters at Asmera road
    • Voice of Gambella
    • 15 October 2011
    Hassad denizötesi yatırım planlıyor
    Katar Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası’nın “Mükemmeliyet ve Başarının 40 Yılı” adlı hatıra kitabında yayımlanan bir makalede Hassad Gıda Şirketi yerel ve uluslararası yatırımlarla Katar’a makul fiyatlarla gıda sağlamakta hevesli olduğu belirtiliyor.
    • Gulf Times
    • 15 October 2011
    MoA, Turkish co sign 23.7m Br lease for cotton
    The MoA has identified a total of 2.6 million ha of land fit for cultivation of cotton, which is equivalent to what Pakistan, the fourth largest cotton producer in the world, uses for the same purpose.
    • 09 October 2011
    Saudi Arabia foresees $600 billion of investment in Turkey
    Saudi Arabia foresees investment of $600 billion in Turkey during the next 20 years, with Saudi food security high on the agenda
    • Bloomberg
    • 27 April 2011
    Hassad Food seeks Turkish farmland, invests $500 million in 2010
    Qatar’s Hassad Food, a unit of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, plans to purchase farmland in Turkey to grow crops and raise livestock, the company’s chairman said.
    • Bloomberg
    • 21 Mar 2011
    Qatari company eyes Turkish agricultural land
    Hasat Hud, a state-supported Qatari company, wants to buy vast swaths of public land in Turkey to invest in agriculture and husbandry.
    • The Hurriyet
    • 18 Mar 2011
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